Whereas many institutions are in place to govern urban and rural land, maritime areas are less well covered. This situation of a "governance void" has led to uncertainty and conflicts. Thus the South China Sea has become a contested maritime space. In this paper the cultural theory of Oswald...

The decision in the South China Sea arbitration in relation to the interpretation of art 121(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has broad implications for states not party to the case. New Zealand, like many other countries, claims an exclusive economic zone and...

This paper describes the methods used to construct an index to measure the maritime potential of nations. This prototype uses a limited number of variables to measure (a) the locational advantage of having a long coastline in comparison to the landmass (Maritime Potential Index MPI) , (b) the...

Introduction / G.B. Collins, A.S. Erickson, L.J. Goldstein, and W.S. Murray -- Part I: Chinas's energy future and national security strategy -- Dilemmas and imperatives of Beijing's strategic energy independence: the PLA perspective / J. Mulvenon -- Energy as China's Achilles Heel? / C.W....