US Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby is hosting representatives from five key NATO members in Poland to discuss defence capabilities and the future of the alliance. Critics warn the exclusion o...

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers

The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday confirmed that it had recently deployed three patrol vessels to waters in Taiwan’s overlapping exclusive economic zone with the Philippines to monitor th...

The Philippine Coast Guard said on Sunday Chinese vessels obstructed a Philippine law enforcement operation against a foreign fishing vessel suspected of dynamite fishing near the ​Manila-held Thitu I...

Analysts estimate a full-scale runway could be completed by mid-2027, strengthening Beijing's military control over the disputed ‌sea.

The Philippines reiterated before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly that the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated China's sweeping claims over the South China Sea is binding and should be resp...

Indonesian President Prabowo appoints career diplomat Arrmanatha Nasir as foreign minister in a Cabinet reshuffle amid economic and geopolitical challenges. Read more at straitstimes.com.

De Oekraïense president Zelensky maakte de uitlevering van krijgsgevangenen openbaar, tot woede van de Zuid-Koreanen: die beweren dat er een afspraak tot geheimhouding bestond.

After a 2025 fraught with deadly clashes on their land border, Thailand and Cambodia have turned to a seldom-used article of international law to resolve their overlapping maritime claims. On Septembe...

Vietnam says the men entered the country illegally and accused them of planning terrorist activities.

The opening adds to the People’s Liberation Army’s small but growing network of overseas military facilities.

A five-member Philippine Coast Guard team drove away a Chinese maritime militia vessel and 24 smaller boats

The Chinese survey ship hid movements off Batanes, the Philippine Coast Guard says.

Staatsoliemaatschappijen en handelshuizen kopen massaal eigen tankers, waardoor schaarste de prijzen en dagtarieven blijft opdrijven.

Key takeaways China bouwt een vliegdekschip van het type 004 dat mogelijk groter is dan Amerikaanse vliegdekschepen. Dankzij de nucleaire aandrijving zou het schip een superieure snelheid en een grote...

A new report about America’s military posture in the region has sparked debate over how Washington should best protect its core interests.

The Philippines was among delegates who walked out of the United Nations General Assembly hall during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech on Friday, September 25, according to the D...

Oekraïne heeft steun nodig tegen de inval van Rusland, anders wordt het omver geworpen. Vrede kan niet zonder vrijheid, betoogt Laurens Hogenbrink, die zondag niet meeloopt met het protest tegen milit...

Saoedi-Arabië, een van de belangrijkste olieproducerende landen ter wereld, kan zijn olie nauwelijks nog kwijt. Vrijwel alle exportroutes zijn door de oorlog tussen Iran en de Verenigde Staten afgesne...

Volgens persbureau Reuters zegt een Amerikaanse functionaris dat er positieve gesprekken plaatsvinden via bemiddelaars.

Een opsteker voor Groenland en het koninkrijk Denemarken. De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump zal Groenland niet gaan inlijven. Wel mag hij militaire bases aanleggen en economisch investeren, zo ble...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China on Friday of obstructing a ​resupply mission to troops on board a grounded World ‌War Two-era warship in the South China Sea, saying dangerous manoeuvres...

The Portuguese, Dutch and British empires all vied for control over the vital shipping lane.

Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, ​the government said, responding to an incre...

De ‘vrede’ waar demonstranten over spreken, komt voor Oekraïne neer op onderwerping. Want minder westerse militaire steun aan Kyiv brengt Rusland in een uitstekende positie om de oorlog voort te zette...

Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Tom Berendsen probeert rond de Algemene Vergadering van de Verenigde Naties in New York de steun voor het Internationaal Strafhof overeind te houden, ondanks dreigement...

The Senate impeachment court overturns the July ruling of impeachment court presiding officer Chiz Escudero setting the conviction threshold at 16 votes

Negotiators were instructed to finalize the agreement as soon as possible.

Tokyo offers port upgrades to boost maritime security, but analysts say Jakarta is being pragmatic, not taking sides against Beijing

WELLINGTON: Two New Zealand naval ships that transited the Taiwan Strait late last week were undertaking "routine activity" in international waters, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said.

Exclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-ops

A Gulf-led maritime cooperation could break the Hormuz stalemate by offering Iran an off-ramp while preventing unilateral control.

In Israël is veel woede over de documentaire omdat wordt geclaimd dat het leger bewust burgerslachtoffers maakt in Gaza.

A China Coast Guard vessel rammed a Philippine boat on a resupply mission in ​the South China Sea on Friday, damaging its railings and ‌deck structures but causing no injuries, the Philippine Coast Gu...

As it faces off against Beijing in the region, Manila has been expanding its unofficial security cooperation with Taipei.

De Filipijnse oud-president Rodrigo Duterte is voor het eerst in persoon verschenen bij het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC) in Den Haag. Dat gebeurde tijdens een voorbereidende zitting in de zaak tegen ...

Iraanse raketten en drones raakten niet alleen gebouwen en materieel, maar ook de manier waarop de VS al decennia hun militaire macht organiseren in het Midden-Oosten.

The two countries’ representatives are set to give their opening statements on Sept 15 in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Second workshop Ocean Governance Incubator.

Office in Cebu planned as Southeast Asia is increasingly split by China pressure

The Luzon Economic Corridor initiative has welcomed the European Union  and Spain as its newest partners.

Middle Eastern shipping patterns face another violent reshuffle after fresh vessel attacks around Hormuz, the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s critical East-West oil pipeline and the Houthis’ advance into t...

“HOLDING BIG COUNTRIES TO ACCOUNT” Tommy Koh, one of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay awardees, signs the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982, the framework that defines the

Ondanks een gewapend conflict in de eigen gelederen, komen de machtigste landen van het Mondiale Zuiden dit weekend naar het Indiase New Delhi voor de jaarlijkse Brics-top. Ook Iran, de Verenigde Arab...

Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving...