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Southeast Asia is home to the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, one of the world’s most important sea lines of communication. The closure of the straits to international navigation may adversely affect the well-being of the global economy. On February 11, 2022, the Biden administration announced the new Indo-Pacific strategy, which will continue to deliver on AUKUS. For centuries, the proposed Thai Canal Project has been planned to revolutionize the shipping industry by bypassing the busy wate...

Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarine fleet could sail the high seas of the Indian and Pacific oceans and the straits of Southeast Asia unimpeded.

Professor Donald R. Rothwell teaches International Security Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University.

This is the first installment in a series of primers produced in partnership with The Diplomat. “Words have meanings.” It’s easy to dismiss this statement as a truism. But words – and their meanings – do hold particular import in the multi-layered realm of maritime territorial disputes, where the distinction between a rock and an island can mean the difference between hundreds of square miles of Exclusive Economic Zone. At times, usage of words has itself opened new fronts in conflict...

Radio conversation, we can hear someone identify themselves as the iranian navy control vessel. they held that a british ship. it is now under their control and warned do not interfere in my operation. they insisted that they are in international waters, the does not detour the iranians. listen here. >> we are in a facility of internationally recognized, conducting transit passage. >> the oil tanker and its crew members remain in iranian custody. they have been there for a little bit more than a...

Didnt want to be associated with the corruption. it hasnt changed his mind. well, the protests are monday. well have to see. >> a critical day there. dramatic new audio capturing communications between the iranians and the persian gulf moments before they seized a british tanker. >> if you obey, you will be safe. if you obey, you will be safe. alter your course. >> a royal navy warship in the region telling the crew that the iranian revolutionary guard crew had no business telling them what to...

Secretary. it hasnt changed his mind. will this change his mind? well have to see. >> protests expected today. thank you so much for that. dramatic new audio capturing communications between iranian and british ships in the persian gulf. moments before the iranians seize the british tanker. >> if you obey, you will be save. if you obey, you will be save. alter your tours. they said the iranian revolutionary guard crew had no business telling them what to do. >> i reiterate that as you are cond...

Communications between iranian and british ships in the mesh shan gulf moments before the iranians seized a british taker. >> if you obey, you will be save. alter your course. >> royal navy warship in the region telling the crew that the iranian revolutionary guard crew had no business telling them what to do. >> i reiterate that you are conducting transit passage in an international strait. your passage must not be impaired. >> iran for ritz part said it detained the tanker for unspecified nati...

>> i will reiterate, as you are conducting transit passage come under international law your passage much not be impaired, obstructed or hampered. >> shepard: he is right about that. the ship sitting in a iranian port within iranian flag flying on board. in the meantime the iranian official says that country has broken up a cia spy ring and he ron and sentenced to death some of the accused spies. the officials say iran arrested 17 iranians collecting classified information including nuclear and ...

National guard. their words captured for an iranian state media outlet and the whole world to hear. >> we are ordered change your course 2360. 360 degrees immediately. if you obey, you will be safe. over. speaker your conducting transit passage in a recognized international straight under international law, your pass not trickle -- passage. that you are not trying to violate international law. >> neil: the iranians did anyway. soldiers were telling their captors they had violated international m...