As we commemorate the 125th year of Philippine independence, we continue to confront escalating geopolitical challenges particularly in the West Philippine Sea.

The weaponization of cyberspace has triggered new ways to disrupt a country's digital infrastructure, undermine its institutions, and erode public trust.

On June 5, 2022, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles revealed the details of an incident between a Royal Australian Air Force reconnaissance aircraft and a Chinese People’s Liberation Air Force’s fighter plane in the South China Sea. 

“Governments that don’t satisfy their constituents don’t remain governments very long.”

Discussions on the West Philippine Sea often focus on finding military solutions to drive away Chinese vessels encroaching into Philippine territory and to assert its 2016 victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration.