The Changing Power Distribution in the South China Sea: Implications for Conflict Management and Avoidance

• Main Author: Ralf, Emmers
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82635; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40192
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The South China Sea disputes continue to play a destabilizing role in regional security and to act as an irritant in bilateral and multilateral relations. The Paracel and Spratly Islands are at the center of competing territorial, economic and strategic interests. This paper focuses specifically...