Lucio Blanco Pitlo Iii

Lucio Blanco Pitlo Iii

South China Morning Post

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Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam – which defence model will Philippines follow as US ties wither?

Over the past 70 years, the Philippines’ alliance with the United States has involved many twists and turns. Though not without its controversies,...

Lucio Blanco Pitlo Iii

South China Morning Post

80 20.02.2020

The US once feared allies would drag it into a war with China. How ironic

President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to abrogate the Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States once again throws the spotlight...

Lucio Blanco Pitlo Iii

South China Morning Post

20 28.01.2020

Beijing and Manila need more than coastguard diplomacy to fix South China Sea problems

This week’s first-ever visit by a Chinese coastguard ship to Manila can be seen as a milestone in confidence building between two key claimants in...

Lucio Blanco Pitlo Iii

South China Morning Post

30 15.01.2020

Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand: the new frontiers in US-China battle for influence

While the United States has turned a new page in its relations with former adversary Vietnam, cracks in ties with long-standing allies the Philippines...

Lucio Blanco Pitlo Iii

South China Morning Post

20 29.11.2019

Why the Philippine-US Kamandag war games are a balancing act for Duterte

The third annual Kamandag military exercises could not have come at a more critical time, with the Philippines expanding its China and Russia ties,...

Lucio Blanco Pitlo Iii

South China Morning Post

20 15.10.2019

Could Duterte’s cooperation with Beijing help Manila realise its South China Sea arbitral victory?

“There is a time for everything. A time to negotiate and a time to quarrel with your enemy … a time to antagonise and a time to make peace and a...

Lucio Blanco Pitlo Iii

South China Morning Post

40 15.08.2019