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The South China Sea (SCS) has emerged as a theatre of political, economic, and security concerns not only for the countries in the region but also for the world at large. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the SCS issue is not about contestation over territory or control over resources alone. With military facilities including airstrips and artificial islands or structures being built in the area, concerns about freedom of navigation and the right to innocent passage have also become an overwhelming security issue and made the SCS region a flashpoint which, according to many assessments, can lead to confrontations including those involving conventional military means. Disruption of maritime passage could also hamper trade and commerce with very negative impacts on the economic development of the region and other countries. It is now being held that China could also be using the SCS disputes as part of a consorted effort to deflect geo-political pressures on account of the COVID-19 pandemic-related cover-ups and misinformation. This book explores the historical and strategic context of the South China Sea disputes and makes an assessment of the implications of the same for freedom of navigation and other regimes at sea.

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Arabinda Acharya works at the Rabdan Academy in Abu Dhabi (UAE). Before that he was with the College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University in the USA, and the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is the Director of the Centre for Peace and Development Studies, India. Acharya's areas of specialization include regionalism and human security (as listed in the United Nations Roster of Global Experts), political violence and terrorism, maritime security, and cyber security. Acharya has published 6 books and a number of articles in a range of journals of high standard including Foreign Affairs, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Washington Quarterly, Contemporary Security, Policy Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Journal of Money Laundering Controls, Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs, Global Brief, Small Arms Survey, CTC Sentinel, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Pacific Affairs, Harvard Asia Quarterly, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs; book chapters; and op-eds/ commentaries carried by reputed publishers and institutions. Antara Desai is a senior research fellow and editor with the Centre for Peace and Development Studies, India. She holds a post-graduate degree in Geopolitics and International Relations and has undergone training in the field of post-conflict transition and international justice at The Hague, Netherlands. Her articles have been published both in India and abroad. She is the co-founder of Rann Neeti Strategic Services, an India-based political consultancy which has been featured in leading publications in India such as The Economic Times. Antara is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for research, development, and analysis across different fields.

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