Philippines
Beyond the South China Sea: U.S.-Philippines Relationship Cannot be Taken for Granted
When the Philippines attracts U.S. news coverage, it is usually about maritime disagreements with China. The standoff between a World War II-era ship manned by a handful of Philippine Marines...
President Bongbong Takes Office in the Philippines
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was sworn into office on Thursday as the seventeenth president of the Philippines, roughly thirty-six years after his...
Off on the Right Foot? U.S. Officials Meet the Philippines’ Next Leader
On Thursday, U.S. deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman met with Philippine president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of long-time Filipino leader Ferdinand Marcos, in a visit intended to repair the U.S.-Philippines...
Duterte Ally ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Dominates Philippines Election
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, secured a decisive victory in the country’s presidential election on Monday—marking a major restoration of power for the...
Shifting Gears: Marine Corps Exercise Reflects Focus on Indo-Pacific
U.S. Marine Corps pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, normally stationed at Marine Corps Air Base Hawaii, recently completed one of the longest flights ever undertaken in the history...
Is the U.S.-Philippines Alliance Obsolete?
The Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines, signed on August 30, 1951, strengthened regional security in the decades that followed. More recently,...