Philippine defense policy in the 21st century: Autonomous defense or back to the alliance?

• Main Author: De Castro, Renato Cruz
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: Alliances; Philippines > Foreign relations > United States; United States > Foreign relations > Philippines; Military assistance, American > Philippines; International Relations
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/596; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/1595/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Using the Philippines as a case study, this article addresses two theoretically relevant questions regarding alliance durability. First, why does a state, given a choice between autonomous defense (by dipping into its own domestic resources for arms build-up) and seeking allies (to provide military...