Perspectives on the South China Sea: Diplomatic, Legal, and Security Dimensions of the Dispute - Paperback

by Murray Hiebert (Editor), Phuong Nguyen (Editor), Gregory B. Poling (Editor)

The South China Sea is arguably one of the world's most dangerous regions, with conflicting diplomatic, legal, and security claims by major and mid-level powers. To assess these disputes, CSIS brought together an international group of experts--from Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. This volume gathers these experts' analyses to provide a diverse and wide-ranging set of perspectives on the region and to explore possibilities for future cooperation.

Author Biography

Murray Hiebert is a senior fellow and deputy director of the Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies at CSIS. Phuong Nguyen is a research associate, and Gregory B. Poling a fellow, with the Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies at CSIS.