The Strategic Implications of the South China Sea Tribunal’s Award (M. Taylor Fravel, The National Interest)

On July 12, the tribunal hearing the case issued its ruling that can only be described as a huge win for the Philippines. Digesting all 507 pages of the award will take time, allowing only for preliminary judgments to be made. Below, I discuss several strategic implications.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-the-south-china-sea-tribunals-ruling-may-backfire-16951