Malaysia’s South China Sea Policy: Contradictions Or Domestic Confusion? –...
Contradictory responses from Malaysia towards recent incursions by Chinese ships close to Sarawak waters may point to possible domestic factors shaping its South China Sea policy. They include the lack...
View ArticleDiscovered New Reef System At Mouth Of Amazon River
A new reef system has been found at the mouth of the Amazon River, the largest river by discharge of water in the world. As large rivers empty into the world’s oceans in areas known as plumes, they...
View ArticleThird Term Of Obama If Democrats Win In November? – OpEd
By Mehmet Yegin and Furkan Zengin* As the Super Tuesday and Saturday passed the number of nomination scenarios has narrowed down, for the Democrat Party Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State, have...
View ArticleExploring Environmental Cues Dolphins Use To Migrate On Atlantic Coast Of...
Seasonal migration patterns of bottlenose dolphins – what we know for sure? With the changing of the seasons comes the urge to migrate for many animals of the world, whether they be furred, feathered,...
View ArticleResearchers Discover Fate Of Melting Glacial Ice In Greenland
Over the past several decades, scientists have observed a significant increase in the melting of glacial land ice on the island of Greenland, spurring concerns about global sea level rise and the...
View ArticleWidespread Loss Of Ocean Oxygen To Become Noticeable In 2030s
A reduction in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the oceans due to climate change is already discernible in some parts of the world and should be evident across large regions of the oceans between 2030...
View ArticleNicaragua: The Canal Stuck In A Quagmire – Analysis
By Edwin Nieves* On July 7th 2014, the Hong Kong Nicaragua Development Group (HKND) announced the approval of a plan to build a canal linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans through Nicaragua, roughly...
View ArticleDeep-Sea Biodiversity Impacted By Climate Change’s Triple Threat
A new study found that vulnerability of deep-sea biodiversity to climate change’s triple threat – rising water temperatures, and decreased oxygen, and pH levels – is not uniform across the world’s...
View ArticleBiological Insights To Help Protect UK Coastlines
The first project to investigate the role of biological processes on the future evolution of the UK coastline is expected to produce valuable insights that will shape coastal protection policy. This...
View ArticleSouth China Sea Joint Development Area: South Vietnam – Analysis
The third most promising location for a South China Sea Joint Development Area (JDA) is off South Vietnam. The first and second are Triton Island in the Paracels and Reed Bank in the Spratlys. A South...
View ArticleChina’s ADIZ Over South China Sea: Whole, Partial Or None – Analysis
By Felix K. Chang* Ever since China declared an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea in late 2013, many wondered whether China would do the same over its claims in the South...
View ArticleWhat ‘Excessive Maritime Claims’ Is US Challenging India Over? – Analysis
By Manoj Joshi* On April 19, the US Department of Defence put out a two-page document detailing what it said were the “excessive maritime claims” of certain countries. The purpose of this annual...
View ArticleNew Zealand: World’s Shallowest Slow-Motion Earthquakes Detected Offshore
Research published in the May 6 edition of Science indicates that slow-motion earthquakes or “slow-slip events” can rupture the shallow portion of a fault that also moves in large, tsunami-generating...
View ArticleChina’s New Strategy In South China Sea – OpEd
American leaders unnecessarily provoked China to challenge US policy in Asia. Although Russia remains the main challenge for the USA, now China has also joined the Russian party. The USA can do nothing...
View ArticleNorthern Galapagos Islands Home To World’s Largest Shark Biomass
In a study published today in the journal PeerJ, scientists from the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) and the National Geographic Society revealed that the northern Galapagos islands of Darwin...
View ArticleThe Concept Of Self-Defense In International Law And South China Sea – Analysis
By Mary Fides A. Quintos* Explaining Chinese actions in the Woody Island in the Paracels, on February 17, 2016, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that the deployment of surface-to-air missile...
View ArticleSouth China Sea Arbitration – Analysis
By Abhishek Pratap Singh* The South China Sea (SCS) dispute has become a key issue of concern for East Asian regional security. The nature of the conflict and lack of clarity on the issue owes much to...
View ArticleTiny Ocean Organism Has Big Role In Climate Regulation
Scientists have discovered that a tiny, yet plentiful, ocean organism is playing an important role in the regulation of the Earth’s climate. Research, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, has...
View ArticleChina’s Maritime Grand Strategy: Stoking Insecurities With Aggressiveness –...
By Anubha Rastogi* According to Alfred Thayer Mahan, a 19th century American strategist, the concept of sea power was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater...
View ArticleStudying Effects Of Saharan Dust Transport On Climate Change
Studying the processes of transport and deposition of dust from the Sahara desert and African fires to determine its importance in regulating the planet’s climate and marine ecosystems. This is the...
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