The Philippines’ Foreign Policy & National Security Ambitions for the Next Administration and Beyond
Photo Source: Pexels The late Professor Aileen Baviera made two important observations about Philippine foreign policy. First, she...
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RAdm Rommel Jude G Ong (RET)
- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
Bhramos Anti-Ship Missile Acquisition: First Step to Credible Deterrence
Photo Source: MissileThreat China’s incursion into Philippine waters has been an operational problem for the Philippine Navy (PN), since...
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Julius Yano
- Mar 5, 2022
- 5 min
The Ukraine Crisis and the ‘West Philippine Sea’: The Necessity of Self-Defense in International Law
There have been a number of comments in the domestic discourse on the Ukraine crisis – both on social media and mainstream media – but...
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Krista Wiegand
- Feb 25, 2022
- 5 min
South China Sea Disputants as Pawns in the U.S.-China Rivalry
Source: VOA For small states like the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, control of maritime features and parts of the...
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Mico Galang
- Feb 14, 2022
- 7 min
Foreign policy considerations for the next Philippine president
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....
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Deryk Matthew Baladjay and Florence Principe Gamboa
- Dec 10, 2021
- 6 min
Onwards and upwards: The Philippines-US security alliance
Photo Source: Manila Bulletin The Philippines-United States alliance has been in place for well over seven decades. As the Philippines’...
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Matthew Uy and Dianne Mulingtapang
- Dec 6, 2021
- 6 min
Good Cop, Bad Cop: The US-Philippine Alliance as a foreign policy priority
Photo Source: Rappler The United States (US) is an important ally to the Indo-Pacific region and the oldest for the Philippines. However,...
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Fan Dai
- Dec 1, 2021
- 6 min
A Chinese Perspective on China’s Vaccine Diplomacy
Photo Source: The Star The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak towards the end of 2019 might be the first large-scale infectious disease that...
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Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby
- Nov 22, 2021
- 6 min
Leveraging Germany’s turn to the Indo-Pacific
Photo Source: Japan Times Germany has proved to be quite an indispensable nation today. Despite the challenges posed by reunification in...
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Jules Gerard Arceo
- Nov 17, 2021
- 4 min
India’s turn to the East: An opportunity for a broader India-Philippines Security Cooperation
Photo Source: ASEAN Bilateral relations develop at varying paces. Some mature quickly, while others take years and even decades to...
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Derek Grossman
- Nov 4, 2021
- 5 min
Duterte's Dalliance with China Is Over
When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016, he pledged to shift his country's foreign policy away from the United...
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Florence Gamboa, Deryk Baladjay & Julio Amador III
- Nov 2, 2021
- 5 min
Securitizing COVID-19
Photo Source: SCMP How to deal with a non-traditional human security challenge such as the COVID-19 pandemic? The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
- Oct 7, 2021
- 5 min
High-level visits underpin renewed PH-US alliance ties post VFA restoration
Photo Source: CNN A formal endorsement of the controversial Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral security...
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Lara Beatrice Jomalesa
- Sep 24, 2021
- 6 min
The New China Coast Guard Law: Implications to PH Maritime Security
Photo Source: Philippine Star The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress last 22 January 2021 adopted the Chinese...
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Gen Emmanuel T. Bautista AFP RET
- Sep 21, 2021
- 4 min
US-Philippines Alliance: Strategic and Operational Value of the Alliance and its Future
Screen Capture from Center for Strategic and International Studies The Philippines’ defense ties with the United States is the core that...
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PH Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana
- Sep 16, 2021
- 9 min
Commentary on the 70th Anniversary of the PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty
Screen Capture: Center for Strategic and International Studies On August 30, 1951, former Philippine President Elpidio Quirino delivered...
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Renato Cruz De Castro
- Sep 13, 2021
- 5 min
Whitsun Reef Stand-Off: A Test Case for the Applicability of the 1951 PH-US MDT in the 21st Century?
Photo Source: Wikipedia/ABS-CBN The Philippines is the oldest United States’ (U.S.) treaty ally in Asia as the two countries signed what...
