A suit brought in the High Court of Singapore raised the question of the validity of Malaysia's baseline and territorial sea claims in the northern Malacca Strait. Malaysia's claims are invalid because it has breached both the 1958 Geneva Convention and the Vienna Law of Treaties Convention;...

The economic crises in Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, and Japan have focused attention on the region's economic problems as well as its well-documented success. One potential problem is satiating these economies' increasing demand for energy. This problem has been made even more pressing by...

Potential hydrocarbon-bearing areas in Southeast Asian seas with unresolved boundaries include the eastern Gulf of Thailand, the Natuna area, offshore Brunei, the Gulf of Tonkin, the Dangerous Ground, and the Timor Sea. Factors influencing consideration of joint jurisdiction and development...

As the Cambodian issue moves towards resolution, the conflict potential in Southeast Asia is moving seaward. Vietnam plays a significant role in the political affairs of the region and is the common factor in and the key to the resolution of many of the region's maritime disputes. With extension...