MAP Publications

ICAS Maritime Affairs Program (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 and our monthly maritime newsletter, the MAP Handbill.

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MAP Handbill

February 27, 2024

Volume 3

Issue 2

Spotlight Topic:

Offshore Drilling

Spotlight Author:

Zhangchen Wang

January 30, 2024

Volume 3

Issue 1

Spotlight Topic:

Deep-Sea Mining

Spotlight Author:

Amanda Jin

December 28, 2023

Volume 2

Issue 12

Spotlight Topic:

The Red Sea

Spotlight Author:

Jessica Martin

Released the last Tuesday of every month, the MAP Handbill is a specialized newsletter that highlights the major news stories, research products, analyses, and events occurring in and regarding the global maritime domain across the past month.

ICAS Maritime Affairs Handbill (online ISSN 2837-3901, print ISSN 2837-3871)

Maritime Tracker Issue Briefs

Released periodically throughout the year, often alongside new Maritime Issue Tracker releases, ICAS Maritime Tracker Issue Briefs further explore both maritime disputes and collaborations utilizing mapping data as a visual resource.

Issue Briefs, Commentaries & Blog Posts

Commentary

Nong Hong

January 11, 2024

Emission Control Areas in the Mediterranean and their implications for the South China Sea

Blog Post

Sukjoon Yoon

April 26, 2023

Will the US Permit the ROK its Own Nuclear Deterrent?

Issue Brief

Alec Caruana

April 10, 2023

The Maritime Bedrock of the U.S.-Philippines Alliance

Understanding Manila and Washington’s Interests in the South China Sea

Commentary

Nong Hong

April 7, 2023

Why China is hesitant about endorsing marine protected area proposals in the Antarctic

Commentary

Nong Hong

March 17, 2023

What does the High Seas Treaty imply for China in the South China Sea and the Arctic Ocean?

Issue Brief

Jessica L. Martin

March 9, 2023

The New Marcos Administration

Re-Paving the Philippines’ Grand Strategic Path

MAP Spotlights

Emissions Strategy for Maritime Shipping

By Kailyn Provitt
(May 2025)

Emissions Strategy for Maritime Shipping

Maritime transport is essential to global trade but remains a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, prompting efforts to decarbonize through international regulations, technological innovations, and alternative fuels...

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U.S. Tariffs on Shipbuilding

By Zichong Ye
(April 2025)

U.S. Tariffs on Shipbuilding

The U.S. has launched new tariffs and port fees targeting China’s shipbuilding industry after a Section 301 investigation found extensive state subsidies and restrictive trade practices, aiming to counter China’s dominance and support domestic shipbuilding. However, the measures have sparked strong backlash from industry stakeholders...

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The U.S. Shipbuilding Industry

By Yilun Zhang
(March 2025)

The U.S. Shipbuilding Industry

Once a dominant force in global maritime production in the mid-20th century, the U.S. shipbuilding industry has been in a prolonged and steady decline since the end of the 1980s...

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Maritime Affairs Program Spotlights are a short-form written background and analysis of a specific issue related to maritime affairs, which changes with each issue. The goal of the Spotlight is to help our readers quickly and accurately understand the basic background of a vital topic in maritime affairs and how that topic relates to ongoing developments today.

There is a new Spotlight released with each issue of the ICAS Maritime Affairs Program (MAP) Handbill – a regular newsletter released the last Tuesday of every month that highlights the major news stories, research products, analyses, and events occurring in or with regard to the global maritime domain during the past month.