Thank you for registering!An account was already registered with this email. Please check your inbox for an authentication link.Skip to contentMANILA – “With this show of force and active engagement of our allies and partners, ‘Sama Sama’ transcends mere military exercises,” Philippine Navy Chief Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci said during the recent opening of large-scale naval exercises with allied nations in the South China Sea.As many as 1,800 participants from the United States, a Philippines’ treaty ally, as well as strategic partners such as Japan, Great Britain and Canada are taking part...…Thank you for registering!An account was already registered with this email. Please check your inbox for an authentication link.Skip to contentMANILA – “With this show of force and active engagement of our allies and partners, ‘Sama Sama’ transcends mere military exercises,” Philippine Navy Chief Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci said during the recent opening of large-scale naval exercises with allied nations in the South China Sea.As many as 1,800 participants from the United States, a Philippines’ treaty ally, as well as strategic partners such as Japan, Great Britain and Canada are taking part...WW…

With all politics being local, parochial interests often shape even the grandest policies of contemporary leaders. Foreign policy, for instance, can’t be understood without taking domestic politics into consideration. This is especially the case in modern democracies, where pressure groups and powerful lobbies can shape, if not dictate, the foreign policy direction of even the most powerful presidents.In today’s Philippines, however, something bizarre is taking place. For the first time in recent memory, foreign policy issues are beginning to define domestic politics. President Ferdinand...…With all politics being local, parochial interests often shape even the grandest policies of contemporary leaders. Foreign policy, for instance, can’t be understood without taking domestic politics into consideration. This is especially the case in modern democracies, where pressure groups and powerful lobbies can shape, if not dictate, the foreign policy direction of even the most powerful presidents.In today’s Philippines, however, something bizarre is taking place. For the first time in recent memory, foreign policy issues are beginning to define domestic politics. President Ferdinand...WW…