Mosaic Warfare in the South China Sea

YCAPS is thrilled to announce it will be co-sponsoring "Mosaic Warfare in the South China Sea", an event on asymmetric warfare in the South China Sea. This event is co-organized by the Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP) and ESSEC Asia Pacific Business School, Singapore.

Whether we think of island building, ramming, ghosting, water cannoning, using dazzling lasers, the layoff of buoys, the construction of lighthouses, cutting off or jamming of AIS signals, recent research has identified nearly 170 phenomena of either area denial capacity, hybrid warfare and grey zone tactics. These three distinct categories of phenomena, united under the umbrella term of Asymmetric / Mosaic War-fare, can in turn be divided into different categories, in the South China Sea.

Even though China may appear as the obvious « elephant in the room », experts are witnessing an active involvement by all parties, whether local, regional, extraregional and international powers in the South China Sea, all having specific interests and playbooks. It seems therefore important to try analyzing the situation in a more holistic fashion, in order to better understand its dynamics and evolution.

Organized in partnership between the Paris Catholic University and ESSEC Business School - Singapore Campus, this seminar is meant at giving a broad understanding of the situation in the South China Sea, clarifying the meaning of key terms, and at discussing non-lethal deterrence.

Through two successive panels, experts will share thoughts and confront their views on the diversity, and the intensity of the phenomena of area denial, and grey zone tactics in the South China Sea as well as their impacts for Southeast Asian claimants. Additionally, they will discuss about concrete solutions to deter such phenomena as well as the obstacles in the way of increased cooperation and data sharing.

All are welcome. To attend online, please register at this link .

Location:

ESSEC Business School - Singapore Campus

Address: 5, Nepal Park (MRT Buona Vista & One North)

Please see the event programme below.

The flyer for the event is available for download here.

Speakers:  

For full speaker information and biographies please click here