Freedom of Navigation
Freedom of navigation (FON) is a principle of customary international law that ships flying the flag of any sovereign state shall not suffer interference from other states, apart from the exceptions provided for in international law. In the realm of international law, it has been defined as “freedom of movement for vessels, freedom to enter ports and to make use of plant and docks, to load and unload goods and to transport goods and passengers. This right is now also codified as Article 87(1)a of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Not all UN member …
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RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 13 May 2024 English
However, the catch-up competition mode of the two countries and their mismatched maritime interests pose obstacles to the practice of maritime crisis management between the two sides. [...] At the …
the South China Sea from the aspects of freedom of navigation and the upholding of regional stability … carry out provocative actions such as “freedom of navigation operations” or close reconnaissance against …
DPG: Delhi Policy Group · 3 May 2024 English
DPG is deeply committed to the growth of India’s national power and purpose, the security and prosperity of the people of India and India’s contributions to the global public good. …
Philippine vessels’ exercise of high seas freedom of navigation and the disruption of supply lines to Global …
DPG: Delhi Policy Group · 30 April 2024 English
support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, and the demonstration of their upholding the right to freedom of navigation and overflight, as well as respect for maritime rights under international law, as reflected …
continued for the seventh month, undermining Freedom of Navigation in a choke point that normally carries 12% … demonstration of their upholding the right to freedom of navigation and overflight, as well as respect for maritime … continued for the seventh month, undermining Freedom of Navigation in a choke point that normally carries 12% …
EU: European Union · 30 April 2024 English
ASPIDES, the EU Red Sea Mission to safeguard freedom of navigation. The largest part of this support service …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 30 April 2024 English
Introduction Harsh V. Pant and Kalpit A. Mankikar As two critical nodes in the Asian power structure, India and China have had a complex relationship characterised by phases of cooperation …
and strategic interests and commitment to freedom of navigation hinge upon maintaining stability in the … Srivastava (@ANI), “We firmly stand for the freedom of navigation and overflight”, Twitter Post, July 16 …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 25 April 2024 English
During the last ten years, several issues such as the Arab Spring, the emergence and spread of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the COVID-19 pandemic, oil price …
of their dependence on the security of freedom of navigation, feared risking their economic survival …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 25 April 2024 English
One of the seminal outcomes of this cognisance was the inception of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in July 1993.12 Currently, the ARF13 boasts the participation of 27 countries14 and …
centrality.61 Meanwhile, the US has increased freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) since 2012,62 casting … nations of its commitment towards their freedom of navigation rights. This dual approach of the US underscores … , accessed on 3 July 2023. 61. ‘Annual Freedom of Navigation Report’, Department of Defense Report to … accessed on 16 August 2023. 66. David Vergun, ‘Freedom of Navigation in South China Sea Critical to Prosperity … gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2025105/ freedom-of-navigation-in-south-china-sea-critical-to-prosperity-says-indo-pacif/ …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 23 April 2024 English
Global Times, April 7, 2024 In the security field, the US has long carried out the so-called freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea, often entering the waters near China's South China Sea …
the US has long carried out the so-called freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea, often …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 20 April 2024 English
In March 2024, India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, articulated, in a joint statement during his visit to Manila, India’s full support for the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty. …
(ASEAN) countries, have implications for the freedom of navigation and overflight — principles that are vital …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 19 April 2024 English
This EPRS paper analyses how the European Commission has delivered on the policy agenda set by its President, Ursula von der Leyen, and her College of Commissioners when they took …
security Operation Aspides to help protect freedom of navigation, and to safeguard maritime security, especially …
