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    The Philippines’ Foreign Policy & National Security Ambitions for the Next Administration and Beyond
    Peaches Lauren Vergara, Deryk Matthew Baladjay, and Julio Amador III
    • Apr 6
    • 8 min

    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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    The Ukraine Crisis and the ‘West Philippine Sea’: The Necessity of Self-Defense in International Law
    Julius Yano
    • Mar 5
    • 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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    Relational stability between China and Japan, its fragility, and its consequences for East Asia
    Antoine Roth
    • Mar 5
    • 4 min

    Relational stability between China and Japan, its fragility, and its consequences for East Asia

    Photo Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Ever since former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo made the decision to offer...
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    South China Sea Disputants as Pawns in the U.S.-China Rivalry
    Krista Wiegand
    • Feb 25
    • 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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    Prospects for Cambodia’s chairing of ASEAN in 2022
    Riko Watanabe
    • Jan 21
    • 4 min

    Prospects for Cambodia’s chairing of ASEAN in 2022

    In October 2021, Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei handed over the chairmanship of ASEAN to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. In 2022, ASEAN will...
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    Changes and Continuities in Japan’s Peacebuilding in Mindanao
    Maria Thaemar C. Tana
    • Jan 10
    • 5 min

    Changes and Continuities in Japan’s Peacebuilding in Mindanao

    Japan International Cooperation Agency and National Economic Development Authority signed a 771 yen grant aid to improve energy...
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    Indo-Pacific Democratic Gains? The Philippines and the Era of Strategic Competition
    Mark Angelo Locsin
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Indo-Pacific Democratic Gains? The Philippines and the Era of Strategic Competition

    The international system has seen its fair share of temporal conditions and specific circumstances that determine the attitudes of...
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    Onwards and upwards: The Philippines-US security alliance
    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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    Good Cop, Bad Cop: The US-Philippine Alliance as a foreign policy priority
    Matthew Uy and Dianne Mulingtapang
    • Dec 5, 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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    A Chinese Perspective on China’s Vaccine Diplomacy
    Fan Dai
    • Nov 30, 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...
    247 views0 comments
    Japan should lease nuclear submarines from the US
    Satoru Nagao
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Japan should lease nuclear submarines from the US

    Photo Source: Japan Today In September 2021, Australia, the US, and the UK published a joint statement of their cooperation as AUKUS, a...
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    India’s turn to the East: An opportunity for a broader India-Philippines Security Cooperation
    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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    International Relations Perspectives on Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 Response
    Alexia Anne M. Suñaz
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    International Relations Perspectives on Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 Response

    The COVID-19 pandemic characterizes the 21st-century world experience through its interweaving effects in various sectors. It displays...
    271 views0 comments
    AUKUS and Australia’s security policy
    Bec Strating
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    AUKUS and Australia’s security policy

    Photo Source: The Interpreter Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom signed the historic ‘AUKUS’ trilateral security...
    217 views0 comments
    Duterte's Dalliance with China Is Over
    Derek Grossman
    • Nov 3, 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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    Securitizing COVID-19
    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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    Philippines-Netherlands connections @ 70
    J. Eduardo Malaya
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Philippines-Netherlands connections @ 70

    The First Filipino Boat in Amsterdam. Photo Source: GMA News 2021 is an auspicious year for the Philippines and the Netherlands as it...
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    Idealism and strategy: the Philippines’ commitment to the rules-based international order
    JJ Domingo
    • Oct 24, 2021
    • 7 min

    Idealism and strategy: the Philippines’ commitment to the rules-based international order

    Photo Source: United Nations Photo The signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco seventy-six years ago this month was a...
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    International law and the United Nations' role in maintaining peace amidst great power rivalry
    Mark Anthony Articulo
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    International law and the United Nations' role in maintaining peace amidst great power rivalry

    Photo Source: United Nations Recent events unfolded some surprises, and nations, big and small, have offered mixed reactions that make...
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    Women in Afghanistan: Pawns then, pawns again
    Monerica Arnuco
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    Women in Afghanistan: Pawns then, pawns again

    Since August 15, 2021, the world has been watching with bated breath as the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in what appeared to be...
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