Keeping the Routine, Routine: The Operational Risks of Challenging Chinese Excessive Maritime Claims

Abstract

The United States asserts that China claims rights, territory, and airspace that are not in harmony with the world interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) When challenging these claims or conducting operations in disputed waters, the Combatant Commander must account for the increased risk these operations carry and develop a process to work through or mitigate that risk because conducting these operations is not simply about the proper interpretation and application of the Law of the Sea, but is fundamentally about national security and national policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2004
Accession Number
ADA422748

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Thomson

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Agreements
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

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  • Space