Steve Saideman
After three days of briefings in Manila with all kinds of sharp people, I found myself thinking about some of the bigger implications. To be clear, I am not an Indo-Pacific expert, so some of this might be common knowledge, widely accepted wisdom, or incredibly dim, uninformed stuff. But that is...
Steve Saideman
Today, we had a series of high level briefings, and we got a good idea of where the Philippines stands in this part of the world: on the edge of a World War. Ooops, too dramatic? The day was mostly based on two sessions--one with senior civilian folks and one with senior military officers. We...
Steve Saideman
National park I am in Manila, capital of the Philippines, as the Canadian Department of National Defence is running a junket of experts or influencers or whatever I am to learn about the new headquarters they are standing up for a three star officer and to get a better understanding of the...