The Diplomat1d
The Sea People of Southeast Asia: Forgotten Guardians of Maritime Security
During the pre- and colonial era, the Sea People were not passive victims but active naval forces – strengthening and defending local monarchies (sultanates and kingdoms) in the Sulu Archipelago, ...
Rubio, Philippines’ Manalo Discuss South China Sea Coordination
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Philippine counterpart, Enrique Manalo, discussed “coordination on addressing China ...
China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...
Geographical1d
The 1,000 metre club of mountains
Back then, it was a regional list, conceived as an objective way to determine which mountains in the Indonesian archipelago would probably be worth attempting to hike at weekends. We developed the ...
Is this where ‘city killer’ asteroid YR4 will hit? Nasa scientist reveals countries in ‘risk corridor’ for space rock
NASA has revealed which countries could be hit if a “city killer” asteroid strikes Earth with a map of the risk corridor. Scientists have slashed the odds of a collision between ...
The White House says it’s a ‘fact’ that the Gulf of Mexico has been renamed. Is that right?
For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the ...
Smithsonian Magazine8d
The Search to Find the Remains of Homo Erectus in a Vanishing Landscape
A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...
The Daily Telegraph15d
China building world’s largest military command centre – 10 times bigger than Pentagon
Satellite images of the base, about 20 miles south-west of the Chinese capital, show ... China had levelled trees and undergrowth on the tiny island of Changbiao in the eastern China Sea to ...
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Yes, Trump can rename the Gulf of Mexico — here's how
She was referring to a 17th-century map showing that name for much of the area that now ... remains a perennial source of diplomatic dispute. But the South China Sea case is hard to beat. All or parts ...
StamfordAdvocate21d
Philippines accuses China's forces of harassing fisheries vessels in the South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South ...
scmp.com23d
Rubio backs Manila, condemns Beijing’s ‘dangerous’ actions in South China Sea
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to Manila and condemned Beijing for its “dangerous and destabilising” actions in the South China Sea, in his first ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer23d
Rubio to Manalo: China’s actions in South China Sea erode regional peace
MANILA, Philippines — Top-ranking officials of the Philippines and the United States of America met on January 22 and tackled China’s dangerous maneuvers in the South China Sea. The US ...