Eight things you need to understand about Monday’s shocking collision at Scarborough Shoal.

SeaLight Director Ray Powell's exclusive interview with Philippine Secretary of National Defense on the challenges of building a credible deterrent against an increasingly aggressive superpower.

On July 4th, Executive Director Ray Powell issues a public statement of Beijing's campaign to discredit SeaLight and the Philippines' transparency program.

Iran’s maritime gray zone activities have long been central to its approach towards the Persian Gulf at large. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and the regular Iranian Navy both play key roles, often coordinating with regional partners and, increasingly, with Russia and China.

China's oceanographic survey activities routinely conflate legitimate scientific research with assertion of excessive maritime claims and collection of military intelligence--a classic gray zone tactic.

A recent incident around the contested Senkaku Islands highlight's Tokyo's need for more and better options to counter Beijing's maritime aggression.

Despite Beijing’s assertions that the environmental condition of Scarborough Shoal is “excellent” and that authorities have cracked down on giant clam harvesting, the preponderance of the evidence—including legal documents, investigative journalism, satellite imagery and even Chinese state records—demonstrates that its stewardship since 2012 has actually resulted in severe damage to the shoal and its ecosystem.

Over the past 12 months, China has vastly increased its forces blocking Philippine access to Scarborough Shoal, building a huge exclusion zone around the contested feature as the Philippines has pushed back with what it can.

After South Korea confronted China with suspicions about its Yellow Sea aquaculture operations--culminating in a tense maritime standoff--SeaLight broke the story open with newly published images of the "steel structures" roiling tensions in Northeast Asia.

Updated post: Optical weapons are non-lethal weapons used to cause temporary blindness or confuse personnel. They include lasers (dazzlers) and stroboscopic lights.

A Chinese research vessel approached close to the Philippine coastline on Saturday morning before switching off its tracking system, a maritime security analyst reported.

After a Chinese navy destroyer and coast guard vessel collided during an attempt to disrupt a Philippine resupply mission, both sides will likely dig their heels in and heat things up, says S Rajaratnam School of International Studies’ Collin Koh.

There are now two Chinese research vessels in the vicinity of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which came nine days after the collision of their own ships there, a West Philippine Sea monitor said on Wednesday.

Two Chinese warships collided in the South China Sea on 11 August, as the country worryingly ramps up pressure on and bullying of the Philippines. The incident occurred within 10 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal, which lies within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but which China illegally seized in 2012.

The collision between a China Coast Guard Ship and a PLA Navy vessel is an ominous warning sign.

The Newnew Polar Bear on August 15 made port call in the north Russian city of Arkhangelsk. At the same time, two of its sister ships sailed along the Norwegian coast.

For the moment, the country’s allies are verbally and physically warning China to calm down and think twice.

A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship was detected “pretty close” to Manila Bay on Friday, apparently attempting to intercept a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel heading toward the vicinity of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a maritime monitor reported.

Maritime security expert Ray Powell said China has built what he calls an 'exclusion zone' around Bajo de Masinloc over the past 16 months.

Expert says ‘gaps’ in naval capabilities are closing between China and the United States.