Non-claimant Perspectives on the South China Sea Disputes
The South China Sea is one of the most important and contested maritime spaces in the Asia-Pacific. This Asia Policy roundtable examines the perspectives, interests, and positions of key non-claimant states in the South China Sea disputes. With essays on Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, ASEAN, and the European Union, this roundtable assesses the implications of the competing claims and instability in the South China Sea for both non-claimant states and the Asia-Pacific region.
The South China Sea is one of the most important and contested maritime spaces in the Asia-Pacific. This Asia Policy roundtable examines the perspectives, positions, and rising stakes of key non-claimants in the South China Sea disputes: Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, ASEAN, the European Union, and the United States.
Raising the Stakes: The Interests of Non-claimant States in the South China Sea Disputes
Tiffany Ma and Michael Wills
Rules, Balance, and Lifelines: An Australian Perspective on the South China Sea
Rory Medcalf
India’s Strategic Stakes in the South China Sea
Abhijit Singh
Out of Its Comfort Zone: Indonesia and the South China Sea
Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto
Japan’s Perceptions of and Interests in the South China Sea
Yoji Koda
South Korea and the South China Sea: A Domestic and International Balancing Act
Lee Jaehyon
Singapore and the South China Sea: Being an Effective Coordinator and Honest Broker
Jane Chan
The South China Sea’s Challenge to Autonomy and Agency
Alice D. Ba
Europe and Maritime Security in the South China Sea: Beyond Principled Statements?
Mathieu Duchâtel
Walking the Talk in the South China Sea
Thomas B. Fargo
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