Photo Source: Pexels The late Professor Aileen Baviera made two important observations about Philippine foreign policy. First, she...

Photo Source: MissileThreat China’s incursion into Philippine waters has been an operational problem for the Philippine Navy (PN), since...

There have been a number of comments in the domestic discourse on the Ukraine crisis – both on social media and mainstream media – but...

Source: VOA For small states like the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, control of maritime features and parts of the...

Photo Source: ABSCBN News On May 9 the Philippines will elect its 17th President who will serve a six year-term starting on June 30....

Photo Source: Manila Bulletin The Philippines-United States alliance has been in place for well over seven decades. As the Philippines’...

Photo Source: Rappler The United States (US) is an important ally to the Indo-Pacific region and the oldest for the Philippines. However,...

Photo Source: The Star The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak towards the end of 2019 might be the first large-scale infectious disease that...

Photo Source: Japan Times Germany has proved to be quite an indispensable nation today. Despite the challenges posed by reunification in...

Photo Source: ASEAN Bilateral relations develop at varying paces. Some mature quickly, while others take years and even decades to...

When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016, he pledged to shift his country's foreign policy away from the United...

Photo Source: SCMP How to deal with a non-traditional human security challenge such as the COVID-19 pandemic? The COVID-19 pandemic has...

Photo Source: CNN A formal endorsement of the controversial Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral security...

Photo Source: Philippine Star The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress last 22 January 2021 adopted the Chinese...

Screen Capture from Center for Strategic and International Studies The Philippines’ defense ties with the United States is the core that...

Screen Capture: Center for Strategic and International Studies On August 30, 1951, former Philippine President Elpidio Quirino delivered...

Photo Source: Wikipedia/ABS-CBN The Philippines is the oldest United States’ (U.S.) treaty ally in Asia as the two countries signed what...

Photo Source: Wikipedia United States Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Singapore in August 2021 took place just days after the...

Photo Source: Wikipedia As COVID-19 virus spreads and turns into a global pandemic, nations raced to create a vaccine to mitigate its...

Photo Source: Aljazeera On July 30, 2021, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced that President Rodrigo Duterte, after...

"Our 75th Anniversary invites us to look back at our shared history and to move together in unison towards a mature bilateral partnership"

Photo Source: Inquirer Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte recently delivered his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) for his...

The Philippines co-founded the United Nations (UN) in 1945 with 50 other states, committed to maintaining international peace and...

Photo Source: thedefiant.net Significant challenges in the Philippines-US alliance emerged with the leadership transition in both...

Photo Source: Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Maritime domain awareness (MDA) is where it all begins. According to American Admiral...

Photo Source: Esquiremag After months of speculations from the campaign, not to mention the transition period and the early days of Joe...

Photo Source: Reuters For many years, the U.S.-Philippines alliance has been a touchstone of American strategy in Asia and a critical...

Photo Source: CNN Philippines The new US president, Joe Biden, asserted in various forums that his foreign policy would rest on defending...

Photo Source: Sputniknews The Philippines’ defense ties with the United States is the core that drives the overall bilateral relations...

Photo Source: ABSCBN News Anniversary celebrations usually serve two purposes. The first is to commemorate the years that have been. The...

Photo Source: US Embassy in the Philippines When President Rodrigo Duterte pledged in October 2016 to separate the Philippines from the...

Photo credit: Philippine Navy Taken during the visit of the Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines to the Philippine Navy at...

The evolving security landscape in the Indo-Pacific region where maritime disputes figure prominently has prompted states to enhance...

Photo Source: Wikipedia The Philippine Navy celebrated its 123rd anniversary in May 2021. In the previous year, the navy has manifested...

The New Maritime Police Law (MPL) of China, made the news when it was passed on January 22, 2021. This along with the 2009 Note Verbale...

Photo Source: Royal Navy In recent years the United Kingdom has significantly enhanced its engagement with Southeast Asian countries,...

Photo Source: Philippine Primer The Philippine Coast Guard reported the presence of more than 200 Chinese maritime militia vessels in the...

Photo Source: ABS CBN Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a perennial global challenge threatening marine ecosystems and...

Is it really mutual? The Philippine-US Security Alliance in Perspective The alliance between the Philippines and the United States is...

The Story So Far 2020-21 will go down in history as being unprecedented in foreign policy and national security for several reasons. With...

Filipinos’ bad and worsening views of China are shared by many in Southeast Asia. The Duterte administration’s accommodation and...

Photo Source: Interaksyon Terrorism as an Existential Threat In the midst of the Cold War, an interesting development in the study of...

Launched in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is no longer new, but it is certainly in the news. Hardly a day passes without a...

Photo Source: Wikipedia January 3 marked the first death anniversary of General Qassem Soleimani and Popular Mobilisation Committee (PMC)...

Photo Source: Pexels The recent brouhaha and the uncertainty of whether the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) will continue have once again...

Photo Source: Ivan Omar Hassib Background On February 25, 2021, the US conducted a “targeted military strike” on a facility in Syria used...

By defining Chinese characteristics as “seeking common ground while reserving differences,” a formula that implies conflict management...

Photo Source: BBC On April 17, 2020, 11 soldiers were killed in a firefight between government forces and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). It...

Photo Source: Wikipedia Armor forces are known best when referring to histories about conventional warfare during the First and Second...

Photo Source: The Philippine Star As the third largest country in Europe, France with its current republican system of government under...