Podiumsdiskussion · Hamburg

29.01.2025 · 14:00
U.S. Freedom-of-Navigation Operations as Signals in the South China Sea

U.S. FONOPs in the South China Sea officially serve a limited legal purpose, but they have caused much confusion and consternation. Why? Analyzing U.S. FONOPs as a form of signaling, we explain why they are ambiguous foreign policy signals and which signaling interpretations are the most plausible.

Speakers:

  • Brian C. Chao, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the National Security Affairs Department of the Naval War College, as well as a Non-Resident Associate of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Hyun-Binn Cho, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at The College of New Jersey.

Moderators:

  • Dr. Johannes Plagemann is Senior Research Fellow at the GIGA.
  • Dr. Raphaëlle Khan is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the The City University of New York (City College).

Veranstaltungsort:

Online
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