The exercise highlights how the US-Philippines alliance soldiers on, even amid major tensions.

The return of three church bells, longtime U.S. trophies of war, is a unique opportunity for U.S.-Philippine relations.

How are Southeast Asian countries responding to growing tensions between the two powers?

Duterte's North Korea strategy seeks to balance the interests of China, the United States, and Japan.

If claimant states no longer care about freedom of navigation, the U.S. task in the South China Sea may be impossible.

McKinley did not have much in the way of a well-thought out plan for seizing the Philippines.

What does the president's slogan actually mean for the Philippines' diplomacy?

Trump’s second act in the South China Sea will have to be stronger than his first.

What are the economic implications of Duterte's pivot toward China, and away from the U.S.?

Has the Philippines president made a real shift in foreign policy, or is his rhetoric a negotiating tactic?

Rodrigo Duterte's first meeting with his Chinese counterpart suggests bilateral rapprochement on a range of issues.

Whether his efforts to use simplified history and us-versus-them narratives is a good way to build a nation is another question.

The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss the U.S.-Philippines relationship.

Washington's headache in the South China increasingly includes one of its own allies.

The meeting would have been the first between the two leaders since Duterte's inauguration.

The United States and China perceive the South China Sea issue in starkly different terms.