Duterte foreign policy

Immediate opportunities mask serious risks related to the past, current context, and the near future.

Beijing’s latest assistance to Manila is notable but also needs to be kept in perspective.

His administration has not found a sustainable way to deal with the president's prolonged absences.

Despite delays, there are some signs of progress on key projects.

For all of Duterte’s rhetoric, substantive defense cooperation continues to be advanced, including on terrorism.

Manila and Prague sign a Defense Cooperation Agreement, but disclose few details about what this might mean for the future of their military ties.

A closer look at the much-anticipated agreement that both sides finally inked last week.

Defense export agency plays up opportunities in the defense realm.

The suggestion demonstrates an unsurprisingly poor understanding of the regional grouping and the complex choices it faces.  

Though Manila continues to flirt with the idea, details remain murky for now.

The second of the Indonesia-made vessels finally arrived in Manila, completing a deal that had been rocked by a corruption scandal.

A closer look at the significance of the goodwill visit within the context of Sino-Philippine relations.