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The Biden administration has repeatedly said that any attack on Philippine ships or aircraft would bring the US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) into play.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289543
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Pheu Thai remains under the influence of its founder Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn’s father and a former prime minister (2001-06). On August 19, the Criminal Court said the next…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289135
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Although his party contested the November 20 elections as a key component of an alliance headed by then premier Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Nepali Congress, it now holds power as part of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275005
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Meanwhile, the Myanmar junta and the military-aligned Thai government are under pressure from opponents, and the Philippines is gearing up for elections. With COVID-19 vaccination…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265571
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Tensions between China and the South-east Asian claimants have increased considerably in the first half of this year. This has prompted some of those South-east Asian countries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254277
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Washington is one of Manila's oldest partners, but the outlook for ties is mixed amid the coming US presidential transition and following recent controversial comments by Duterte.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213317
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In February 2020, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he would terminate the pact. With the termination process having been extended twice, the VFA is now due to expire in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259493
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This is consistent with elements of the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government's economic policy that was finally released on July 29, four months after the party went…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212915
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The address laid out the new administration’s policy objectives for the coming year and Marcos’s broad goals for his six-year term. It gave little indication of the president’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271965
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A sweeping victory for the Philippines has dismantled any legal basis for expansive Chinese claims across much of the South China Sea.