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China could claim most of what it wants by using existing international law and the Law of the Sea Treaty. It could claim the features and

waters and resources of the South China Sea and it alone will decide the passage regime to be imposed therein.

ASEAN nations are genuinely alarmed and are looking to the United States for succor and support. The U.S. — having confronted China and injected itself into the issue via U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech at the ARF Foreign M...

Chinese fighter jets allegedly harassed members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines near disputed islands in the South China Sea.

many analysts are trying to figure out what is really going on.

notwithstanding Turkey's regional ambitions

the long-term interests of China or India may lead them to support the current status quo in the institution. In fact

should encourage us to embrace a certain sense of scepticism about the notion that China and the rest of the Rest are about to take charge and that Washington will turn out to be nothing more than a tourist attraction for Chinese and Indian...

and Dr Sarrif is a researcher in Middle East studies.

all with equal rights and opportunities. To the Abrahamic faiths

once implemented will contribute to three UN goals: peace and security of the West Asian/North African region as the new state relinquishes occupied Lebanese and Syrian territories and dismantles it nuclear arsenal; cultural

Israeli and Arab individuals charged with such war crimes and human rights violations must be prosecuted. The General Assembly should

and on its assault on the humanitarian aid flotilla uncover only the tip of the iceberg of Israel's violations of international law. The UN is within its rights to sanction Israel for its defiance of international laws and norms. However

reaffirming Palestinian refugees right to return

the constant exercise by the US of its veto power to protect Israel against condemnations and sanctions has proven the council's ineffectiveness in dealing objectively with the Arab-Israeli conflict.

when the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 181 calling for dividing historic Palestine into two entities and for granting Jerusalem an international status

should two states be established in historic Palestine

this principle was flouted by the tabloids (The New York Post

and no one doubts that the alleged victim of the supposed rape is at least the victim of a social order that pays its hotel maids peanuts and treats them like livestock.

it is that which consists of giving voice to the humble and to those who have no voice. It is a combat I have fought in Bosnia