Philippines

The Philippines is building new security partnerships as well as undertaking new maritime strategies to address some of the asymmetries in the maritime space vis-à-vis China.

• Temjenmeren Ao
• July 16, 2024
• Issue Brief

The Philippines became the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member state to sign a defence pact with Japan.

• Sriram Vellore
• December 06, 2023
• IDSA Comments

The intensification of China’s hard-line territorial claims in the East and South China Seas, matched by its unilateral actions, are threatening regional peace and stability.

• Temjenmeren Ao
• November 07, 2023
• Issue Brief

A Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and the Philippines would be fruitful in not only strengthening the bilateral relations between the two, but also in adding heft to the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific.

• Akash Sahu
• April 01, 2022
• IDSA Comments

The BrahMos deal with the Philippines marks a convergence between India’s Act East and Defence Export policies and adds to its profile as a reliable defence partner in the Indo-Pacific.

• Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak
• February 23, 2022
• IDSA Comments

This article examines how regime types shape security sector reforms, that are integral to the peace processes in Thailand’s Patani and the Philippines’ Mindanao.

• Dr. Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
• July 2018
• Strategic Analysis

As the need for a modern and capable naval force grows ever more urgent, it remains to be seen if the Philippine Navy’s latest modernisation plans will become a reality or be still-born as was the case with earlier efforts.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• July 19, 2016
• IDSA Comments

Whether the ruling would induce China to adopt a fresh look at the dispute or it would only further complicate the domestic and regional political situations will depend on the domestic, regional and international responses in the coming days and weeks.

• Prashant Kumar Singh
• July 14, 2016
• IDSA Comments

While using unexceptionable language, India has actually not supported the Chinese position in the South China Sea and has called upon China to adhere to the limits laid down in the UNCLOS.

• Aman Saberwal
• July 14, 2016
• IDSA Comments

India should ensure that the deal does not slip away because of GRSE’s perceived financial inability, which may not actually be the case.

• Aman Saberwal
• July 06, 2016
• IDSA Comments