Fostering military diplomacy with America's bilateral allies: The Philippine policy of linking spokes together

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

International Studies

Document Type

Article

Source Title

International Security in the Asia-Pacific: Transcending ASEAN towards Transitional Polycentrism

First Page

219

Last Page

254

Publication Date

9-13-2017

Abstract

This chapter examines the Philippines’ efforts to foster closer security ties with the USA, and its other bilateral security partners, namely Japan, South Korea, and Australia. These moves are aimed at strengthening the territorial defense capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the face of the China challenge in the South China Sea. Consequently, these enhanced strategic relations with the Philippines also pursue the secondary goal of enabling the aforementioned allies to help the AFP overcome its inadequacies in conducting local humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations during and after natural calamities.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1007/978-3-319-60762-7_10

Disciplines

International Relations

Keywords

Maritime boundaries--Philippines; Alliances; Philippines--Foreign relations

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