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On November 14, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea Policy held an in-person workshop on U.S.-South Korea policy coordination toward China on maritime security. This workshop was made possible by a generous grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation. Introduction The May 2021 U.S.-South Korea Leaders’ Joint Statement by U.S. President Joe Biden […]

Introduction For many South Korean observers, Taiwan is one of four hotspots for a potential conflict between the United States and China in East Asia. The other areas of concern include the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, the Korean Peninsula, and the South China Sea. As such, the Taiwan Strait represents a nexus of international relations, where the […]

… office – formally established as a new directorate within the National <em>Security</em> Council – reports to National <em>Security</em> Advisor Mike Waltz under the official title of the “<em>Maritime</em> and Industrial Capacity Directorate …

Eric Doucette, captain in the U.S. Coast Guard and visiting military fellow at CFR, discusses the primary missions of the coast guard including disaster management, protecting U.S. ports and shorelines, and other areas where the coast guard cooperates with local officials both domestically and internationally. A question-and-answer session follows his opening remarks. TRANSCRIPT FASKIANOS: Welcome […]

Panelists discuss the strategic opportunities and challenges of the U.S.-ASEAN partnership in addressing pressing regional and global issues, including trade, <em>maritime</em> <em>security</em>, human rights, climate, and technology. SIMS …

… Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fundamentally transformed the <em>security</em> calculations of two longtime neutral countries. As a result of Russia’s actions, Nordic …

Show Notes Mentioned on the Podcast “What’s Cracking in The Arctic,” Why It Matters UN General Assembly, Draft Agreement Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea …

… Guard.” For the next eight years, the Coast Guard was the United States’ only armed <em>maritime</em> force. Congress didn’t establish the Navy until 1798. (The Navy prefers to say …

… International Studies, are acts beyond normal deterrence or assurances that attempt to achieve one’s <em>security</em> objectives while falling below the threshold that would elicit armed responses. In the South …

Show Notes Rear Admiral James Bynum, Rear Admiral Pat DeQuattro, and Major General Paul J. Rock Jr. sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the new Tri-Service Maritime Strategy, which was released in December 2020. Rear Admiral Bynum currently serves in a dual capacity as the assistant deputy chief of naval operations for war […]

April 17, 1895 Sino-Japanese War Ends The Sino-Japanese war, fought primarily over control of Korea, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, in which China cedes territories including Formosa (Taiwan) to Japan. The treaty does not mention the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands [PDF], which were not discussed during negotiations. Beijing maintains that this transfer included the islands, while […]

… understand what is happening. They have been worrying about the U.S. commitment to their <em>security</em> for some time and have been hedging against an American departure in a variety …

… but this marked their first joint air patrol in the region. The patrol itself extended Chinese-Russian cooperation into an area that has long been defined by <em>maritime</em> competition between

The narrow and congested Mideast waterway has become a site of escalating U.S.-Iran tensions. Trump’s war on Iran has placed it in the middle of the battlefield, driving a spike in oil and gas prices worldwide.

Disputes between China and several of its neighbors over the East and South China Seas continue to cause tension across the region. Find out how much you know about maritime law and the disputes over bodies of water around the world. Ready to take more quizzes? Check back every Tuesday for a new quiz, and view our […]

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from September 22 to September 28, 2018. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents will be included in the Nigeria Security Tracker.

… the continent. So there's that piece. But there's also, you know, issues around <em>maritime</em> <em>security</em>. So, you know, we've seen how important that is in the Strait …

… supply chain resilience, and technology innovation, as well as to demonstrate their common interest in <em>maritime</em> <em>security</em>. Shared risk mitigation is now a top priority for the United States and …

This policy brief is a part of CFR Expert Manjari Chatterjee Miller’s project on India and the liberal international order published by CFR’s China Strategy Initiative through its China 360° program. Introduction The security norms of the liberal international order (LIO)—which underpin alliance formation, integration into security communities, the management of security crises, and nuclear restraint, among other policies—are the ultimate arbiter of order when other norms of cooperation fail. In general, those norms emphasize rule-bound cooperation, restraint in the use of force—self-defense or UN authorization—multilateral coordination, and, in some cases, shared political identity among participating states. They also prioritize […]