Power Politics in Asia’s Contested Waters

Chapter 1 Introduction: Understanding the Importance of the Disputes in the South China Sea

Chapter 2 A Sea of Troubles: International Law and the Spitsbergen Plus Approach to Conflict Management in the South China Sea

Chapter 3 Legalism, Developmentalism and Securitization: The Case of Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea

Chapter 4 An Unmanned South China Sea? Understanding the Risks and Implications of the Arrival of the Digital and Robotic Revolution in Military Affairs in the SCS

Chapter 5 The South China Sea in China’s Developing Maritime Strategy

Chapter 6 China’s Sea Power Aspirations and Strategic Behaviour in the South China Sea from the Theoretical Perspective of Identity Construction

Chapter 7 Punish the Philippines, Forgive Vietnam? The South China Sea Disputes in the Eyes of Chinese Experts

Chapter 8 China’s Nationalist Narrative of the South China Sea: A Preliminary Analysis

Chapter 9 Contradiction of Strategic Goals as a Major Constrain of Chinese Power in the South China Sea

Chapter 10 Steel Hulls and High-Stakes: Prospect Theory and China’s Use of Military Force in the South China Sea

Chapter 11 Assembling a City in the Ocean: Sansha Island in the South China Sea and the New Politics of Chinese Territorialization

Chapter 12 Navigating Stormy Waters: The Triangular Relationship between the United States, Vietnam and China and the South China Sea Disputes

Chapter 13 Vietnam’s Pursuit of Alliance Politics in the South China Sea

Chapter 14 ‘Coopetition’ and Risk Tolerance in the South China Sea: Indonesia and Malaysia’s Middle Power Strategies

Chapter 15 Delicate Equilibrium: Indonesia’s Approach to the South China Sea

Chapter 16 The US-Philippine-China Triangle: From Equi-balancing to Counter-Balancing amid the South China Sea Disputes

Chapter 17 China-ASEAN Relations and the South China Sea: Beyond Balancing and Bandwagoning?

Chapter 18 U.S. Policy Towards the Disputes in the South China Sea Since 1995

Chapter 19 Rising Chinese Power and Territorial Assertiveness in the South China Sea: India-Vietnam Strategic Partnership as a Counterbalancing Endeavor

Chapter 20 Keeping the Dragon at Bay: The South China Sea Dispute in Japan’s Security Strategy

Chapter 21 Australia, India and Japan: The Three ‘Worried Outsiders’ and Their Strategies Towards the South China Sea

Chapter 22 Distant Partners: Europe and the South China Sea

Chapter 23 The South China Sea and New Zealand’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act

Chapter 24 Pacific Community for Peace and Governance: Towards a Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific

Chapter 25 The Use or Threat of Force in the South China Sea Disputes Since 1945: A Timeline