Indo-Pacific Affairs has emerged as a major center of geo-strategic interest. As a political and strategic concept, it has gradually established in the foreign policy lexicon of some countries, especially the United States, India, Japan and Australia. Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs focus on Southeast Asia, the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
The Philippines' embrace of minilateralism, exemplified by the Squad cooperation, is a strategic response to the evolving geopolitical landscape of the South China Sea ...
Tackling the maritime crisis requires a concerted regional effort involving data and technology sharing, as well as creating opportunities for better security for local vulnerable fishing communities ...
As we look to the future, the Philippines must explore innovative approaches that can complement traditional strategies ...
The India-China border tensions constitute more than a bilateral dispute; they may be a microcosm of the bigger geopolitical shifts unfolding in the Indo-Pacific ...
If China continuously voids the regional maritime order, and this opinion is a miscalculation to China, it will become a real tiger for eating neighbours and antagonizing people ...
Though China rejects the international claims on the Indo-Pacific region, the world countries hold more maritime military exercises in order to ensure a “free and open Indo-Pacific†...
Domestic politics has led to a shift in the economic dependency of the Maldives from India to China. This is not a new revelation, but rather a trend seen since 2013 and this oscillation between India and China can have dire effects on the Maldives. ...
Despite frictions, the leaders from all three countries emphasised the importance of continuing the trilateral dialogue, stating it was essential for resolving issues of mutual concern ...
The Philippines should capitalize on ASEAN chairmanship to advance internal political reform, especially ASEAN’s stance on pressing issues that affect its members ...
China’s Global Security Initiative: A New Paradigm Challenging the Western Liberal Values
China’s Global Security Initiative challenges Western concepts of an international order based on liberal values ...