Danger on the High Seas: The East Asian Security Challenge

Europe’s member states have too much to lose from a maritime conflict in East Asia to maintain their current position as cautious observers, according to a new report from ECFR.

'Danger on the High Seas: An East Asian Security Challenge', by Volker Stanzel, a former German ambassador in both Beijing and Tokyo, explores the territorial and diplomatic drivers underpinning maritime border disputes in the South and East China Seas, highlighting in particular the combination of USA-China competition and Beijing’s assertive and unpredictable behaviour in the region.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: Asia http://eeas.europa.eu/asia/index_en.htm

UK: Parliament: House of Commons: Library: Briefing Paper: The South China Sea dispute: January 2016 update http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7481

ESO: Background information: Pride and prejudice: maritime disputes in Northeast Asia http://www.europeansources.info/record/pride-and-prejudice-maritime-disputes-in-northeast-asia/

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