-
Title:
-
TRACKING THE PHILIPPINES’ FORCE BUILD-UP IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
-
Author:
-
Alex Vuving
-
Source:
-
ASIA MARITIME TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE
-
Date:
-
November 1, 2017
-
Description:
- Philippine strategic culture has combined a reliance on the United States for external defense and a focus on internal threats, especially the Muslim and Communist insurgents on the southern island of Mindanao. This has resulted in a chronic neglect of the navy, air force, and coast guard.
