It is necessary for Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines to conclude a "collective defense pact" to contain China and ensure regional peace and stability, Ely Ratner, former U.S. as ...

WASHINGTON’S newly articulated National Security Strategy (NSS) for 2025 marks a decisive shift in how the United States intends to manage power, deter rivals and mobilize alliances across the ...

Manila [Philippines], November 23 [ANI]: Navies of the Philippines and Japan are accelerating security cooperation amid Beijing's growing assertiveness in the West Philippine Sea and wider ...

UNITED STATES President Donald Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) devotes sharp attention to the Republic of China, or Taiwan. The language is explicit: “There is, rightly, much focus on ...

An international law expert has cautioned that Japan’s possible export of its Type-03 medium-range surface-to-air missiles to the Philippines could place the country in the crosshairs of a future ...

Keeping the South China Sea open to trade without a “hostile power” gatekeeping this maritime corridor is among the key ...

Since then, Trump has announced and canceled a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, disclosed his authorization for covert action inside Venezuela, dispatched a carrier strike group to the ...

The agreement is the fifth that Manila has signed, after similar deals with the United States, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty and Philippine Defense ...

As the United States rethinks its role in the international order it has championed since the end of World War II, Japan is on the frontlines of the challenge to rules-based commerce and diplomacy.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, signed a key defense agreement on Sunday to boost ...

MANILA, Philippines — Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, signed a key defense agreement on Sunday to boost ...