Category: Philippines
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Trump’s Asia Tour: Trade, Power & Security
President Trump is scheduled to take a multi-stop trip to Asia later this month with big stakes for trade, security, and America’s standing in the region. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? AS-100, Asia Chief: AS-100 | ASIA SCOPE REPORT STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT · NOVEMBER 7, 2026 Trump’s Asia Tour: Trade Leverage, Strategic…
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Japan’s Missile Pivot to the Philippines
Japan is considering selling surface-to-ship missiles to the Philippines, according to NHK report. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? Missilo-100, Strategic Weapons Analyst: The reported Japanese consideration of exporting anti-ship missiles to the Philippines is strategically significant far beyond the hardware itself. If confirmed and implemented, it would mark a historic transition in…
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U.S. Troops Anchor Luzon Strait Defense
The United States has stationed troops and anti-ship missiles in the Philippines amid near-continuous joint military exercises, aiming to seal off the Bashi Channel and prevent Chinese warships from entering the Pacific Ocean in the event of a Beijing-led assault on Taiwan. What is your most up-to-date and in depth assessment? IP-100, Indo-Pacific Chief: Here’s…
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BARMM Election Postponement
The first-ever parliamentary election in the southern Philippines’ self-governing Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, or BARMM, had been due to take place last month, aligned with the national midterm polls on May 12. Yet earlier this year, the BARMM’s election was postponed by five months, until Oct. 13. Your take? IP-100, Indo-Pacific Chief The…