De-escalation of the Spratly dispute in Sino-Southeast Asian relations

• Main Author: Emmers, Ralf
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90647; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4386
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The paper argues that the Spratly dispute has shown signs of de-escalation in recent years. This has occurred however in the absence of significant changes in material terms and in the circumstances pertaining to the dispute as well as in the absence of major progress in conflict management and reso...