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
Recommended Citation
De Castro, R. C. (2017). Fostering military diplomacy with America's bilateral allies: The Philippine policy of linking spokes together. International Security in the Asia-Pacific: Transcending ASEAN towards Transitional Polycentrism, 219-254. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60762-7_10
Disciplines
International Relations
Keywords
Maritime boundaries--Philippines; Alliances; Philippines--Foreign relations
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