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Using a fable to explain the South China Sea dilemma – Dr. Alex Vuving

By |2017-03-09T11:15:59-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Faculty, College, Vuving, External Publications|

Dr. Alexander Vuving has two new articles published by “The National Interest.” In his article “Cops, Robbers and the South China Sea’s New Normal,” Vuving tries to explain the South China Sea issue using a fable that a friend can understand.   This two-part story is about the strategic situation, key dilemmas, and best solutions for the South China Sea.  He concludes the fable in a second article, “Cops and Robbers (Again): Solving the South China Sea Dilemma.” The full stories can be found online at:  http://nationalinterest.org/feature/cops-robbers-the-south-china-seas-new-normal-18835   and http://nationalinterest.org/feature/cops-robbers-again-solving-the-south-china-sea-dilemma-19012 Alexander L. Vuving is Professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for [...]

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DKI APCSS professor publishes an article on the Maritime Awareness Project website – Prof. Kerry Lynn Nankivell

By |2017-03-09T11:19:05-10:00November 10th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, External Publications, KNankivell|

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies' Professor Kerry Lynn Nankivell published an article entitled "Follow the Fish: Considering Options in the South China Sea"  Nov. 7  on the Maritime Awareness Project (MAPAsia) website. It was a collaboration of the National Bureau of Asian Research and Sasakawa USA. Here is an excerpt from the article: Nearly four months after the landmark UNCLOS arbitration ruling in the case brought by the Philippines against China, President Rodrigo Duterte’s about-face in his approach to the Philippines’ bilateral disputes with China has dominated regional discussion. While this attention is entirely warranted, it has also [...]

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Dr. Mohan Malik articles focus on regional security policy dynamics published in World Affairs and Defense Dossier

By |2016-09-28T12:13:19-10:00September 28th, 2016|Categories: Courses, Malik, External Publications|

Dr. Mohan Malik's article “Balancing Act: The China-India-U.S. Triangle”  was published in the Spring 2016 edition of World Affairs.  Malik discusses the evolving security relationships between the three nations, particularly in light of China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea.  He states that "Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister who has not uttered the 'N' word — 'non-alignment' — even once since coming to power in 2014.  A “Modified India” has moved away from this Nehruvian notion to skillfully play the balance-of-power game as a “leading power.”  Malik adds, "Apprehension about China has buried new Delhi's Cold War-era opposition [...]

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Opinion: Preventing Nuclear War with North Korea – Dr. Van Jackson

By |2017-03-09T11:19:56-10:00September 12th, 2016|Categories: Opinions/Editorials, External Publications, jackson|

“Preventing Nuclear War with North Korea” by Dr. Van Jackson was recently published by Foreign Affairs magazine. In the article Jackson discusses N. Korea’s fifth and largest missile and nuclear testing.  In the last four years, N. Korea under Kim Jong Un has conducted 35 missile launches and three nuclear tests. According to Jackson, “North Korea’s nuclear program is now more accelerated, less constrained, and more openly linked to its missile program than at any point in its history. Pyongyang is rushing to deploy a nuclear force that can ensure the regime’s survival by guaranteeing that any attempt to replace it [...]

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World Humanitarian Summit Report – Dr. Deon Canyon

By |2017-03-09T11:20:34-10:00August 31st, 2016|Categories: Courses, Faculty, College, External Publications, Canyon|

DKI APCSS' Dr. Deon Canyon recently published an article entitled "The 2016 World Humanitarian Summit Report Card: Both Failing Marks and Substantive Gains for an Increasingly Globalized Humanitarian Landscape"  on the PLOS Currents website.  In the article, he reports on the recent World Humanitarian Summit and its impact. Abstract: Outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit were mixed with some refreshing new directions being endorsed and a lack of systemic reform. The selective agenda and OCHAs lack of success in engaging pre-meeting political participation not only hampered the Summit’s ability to deal with global issues and institutional reform, but also alienated it [...]

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Prof. Kerry Lynn Nankivell publishes S. China Sea fishing article

By |2017-03-09T11:21:12-10:00August 23rd, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, External Publications, KNankivell|

The Diplomat has published Kerry Lynn Nankivell's latest article "South China Sea: Fishing in Troubled Waters."    Nankivell discusses the concept of a U.S.-Philippines fisheries pact as a counter to China’s aggression in the South China Sea.  Despite a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration denying China’s claim to sovereignty over much of the region, that nation continues to expand its military and commercial exploitation of islands and resources in contested waters.  Nankivell writes that a U.S.-Philippines partnership to enforce fishing rights in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone could offer a “natural, non-escalatory” means to ensure rule of law in Southeast [...]

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Dr. Mohan Malik’s writing, comments on South China Sea issue appears in five venues

By |2016-08-12T09:58:18-10:00August 12th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Malik, External Publications|

Dr. Mohan Malik has contributed a chapter to the NATO Defense College Forum Paper titled NATO and the Asia-Pacific. In his chapter “Geopolitics: Asia Out of Balance?” Malik discusses perceptions of the U.S. strategic “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific in light of China’s and Russia’s increasing political, military and economic power in the region. Malik also authored the article “India’s Response to the South China Sea Verdict,” published by The American Interest.  Malik writes that an international court of arbitration’s ruling against China’s claim to ownership of 80 percent of the South China Sea was well received by India, a geopolitical rival.  [...]

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How Vietnam can stop the South China Sea ADIZ – Dr. Alex Vuving

By |2022-12-14T13:21:38-10:00June 7th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Vuving, External Publications|

Dr. Alexander Vuving has a new article published by The National Interest on “How Vietnam can stop the South China Sea ADIZ.” He begins with the question of “What is China’s next big move in the South China Sea?”  According to Vuving, many experts believe that China will eventually claim an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the area. He explains how these assumptions came about and what the reaction might be from key plays in the South China Sea including the creation of a possible Vietnamese ADIZ.  Vuving states that “a Vietnamese ADIZ that covers the Paracel Islands could [...]

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South China Sea: Who occupies what in the Spratlys – Dr. Alex Vuving

By |2017-03-09T11:22:30-10:00May 17th, 2016|Categories: Vuving, External Publications|

Dr. Alexander Vuving’s latest article is   "South China Sea: Who occupies what in the Spratlys" was recently published by The Diplomat.   The South China Sea’s Spratly Islands is part of a complex dispute about ownership and claims. In the article, Vuving consolidates information from multiple sources to show which countries occupy the Spratlys.   According to Vuving, “there is still no real clarity about who occupies what in the Spratly Islands. It is not uncommon to find articles – and sometimes even publicly available documents, maps and data – that contain inaccurate, conflicting and sometimes unreliable information. This piece attempts [...]

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The Role and Use of International Law in the South China Sea Disputes – Dr. Justin Nankivell

By |2017-03-09T11:23:19-10:00April 15th, 2016|Categories: Faculty, College, Faculty Articles, JNankivell, External Publications|

"The Role and Use of International Law in the South China Sea Disputes” is the latest paper by DKI APCSS Associate Dean Justin Nankivell.  Published by the Maritime Awareness Project, Nankivell reviews how international law works within the framework of foreign policy decisions. The complex relation between law, policy and strategy is undeveloped when it comes to maritime affairs.  He believes that the “South China Sea disputes present a critical laboratory in which these variables can be studied within the context of the current maritime order.” “International law has in fact both enabled and constrained China’s foreign policy since 2009. In [...]

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