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The Drafting History of the Treaty of Shimononseki

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Ryan Scoville

One of the many contested issues in the sovereignty dispute over the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands is whether China ceded title to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki. In this post, I’ll briefly explain the competing textual arguments under the … Continue reading →

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Why China’s New ADIZ Has No Legal Significance

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Ryan Scoville

There’s been an avalanche of news on the East China Sea over the past week. As I discussed in my previous post, China recently announced a new Air Defense Identification Zone (“ADIZ”), thereby requiring foreign aircraft flying over the Sea … Continue reading →

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China’s New Air Defense Identification Zone

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Ryan Scoville

Three days ago China’s Ministry of National Defense established an Air Defense Identification Zone (“ADIZ”) for the East China Sea. According to the announcement, foreign aircraft operating within the ADIZ will be subject to a couple of requirements: First, they … Continue reading →

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A Comment on the Future of the Senkaku / Diaoyu Dispute

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Ryan Scoville

James Holmes from the Naval War College posted a good article at Foreign Policy on the growing strength of the Chinese navy. He acknowledges limits to the force’s current capabilities and a number of unknowns about the potency of its armaments and … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Vulnerability Under the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Ryan Scoville

Many have noted that the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security could pull the United States into the dispute between Japan and China over the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands by obligating the United States to come to Japan’s defense … Continue reading →

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New Paper on the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands Dispute

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Ryan Scoville

I posted a new essay on the dispute between Japan and China concerning sovereignty over the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands. Here’s the abstract: Legal analyses on the sovereignty dispute over the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands have been unfavorable to Japan. The literature … Continue reading →

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A Response to the Claim of Chinese Sovereignty Over Okinawa

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Ryan Scoville

According to recent news reports, a growing group of Chinese officials and scholars has commenced a semiofficial campaign to challenge Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa. This is of course in addition to the widely publicized Chinese efforts to challenge Japanese control over … Continue reading →

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The Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands Dispute

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Ryan Scoville

I’d like to share a couple brief thoughts on the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands dispute, which has intensified pretty dramatically in recent weeks. The islands together comprise only seven square kilometers and have supported virtually no economic activity other than … Continue reading →

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