Expanding United States Support to Maritime Law Enforcement in the South China Sea

Abstract

China uses its Coast Guard to exert sovereign control over the South China Sea, support its excessive maritime claims, and undermine the rule of law. The United States should help regional partners expand maritime law enforcement capability to counter China's aggression. The United States should develop cooperative maritime law enforcement agreements to promote the rule of law and provide a framework for increased support to regional maritime law enforcement capability. Under these agreements, the United States should help partners enforce their sovereign rights within the South China Sea through shiprider operations. Similar to operations conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard throughout the world, shiprider operations would provide a flexible mechanism to develop partner capacity, demonstrate support, and promote rules-based order in the region. The United States should focus any initiative to develop regional law enforcement capability on expanding relationships with the Philippines and Vietnam.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 25, 2021
Accession Number
AD1147913

Entities

People

  • Travis Emge

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Indian Ocean
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Oceans
  • Philippines
  • Security
  • South China Sea
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Strategic Security Studies