The contexts of strategy as a guide for defense planning in the Philippines

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

International Studies

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Defense and Security Analysis

Volume

31

Issue

2

First Page

159

Last Page

167

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Abstract

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Efforts toward developing an independent and credible Philippine defense policy were revived when Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III was elected President of the Philippines in 2010. President Aquino renewed the military modernization program in 2012 and emphasized the necessity of a "minimum credible defense posture." Given the modernization efforts of the government, this article aims to contribute to the development of the concept of minimum credible defense posture by exploring how theory contributes to defense planning. It argues that the contexts of strategy are useful in planning for national defense because these contexts can provide a conceptual framework for defense planners. It proceeds in three parts: the opening section reviews the literature on defense planning; the second surveys the context of developing strategies as discussed in the General Theory of Strategy; and the last provides a definition of minimum credible defense and applies the context of developing strategies to the case of the Philippines.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/14751798.2015.1069109

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