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Barack Obama
![What Duterte Demonstrates About US Security Commitments Abroad What Duterte Demonstrates About US Security Commitments Abroad](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-22_07-00-16.jpg)
What Duterte Demonstrates About US Security Commitments Abroad
By Ted Galen Carpenter
There is little reason why the U.S. government should accept cynical free-riding behavior on the part of so-called allies.
![Obama and Indonesia: Strong Progress But an Uncertain Future Obama and Indonesia: Strong Progress But an Uncertain Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-11_00-32-27.jpg)
Obama and Indonesia: Strong Progress But an Uncertain Future
By Nithin Coca
The U.S. has done its part to deepen relations; the ball is now in Indonesia's court.
![Cybersecurity in US Asia Policy Cybersecurity in US Asia Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-09_19-11-13.jpg)
Cybersecurity in US Asia Policy
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Herbert S. Lin.
![Is the Philippines Still a US Ally? Is the Philippines Still a US Ally?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-14_13-58-43.jpg)
Is the Philippines Still a US Ally?
By Phoebe Benich
How long can the U.S.-Philippines alliance remain "rock solid" in the face of Duterte's fiery rhetoric?
![Anything But 'Rock Solid': US-Philippines Alliance in for Difficult Times Anything But 'Rock Solid': US-Philippines Alliance in for Difficult Times](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-13_23-33-58.jpg)
Anything But 'Rock Solid': US-Philippines Alliance in for Difficult Times
By Ankit Panda
A week of declamations by Rodrigo Duterte lay bare a troubling future for the old alliance.
![Understanding the Strategic Logic Behind the US-India Military Logistics Pact Understanding the Strategic Logic Behind the US-India Military Logistics Pact](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-13_19-47-04.jpg)
Understanding the Strategic Logic Behind the US-India Military Logistics Pact
By Harsh V. Pant
The U.S.-India Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement benefits both countries.
![The Surprising New Challenge for the US in the South China Sea The Surprising New Challenge for the US in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-13_15-37-24.jpg)
The Surprising New Challenge for the US in the South China Sea
By Mohamed Zeeshan
Washington's headache in the South China increasingly includes one of its own allies.
![Obama Cancels Scheduled Meeting With Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Obama Cancels Scheduled Meeting With Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-06_00-01-56.jpg)
Obama Cancels Scheduled Meeting With Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
By Ankit Panda
The meeting would have been the first between the two leaders since Duterte's inauguration.
![Modi's Big Speech in Washington: Time for 'Natural Allies' to Deliver Results Modi's Big Speech in Washington: Time for 'Natural Allies' to Deliver Results](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-09_03-08-09.jpg)
Modi's Big Speech in Washington: Time for 'Natural Allies' to Deliver Results
By Ankit Panda
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his big day before U.S. Congress. What was the big message?
![Prime Minister Modi Heads to the US: What to Expect Prime Minister Modi Heads to the US: What to Expect](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-15_19-04-35.jpg)
Prime Minister Modi Heads to the US: What to Expect
By Ashok Sajjanhar
"The deepening of ties with the U.S. is one of the more significant success stories of Modi’s foreign policy."
![Obama’s Visit to Vietnam: A Turning Point? Obama’s Visit to Vietnam: A Turning Point?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-30_18-55-58.jpg)
Obama’s Visit to Vietnam: A Turning Point?
By Carl Thayer
The visit did result in the lifting of the arms embargo, but the context is far wider.
![Obama’s Hiroshima Speech: A Missed Opportunity Obama’s Hiroshima Speech: A Missed Opportunity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-22_17-23-59.jpg)
Obama’s Hiroshima Speech: A Missed Opportunity
By Ben Rimland
Despite Obama’s talk of a nuclear-free world, he has overseen one of the largest modernization programs in U.S. nuclear history.