What Duterte Portends for Philippine Foreign Policy

• Main Author: Heydarian, Richard Javad
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Maritime Security; Southeast Asia and ASEAN; Conflict and Stability; Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80666; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40774
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Contrary to his reputation as a foul-mouthed provincial statesman, the Philippines’ incoming president Rodrigo Duterte may very well end up as a sophisticated and nuanced geopolitical player over the South China Sea disputes and oversee the revival of Philippine-China relations.