Center for Strategic Communication

No Shangri-La in South China Sea

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter arrives at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS, for the 14th Asia Security Summit, Friday, May 29, 2015, in Singapore. TPhoto: Wong Maye-E, AP On Saturday in Singapore, U.S. Defense...

What Can the U.S. Do in the South China Sea?

Cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63), front, and destroyer USS Sampson, back. Photo credit: U.S. Navy Last month, the Chinese government decided to upgrade the status of a tiny city on a disputed island in the South China Sea and install a military garrison, sparking a...