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Wen-Qing Ngoei
- Sep 9, 2021
- 4 min
After the Fall: Saigon and Kabul in US-Southeast Asian Relations
Photo Source: Wikipedia United States Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Singapore in August 2021 took place just days after the...
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Carol Largo
- Sep 6, 2021
- 5 min
The Philippines: A Target of Vaccine Diplomacy
Photo Source: Wikipedia As COVID-19 virus spreads and turns into a global pandemic, nations raced to create a vaccine to mitigate its...
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Mico Galang
- Sep 3, 2021
- 5 min
The Implications of Afghanistan for the Philippines-U.S. Alliance
Photo Source: Aljazeera On July 30, 2021, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced that President Rodrigo Duterte, after...
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Amb. Ma. Hellen De La Vega
- Sep 1, 2021
- 7 min
Philippine Perspective on the Diplomatic Relations between the Philippines and Australia
"Our 75th Anniversary invites us to look back at our shared history and to move together in unison towards a mature bilateral partnership"
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Enrico Gloria
- Aug 9, 2021
- 5 min
Colonialism and Debt of Gratitude: Framing the US and China in Duterte’s Foreign Policy Discourses
Photo Source: Inquirer Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte recently delivered his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) for his...
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Chester Cabalza
- Aug 5, 2021
- 6 min
The Philippines’ Stealthy Ascent to Middle Power
The Philippines co-founded the United Nations (UN) in 1945 with 50 other states, committed to maintaining international peace and...
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Rej Cortez Torrecampo
- Jul 1, 2021
- 6 min
Searching for the collaborative advantage in the Philippines-US alliance
Photo Source: thedefiant.net Significant challenges in the Philippines-US alliance emerged with the leadership transition in both...
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Queenie Valencia
- Jul 1, 2021
- 5 min
Drawing the ‘Big Picture’: US-PH Alliance Towards A Robust Maritime Domain Awareness
Photo Source: Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Maritime domain awareness (MDA) is where it all begins. According to American Admiral...
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Philip Alegre
- Jul 1, 2021
- 5 min
A New Leverage for the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea
Photo Source: Esquiremag After months of speculations from the campaign, not to mention the transition period and the early days of Joe...
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Blake Herzinger
- Jul 1, 2021
- 6 min
Facing the Future Shoulder to Shoulder: The Critical Question of Access in the US-PH Alliance
Photo Source: Reuters For many years, the U.S.-Philippines alliance has been a touchstone of American strategy in Asia and a critical...
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Edcel John A. Ibarra
- Jul 1, 2021
- 4 min
For Democracy’s Sake, Biden Must Continue Engaging with Duterte
Photo Source: CNN Philippines The new US president, Joe Biden, asserted in various forums that his foreign policy would rest on defending...
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Gen Emmanuel T. Bautista AFP RET
- Jul 1, 2021
- 4 min
The Resilience of Philippines-United States Defense Relations
Photo Source: Sputniknews The Philippines’ defense ties with the United States is the core that drives the overall bilateral relations...
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Dean Dulay
- Jul 1, 2021
- 4 min
Can Domestic Politics Help Us Understand Our Relations with the United States?
Photo Source: ABSCBN News Anniversary celebrations usually serve two purposes. The first is to commemorate the years that have been. The...
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Gregory H. Winger
- Jul 1, 2021
- 6 min
Alliance Embeddedness: The Resilience of the U.S.-Philippine Alliance in the Duterte Era
Photo Source: US Embassy in the Philippines When President Rodrigo Duterte pledged in October 2016 to separate the Philippines from the...
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Danilo T. Facundo
- Jun 28, 2021
- 5 min
Philippine Marines’ New Warfighting Paradigm: The Archipelagic Coastal Defense
Photo credit: Philippine Navy Taken during the visit of the Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines to the Philippine Navy at...
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Edwin Nera
- Jun 10, 2021
- 5 min
The Submarine Acquisition Project of the Philippines
The evolving security landscape in the Indo-Pacific region where maritime disputes figure prominently has prompted states to enhance...
