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7th Annual Alexander C. Cushing International Law Conference, Stockton Center for International Law

China Maritime Report #51: The Seafarer Profession in Contemporary China, Conor M. Kennedy

CMSI Archive Translation: Accelerate the Formulation of a National Maritime Strategy and Maritime Basic Law, Wang Hanlin

CMSI Archive Translation: A Maritime Legal Contest, Han Yong

CMSI Archive Translation: An Unforgettable Maritime Contest in the East China Sea: A Partial Account of the Rights Protection/Law Enforcement Operation Following an Incident Involving the Sinking of an Unidentified Foreign Vessel in the East China Sea, Liu Zhendong

CMSI Archive Translation: Drawing up a Maritime Basic Law / Protecting Maritime Rights and Interests in Accordance with the Law, Liu Huirong

CMSI Archive Translation: From Yan’an to the United Nations: The Diplomatic Career of Ling Qing, Ling Qing

CMSI Archive Translation: Grasp the New Features of Escort Missions and Strengthen the Effectiveness of Political Work, Wang Zhanwu

CMSI Archive Translation: Hainan Passes Regulation Allowing Detention of Foreign Ships that Illegally Land on Islands Within Its Jurisdiction, Wu Shengjing

CMSI Archive Translation: Legal Problems Regarding the Use of Force in Military Actions at Sea, Lin Tianjie

CMSI Archive Translation: New Thinking on Joint Development and Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea: Paths for Resolving the South China Sea Dispute Based on International Law, Luo Guoqiang

CMSI Archive Translation: On the Legality of Applying Straight Baselines to China’s Mid-Ocean Archipelagos A Perspective from Customary International Law, Zhang Hua

CMSI Archive Translation: Philippines Violates Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, Feng Liang

CMSI Archive Translation: PRC Coast Guard Law (Draft), Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

CMSI Archive Translation: Research on Civil Wharfs Construction Implementing Maritime Strategic Projection Requirements, Wang Xin

CMSI Archive Translation: Research on Legal Issues Related to Security and Defense of China’s Overseas Military Bases, Zou Ligang and Wang Zhangping

CMSI Archive Translation: Research on Requirements and Measures in Civilian Vessel Mobilization for Maritime Rights Protection, Dai Jiachen and Geng Yueting

CMSI Archive Translation: Summary of the Workshop on “The Current Legal Struggle for Rights and Interests in the South China Sea, Sun Jianzhong

CMSI Archive Translation: Tasks and Operations of the Maritime Militia When Participating in Maritime Combat, Liu Zili and Chen Qingsong

CMSI Archive Translation: The Provisional Constitution of Seapower: China’s Participation in UNCLOS Negotiations from Beginning to End, Shan Xu

CMSI Archive Translation: The UNCLOS Conferences and China’s Safeguarding of Its Maritime Rights and Interests, Guo Yuan

CMSI Archive Translation: Thoughts on Advancing Ocean Defense Construction Work in the New Situation, Wu Jianhong, Huang Chunyu, and Liu Changlong

CMSI Note 18: Flooding the Zone: The Use of Civilian Landing Craft (LCTs) in PLA Amphibious Operations, Thomas Shugart and j. Michael Dahm

CMSI Note 19: China’s Blue-Water Research Fleet: Science in Service of Strategy, Ryan D. Martinson

CMSI Note 20: Flying Higher and Higher: VADM Cui Yuzhong - Moving Up in Complex Times, Andrew S. Erickson, Jordan Shaw, and Christopher H. Sharman

CMSI Research in the News

CMSI's Recent Publications

CMSI Translations

CMSI Translations #26: Sea Dragon Refits Its Armor: The Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Ushers in a New Era, He Yin

CMSI Translations #27: What is the Significance of the PLAN Type 055 Destroyer Zunyi Task Force's Distant Deployment to Australia?, Zong He

Concurrent Regimes for the Concept of “Common Heritage” in Seabed Mining, James Kraska and Digvijay Rewatkar

Episode 11: NATO and the Warsaw Pact: Collective Security in the Post - WWII World, Brendan Neagle

Episode 12: Interwar Learning: An Interview with Trent Hone, Author of “Learning War”, Brendan Neagle

Episode 13: Propaganda in WWII: The Strategic Lessons for Winning the Information Battlefield, Vanya Eftimova Bellinger

Episode 14: Reassessing Chiang Kai-shek: Strategy, Defeat, and Legacy, Brendan Neagle

Episode 15: The Reality of War with Limited Objectives: The US Media and Vietnam, Vanya Eftimova Bellinger

Episode 16: Henry Kissinger and Cold War Strategy, Brendan Neagle

Episode 17: Between Strategic Rivalry and Uneasy Cooperation: How the Relationship Between Iran and Iraq Shapes the Modern Middle East, Vanya Eftimova Bellinger

Episode 18: Diplomacy on the High Wire: The Distinguished Career of Ambassador Christopher R. Hill, U.S. Naval War College National Security Affairs Department

Episode 19: On the Ground in Vanuatu: How One Navy Captain Helped Establish a New U.S. Embassy, U.S. Naval War College National Security Affairs Department

Episode 22: Resilience and Resistance: Interdisciplinary Lessons in Competition, Deterrence, and Irregular Warfare, Dave Brown

Episode 23: Assessing Russia’s Actions in Ukraine and Syria, 2014-2022 - Implications for the Changing Character of War, Dave Brown

From the Director

In Memoriam: Professor Richard J. “Jack” Grunawalt, The Editors

Remembering Captain Joseph E. Baggett, JAGC, USN (Ret.): International Law Expert and Mentor to Generations of Naval Officers, The Editors

Vol. 1, No. 2 Full Issue

Volume 1 Issue 3 Full Issue - The Legal Struggle for China's Maritime Power: Strategy, Sovereignty, and Enforcement

Volume 1, Number 3 - From the Director, Christopher Sharman

Volume 1, Number 3 Table of Contents