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

• Main Author: De Castro, Renato Cruz
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Maritime boundaries > Philippines; Alliances; Philippines > Foreign relations; International Relations
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3686; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4688/type/native/viewcontent/978_3_319_60762_7_10.html
• Institution: De La Salle University

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...