A recent visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo clarified the US position on defending the Philippines, but questions remain over the longstanding security alliance.

China may be expanding its surveillance state to its disputed claims in the South China Sea.

The Philippines, privately frustrated with Beijing, is expanding its defense cooperation with the US.

As China's naval power grows, a change in geo-strategic thinking is in order.

Malaysia is pioneering a new blueprint for how Southeast Asian countries can deal with China.

Large segments of Philippines society, not least the defense establishment, have issues with Duterte's pro-China stance.

Only 13 percent of the planet’s oceans are untouched by human activity, according to a recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society.

An ineffective code of conduct agreement would only benefit Beijing.

The early days of Quad cooperation suggest it could serve as a useful framework for maintaining rule-based order in the Indo-Pacific.

Vietnam is beefing up its islands outposts and protecting its operations using fishing vessels.

The event in Singapore witnessed a dawn of a new era in the Indo-Pacific.

Woody Island is the new frontier for China's top guns.

The ROC was the first to draw the maritime claim, but has since stayed strategically silent on the issue.

The Philippines seems eager to hand over its maritime resources to China.

Islands in the Indian Ocean will soon be as hotly contested as those in the South China Sea.

Vietnam is hosting an increasing number of ships from 'the Quad,' a sign of greater cooperation in the face of Chinese pressure.

The tit for tat dispute has its roots in messy rules over airspace control.

Under Duterte’s watch, ASEAN lost a crucial opportunity to hold China to account.