EDCA Expansion Can Endanger Philippine Security Interests – Analysis
Despite some local oppositions against the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr.
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Author: Rommel C. Banlaoi
Rommel C. Banlaoi, PhD is the Chairman of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research (PIPVTR), President of the Philippine Society for International Security Studies (PSISS) and Convenor of the Network for the Prevention of Violent Extremism in the Philippines (NPVEP). He is the President of Philippines-China Friendship Society and a member of the Board of Directors of the China-Southeast Asia Research Center on the South China Sea (CSARC). He has served as the President of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) and member of the Management Board of the World Association for Chinese Studies (WACS).
Articles by Rommel C. Banlaoi :
Philippines-China Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) – Analysis
Consultation and not militarization can unlock peace in the South China Sea On 23-24 March 2023, China and the Philippines
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Pursuing Cooperation For Common Development Between China And Philippines In South China Sea – OpEd
Despite persistent efforts of the United States to use the Philippines to expand its military access to check China’s growing
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Pursuing Philippines-China Cooperation On Oil And Gas Development – Analysis
Despite the ruling of the Philippine Supreme Court on 10 January 2023 declaring unconstitutional the 2005 Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking
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Philippines-China Relations: Shifting To A Higher Gear Under Marcos Jr. Administration – Analysis
On 3-5 January 2023, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited China with the aim to shift China-Philippines relations to a
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The Philippines And China: The Imperative Of Strategic Partnership – Analysis
Next week on 3-6 January 2023, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is scheduled to hold his first state visit
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Track II Diplomacy And Role Of Think Tanks In Building China-ASEAN Blue Economic Partnership In New Era – Analysis
In this new era of international politics marked by increasing rivalries of major powers amidst global security uncertainties, the role
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Building Partnership For Blue Economy: Achievements And Limitations Of 20th Anniversary Of Declaration On Conduct Of Parties In South China Sea – Analysis
When China and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed the Declaration on the Conduct of
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Security Risks Of EDCA Under The Marcos Jr. Administration – Analysis
American Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Manila from her trip to Thailand after attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
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The Philippines And China: Deepening Mutual Trusts In South China Sea Through Compliance And Accountability – Analysis
When President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assumed office in June 2022, he gave the marching order to shift Philippines-China relations
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