The US, UNCLOS and the militarisation of the South China Sea
The following article on the US militarisation or the South China Sea, by Jude Woodward, was originally published by New Cold War.org.
On 12 July, the Arbitration Court at The Hague handed down judgment on the case brought under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) by the Philippines against China. In a pre-arranged declaration, the Court ruled comprehensively against China’s claims in the South China Sea.