Richard Javad Heydarian, Author at Asia Times

Philippines

The geopolitical significance of Marcos Jr’s visit to Japan

by Richard Javad Heydarian February 9, 2023February 15, 2023

A US navy personnel (L) gives instructions to his Philippine counterpart during drills at a naval base in Sangley point, Cavite City, west of Manila on June 28, 2013. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe

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Two Japanese Air Self Defense Forces F-15s. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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US-China shadow war descends on Taiwan

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US sanctions reversing Russian gains in SE Asia

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The geopolitical significance of Marcos Jr’s visit to Japan

Philippines opening wider to US troops and arms

Marcos Jr’s economic boomlet could be short-lived

Japan soft-selling its remilitarization to the world

Marcos Jr returns from China with a pocketful of promises

Marcos Jr in desperate need of China’s Belt and Road

Marcos Jr shows the way to balance US and China

Russia, Vietnam slowly but surely parting strategic ways

Japanese warplanes in Philippines for first time since WW2

Harris offers Marcos more muscle to counter China

SE Asia summitry finally serves a useful purpose

Biden tells ASEAN he doesn’t want war with China

Biden heads to summits with an empty economic bag

China-Vietnam in warm, new communist embrace

Marcos Jr looks to China for money, US for muscle

ASEAN bracing for US-China rivalry to explode

US-Philippines back in military lockstep vis-a-vis China

Taking the measure of Marcos Jr’s first 100 days

US-Philippines drawing closer on defense of Taiwan

What Marcos Jr promised to America

Marcos hat in hand in US while keeping China close

Europe splitting on Ukraine as energy crisis looms

Marcos tour signals new foreign policy direction

US-China shadow war descends on Taiwan

US sanctions reversing Russian gains in SE Asia

US, China in a daring game of chicken over Taiwan

US, Philippines flex alliance in heat of Taiwan crisis

Taiwan tensions spilling over in South China Sea

In a reset, Marcos scraps Duterte’s China loans

Could South Korea make the Quad a Quint?

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