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Rej Cortez Torrecampo
- Jun 3, 2021
- 6 min
Applying Network Governance Principles for the PH Navy’s Naval Cooperation
Photo Source: Wikipedia The Philippine Navy celebrated its 123rd anniversary in May 2021. In the previous year, the navy has manifested...
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Mara Villegas
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
Legitimizing Territorial Take Over, A Chinese Playbook
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...
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Jürgen Haacke
- May 20, 2021
- 5 min
The United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, and the Indo-Pacific ‘tilt’
Photo Source: Royal Navy In recent years the United Kingdom has significantly enhanced its engagement with Southeast Asian countries,...
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Michael Henry Yusingco
- May 10, 2021
- 4 min
Our national ‘China policy’ must be a 2022 election issue
Photo Source: Philippine Primer The Philippine Coast Guard reported the presence of more than 200 Chinese maritime militia vessels in the...
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Peaches Lauren Vergara
- May 6, 2021
- 4 min
IUU Fishing Campaign in the Philippines: Shifting mitigation focus and embracing technology
Photo Source: ABS CBN Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a perennial global challenge threatening marine ecosystems and...
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Julio S. Amador III
- May 3, 2021
- 6 min
Is it really mutual? The Philippines-US alliance in perspective
Is it really mutual? The Philippine-US Security Alliance in Perspective The alliance between the Philippines and the United States is...
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Tarun Krishnakumar
- Apr 29, 2021
- 5 min
The Paradox of the Philippines’ Foreign Influence Legislation
The Story So Far 2020-21 will go down in history as being unprecedented in foreign policy and national security for several reasons. With...
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Malcolm Cook
- Apr 10, 2021
- 4 min
China in Southeast Asia: Losing Hearts, But Not Minds
Filipinos’ bad and worsening views of China are shared by many in Southeast Asia. The Duterte administration’s accommodation and...
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Erick Joshua Lagon
- Apr 8, 2021
- 5 min
The Terror Beyond: Assessing The Securitization of the Anti-Terrorism Act
Photo Source: Interaksyon Terrorism as an Existential Threat In the midst of the Cold War, an interesting development in the study of...
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Daniele Carminati
- Apr 5, 2021
- 4 min
The Belt and Road in the Philippines: Recent Developments and Post-Pandemic Uncertainties
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...
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Giuseppe M De Rosa
- Mar 29, 2021
- 4 min
The Ball is in Washington’s Court: US-Iraq-Iran Security Relations under the Biden Administration
Photo Source: Wikipedia January 3 marked the first death anniversary of General Qassem Soleimani and Popular Mobilisation Committee (PMC)...
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J. Wellington Brown and Dean C. Dulay
- Mar 25, 2021
- 4 min
Why Local Politics Matter for U.S. – Philippines Military Relations
Photo Source: Pexels The recent brouhaha and the uncertainty of whether the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) will continue have once again...
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Johaira C. Wahab
- Mar 25, 2021
- 10 min
Self-Defense Against NonState Actors & Recent US Military Strike in Syria: Considerations for the PH
Photo Source: Ivan Omar Hassib Background On February 25, 2021, the US conducted a “targeted military strike” on a facility in Syria used...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
China in the Middle East: Stepping up to the plate
By defining Chinese characteristics as “seeking common ground while reserving differences,” a formula that implies conflict management...
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Ann Febel Bajo
- Mar 4, 2021
- 4 min
Saving Lupah Sug: A Proposal to End Local Armed Conflict in Sulu
Photo Source: BBC On April 17, 2020, 11 soldiers were killed in a firefight between government forces and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). It...
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Maria Victoria Blancaflor
- Mar 1, 2021
- 5 min
Armor Forces in the Philippine Army: Then, Now, and into the Future
Photo Source: Wikipedia Armor forces are known best when referring to histories about conventional warfare during the First and Second...
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Mark Angelo Locsin and Andrew David Alimpuangon
- Feb 22, 2021
- 5 min
A Shot in the Arm? French ODA and the Indo-Pacific Potential of Franco-Filipino Relations
Photo Source: The Philippine Star As the third largest country in Europe, France with its current republican system of government under...
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