Strategic Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific: The Case of Japan and the Philippines
“Japan’s increasing strategic and maritime engagement with the Philippines has led to key developments and strategic initiatives in recent years. The two countries have been building stronger ties for over two decades, with the partnership seeing progress in the last eight years, propelled by converging threat perceptions in an increasingly volatile Indo-Pacific. The finalisation of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) on 8 July 2024[3] comes at an opportune time. The RAA, Japan’s first such agreement in Asia, will facilitate the entry of equipment and troops for combat training and disaster response, enhancing military cooperation between Manila and Tokyo.”
In full at the Observer Research Foundation.