Alan Sipress

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Foreign Editor at The Washington Post

Senior Editor/International, The Washington Post. Focused on the Middle East. Author of The Fatal Strain. Formerly Jakarta, Cairo, New Delhi, Philly, Princeton.

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A voyage into the world’s most contested waterway

Oct 16, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Elana Gordon |Peter Bresnan |Reena Flores |Sean Carter |Yasmin Coles |Alan Sipress | +1 more

Just 140 miles off the coast of the Philippines’ largest island is a sparkling blue lagoon that is rich with fish and minerals. This ring of reefs and rocks is called Scarborough Shoal. For centuries, it has been a place of open passageway and connection, drawing fishermen from all over the region. It’s a place that captain Jory Aguian, student activist Mathew Silverio and the rest of a small Philippine flotilla of wooden boats are determined to reach.

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