Sovereignty, control of hydrocarbons, control of the Sea Lines of Communication (S.L.O.C.s), and capability to project influence across a broad region…these are all issues influencing the geopolitics of the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands. The “Importance of the Spratly Islands” published in the Power and Interest News Report on 28th November 2006, provides some interesting insight into the complex geopolitics of the South China Sea and future issues associated with the Spratlys. Please click here to access this article in full.

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