China Cards on the table: Duterte’s power aces and policy bets for Philippine security February 14, 2020 0 Image Credit: Ace of Hearts - Poker" by pokerphotos/flickr; licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Ananda Devi Domingo-Almase. At the two-tier game of national security, Philippine President…
Belt and Road Initiative The balancing act ahead: Legislative options for the China-Philippines relationship after the midterm elections July 2, 2019 0 Written by Matthew Ordoñez. Image Credit: DSC08858 by mountain_MX/CC; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The recently concluded 2019 midterm elections in the Philippines held on 13 May represent…
Asia Small state security syndrome: understanding the Philippines’ National Security Strategy February 19, 2019 0 Written by Ananda Devi Domingo-Almase. My continuing research interest in the Philippines’ first ever publication of a National Security Strategy (NSS) in 2018 is driven…
China China and the Quad: challenges for Southeast Asia May 25, 2018 0 Written by Tai Wei Lim. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or “the Quad” (US, Japan, Australia, and India), is widely regarded as a counter to China’s…
South China Sea Japan is back on the world stage February 14, 2018 1 Written by John Hemmings. Just over a month after the foreign and defense ministers of Britain and Japan stood side-by-side in the National Maritime Museum…
South China Sea India’s growing influence and ambition August 30, 2017 0 Written by Sylvia Mishra. China’s growing naval presence in the Indian Ocean and assertiveness in maritime territorial disputes in East and South China Sea has…
ASEAN The South China Sea: ASEAN’s 50th birthday overshadowed by its most divisive issue? August 21, 2017 0 Written by Scott Edwards. As ASEAN reached its 50th anniversary on the 8th of August, questions over its increasing relevance continued to dominate discussion. No…
South China Sea Japan's growing role in the South China Sea July 17, 2017 1 Written by Reinhard Drifte. Last month, it was reported that Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force`s (MSDF) largest warship, the Izumo helicopter carrier (19,500 t), together with…
China China’s Diplomatic Strategy and Expanding Philippines-China Political Cooperation July 12, 2017 1 Written by Aaron Jed Rabena. In On War (1832), Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and military theorist, wrote that, “War is merely the continuation…
Philippines Diplomatic Engagement and Negotiated Agreement between the Philippines and China: A Constructive-Realist Approach in Post-Arbitration April 18, 2017 0 Written by Ananda Devi Domingo-Almase The South China Sea (SCS) dispute is a complex web of strategic issues and concerns that are both real and…
