The collective security scenarioSo what’s this third option of collective security? After the UN ruling, an Asean way to lasting peace[Last of three parts]FIRST of all, forget the idea that China can be pressured to follow the July 12 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling against its “nine-dash line” claim on most of the South China Sea. So those are the possible aftermaths for the South China Sea after the UN ruling: confrontation, conciliation, and collective security. And the test of any emerging solution is, of course, the silence or loudness of guns across the South China Sea. Countries can collaborate for maritime operations to secure coastal areas, fight piracy and terrorism, and assert UNCLOS rights.

Source: Manila Times July 18, 2016 14:43 UTC