Even in places where the U.S. wants to compete with Beijing, a top national security priority, staffing problems are severe. At one point in 2023, a U.S. congressional official said, the political ...

Analysts say the Maritime Zones Act and Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act don’t expand Manila’s claims in the waterway, but China is ...

Incumbent Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr claimed victory Monday in national elections, keeping the pro-US leader in power ...

Indonesia's foreign ministry has repeatedly claimed the country is a non-claimant state in the South China Sea and that it ...