Tragedy of Small Power Politics: Duterte and the Shifting Sands of Philippine Foreign Policy

• Main Author: Heydarian, Richard Javad
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: International Relations; Political Science; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/polsci-faculty-pubs/41; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14799855.2017.1354569?journalCode=fasi20
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Domestic politics has played an important role in in the dramatic shifts in Philippine policy toward the United States and China, particularly as the South China Sea disputes have intensified. The Arroyo administration attempted to reduce dependency on the United States by engaging China and adoptin...