About the Program
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The ICAS Maritime Affairs Program (MAP) gathers, displays, and debates both the historic and the newly developed maritime related issues, including U.S.-China interaction on maritime affairs.
The goal of this program is to inform and stimulate open, fact-based, intellectual discussion on an array of topics including but not limited to international law of the sea, maritime security, fisheries, shipping, oil and natural gas management, and marine environment protection.
Explore our various featured projects, issue trackers, and periodical releases!
Featured Projects
The ICAS Maritime Issue Trackers project is an online, collaborative platform designed to encourage intellectual exchange on maritime developments and issues around the world. The longest-running project at ICAS, it currently features trackers for three regions:
ICAS MAP publications focus on analyzing and understanding the evolving and long-standing multinational interactions uniquely found in the maritime realm. MAP publications can range in size from blog posts and commentaries to full-length books.
Hosted periodically throughout the year, ICAS MAP events promote the free and equal exchange of ideas on maritime affairs and international law, especially as they relate to U.S.-China relations.
ICAS MAP media projects include short-form periodicals, Twitter campaigns, and related audio-visual products.
- The Coming Tide Blog
- #ICASMAP and #MAPWave on Twitter
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#ICASMAP: ICAS has just launched Phase 2 of its #Antarctic Maritime Issue Tracker. With the growing importance of Antarctica and its living resources, Phase 2 details the @CCAMLR1 systems of marine conservation in the region. Explore the tracker: https://t.co/nlzTaitNOP
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The ICAS 2021 Annual Report has been released! The ICAS Team is excited to share with you this brief snapshot of our accomplishments, especially the establishment of our #ICASTnT and #ICASMAP programs. We thank you for your support! Explore & Share: https://t.co/SX22534f0q
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"The new @StateDept Practice Supplement to Limits in the Seas no. 150 advances a critique of China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea that departs from Washington’s previous rationale." Read the new #ICASMAP Issue Brief by Alec Caruana:
Read More#ICASMAP: As announced by the PLAN, on December 30, China's PLA Navy Liaoning carrier group returned to its homeport of Qingdao following 20 days of 'successful' training in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea the Western Pacific. Read more: via @USNINews
Read More#ICASMAP: In spite of prohibitions from the UN on #ballistic and #nuclearweapons testing, North Korea fired what is suspected to be a ballistic missile into the sea East of the Korean peninsula. Read more: via @BBC
Read More#ICASMAP: Speaking last week at a @CSIS event, @SECNAV Carlos Del Toro acknowledged that Illegal and unreported fishing “is happening on an industrial scale” around the globe and that China's subsidized fishing fleet is often the culprit. via @USNINews
Read More#MAPWave: China and the US are vying for influence over Pacific Island countries View more: via @japantimes
Read More#MAPWave: 2 U.S. Aircraft Carriers Now in South China Sea as Chinese Air Force Flies 39 Aircraft Near Taiwan
Read MoreOn January 25, 2021, the @librarycongress released a new CRS Report to Congress on "Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense" with a new checklist of 13 priorities, all of which refer to China and/or Russia. #TnTFlash #MAPWave
Read More#MAPWave: The @USNavy is in the middle of retrieving a crashed F-35C stealth fighter from the #SouthChinaSea after it crashed during routine operations on Monday while experts believe "China will try to locate and survey it." Learn more: via @CNN
Read More#MAPWave: Last Thursday, the @USNavy guided missile destroyer USS Benson sailed around the #ParacelIslands in a #FONOP directed at challenging Chinese claims of sovereignty over the islands, according to a statement made by the US Navy. Read more:
Read More#MAPWave: “...committed to ensuring the lawful use of the sea...deterring those who challenge the shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific now and into the long-term future.” Rear Adm. Martin on joint @INDOPACOM carrier operations in #SouthChinaSea.
Read More#MAPWave: China’s extended naval reach in western Pacific fuels Taiwan tensions
Read More"The Ministers also reiterated their strong objections to China’s unlawful maritime claims, militarization and coercive activities in the #SouthChinaSea and recalled with emphasis that the July 2016 award...is final and legally binding on the parties..." #MAPWave
Read More"...reaffirmed their support for unimpeded lawful commerce and respect for #internationallaw, including freedom of navigation and overflight and other lawful uses of the sea...voiced concern about China’s activities in the #EastChinaSea...[and near] the Senkaku Islands" #MAPWave
Read More#MAPWave: In an interview with CCTV, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said: The US establishing diplomatic relations #Taiwan "will not only bring Taiwan into an extremely dangerous situation, but also cause the US to face an unbearable price." More: via @Mar_Ex
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