South China Sea, what happens next?

July 21, 2016

Last week the Hague handed down it’s judgement in the dispute between China and the Philippines. It found that China has no legal basis to claim historic rights over most of the South China Sea and it therefore ruled against China.
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China accused of being more hostile in South China Sea

June 4, 2016

Maritime security analysts say the Chinese are using fishing fleets and armed civilian forces to strengthen control in the South China Sea. Beijing and several countries in the region have overlapping claims over islands in the resource-rich area.
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How China’s fishermen are fighting a covert war in the South China Sea

April 12, 2016

Dr Alan Dupont speaks with Washington Post correspondent, Simon Denyer.

“China is using its vast fishing fleet as the advance guard to press its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea, experts say. That is not only putting Beijing on a collision course with its Asian neighbors, but also introducing a degree of unpredictability that raises the risks of periodic crises.
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Jonathan Spyer on the coming Israeli elections

December 7, 2015

Dr. Jonathan Spyer is a Middle East analyst, author and journalist based at the Global Research in International Affairs Centre (GLORIA) in Israel. He discussed the upcoming Israeli elections on ABC News24 on 4 December 2014.
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Rise of China – Should Australia Be Nervous?

November 3, 2014

Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University, and Alan Dupont, Professor of International Security at the University of New South Wales discuss, China’s strategy in the South China Sea. Read more