The United States has recently pledged to strengthen the nature of it’s military relationship with the Philippines in order to increase the country’s “minimum credible defense posture.” This move is in support of the Philippines territorial claims to what they know as the West Philippine Sea, but China has aggressively claimed as their own– deeming […]
Maritime security concerns grow
The deputy foreign ministers and other senior foreign ministry officials of several Southeast Asian countries met in the Philippines on Wednesday to try and solve several maritime disputes which have ignited tensions and threaten regional stability. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will host a three-day maritime forum that will focus on maritime security, piracy, […]