[OPINION] The West Philippine Sea is also a digital battlefield
The nature of the conflict has already changed. Data, narratives, and perception shape it.
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The nature of the conflict has already changed. Data, narratives, and perception shape it.
Filipino strategists hum for strategic autonomy in today's global security landscape. In the abstract of chess game of multipolar power balancing, the Philippines is refusing to be the pawn
A new definition of sea transport was born with the advent of hovercrafts. Their capacity to navigate shallows that were previously inaccessible to conventional boats presents an opportunity for the Philippines to rethink its strategy. Free from the constraints of guarded deep-water entrances, earlier inaccessible shallows can be treated as navigable territory.
A recent acquisition of BrahMos missiles illustrates how striking a balance between strengthening national security and prudent financial management remains paramount for Manila.
27 May 2022, NIICE Commentary 8013 Amadeus O. Quiaoit The Philippine Navy can better strategize in the future force development suitable in its geostrategic environment through automation and augmentation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Systems. Recently the Department of National Defense (DND) secured the deal for next generation Offshore
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28 January 2021, NIICE Commentary 6751 Amadeus O. Quiaoit President Duterte's State of the National Address (SONA) in 2020 featured unconventional rhetoric and pronouncements on the disputed islands chains within the South China Sea.
25 February 2022, NIICE Commentary 7652 Amadeus O. Quiaoit The liberal international order has been shaken by the sudden large-scale conventional invasion of Russia in the southern, eastern and northern borders of Ukraine.
There are current efforts that push this narrative that the Russian-Ukrainian War is a Manichean clash between "Good versus Evil." Recently, an article argued that the Russian invasion stemmed from Russia's President Vladimir Putin's alleged "irrationality," connotated as paranoia regarding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) institutional verbose - that is, the Russian leader could have recognized NATO's effort "to better international relations and promote conditions of...
Advertisement Since the 2010s, there has been a notable shift in the global balance of power, and the re-emergence of a multipolar world. The Philippines faces an unprecedented geopolitical challenge in the face of China's quest for regional hegemony in the Indo-Pacific region.