Assessing Maritime Disputes in East Asia

Barthélémy Courmont is Professor of Contemporary History and International Relations at the Catholic University of Lille, France, and Senior Research-fellow at the Paris-based Institute of International and Strategic Relations (IRIS). Frédéric Lasserre is Professor of Geopolitics at Laval University, Canada, and Director of the Quebec Center of Geopolitics Studies (CQEG). Éric Mottet is Professor of Geopolitics at the Quebec University at Montreal (UQAM), Canada, and Assistant Director of the Quebec Center of Geopolitics Studies (CQEG).

1. Introduction: Old Problems and New Paradigms in East-Asian Maritime Disputes, Barthélémy Courmont, Frédéric Lassere and Eric Mottet2. Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: A Comparative Analysis of the South China Sea and the East China Sea, Andy Yee

3. Managing Maritime Disputes in East Asia: A Legal Perspective, Keyuan Zou

4. Legal and Political Aspects of the Dokdo Issue: Interrelationship between International Law and International Relations, Lee Chang-wee

5. ‘Takeshima’, ‘Northern Territories’ and the Construction of Japan’s National Identity, Alexander Bukh

6. Crisscrossing law, politics and history: Dilemmas in the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands dispute, Katherine Tseng Hui-yi

7. Diplomacy and Opportunism: Taiwan’s position on the Diaoyu/Senkaku Dispute, Barthélémy Courmont

8. Maritime Borders in the South China Sea: Dynamics and Legal Basis, Frédéric Lassere

9. Exploring Maritime Dispute Management in the South China Sea: A Practical Approach, Nong Hong

10. Is Accessing Natural and Strategic Energy Resources the Real Core of Maritime Disputes in Asia?, Eric Mottet

11. China’s Realpolitik Approach to its Territorial Disputes: The Case of the 2012 Scarborough Shoal Stand-Off, Renato Cruz De Castro

12. Economic Drivers of Vietnam’s South China Sea Disputes with China, Le Hong Hiep

Conclusion, Barthélémy Courmont, Frédéric Lasserre and Eric Mottet