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This article examines a visit to the Philippines by US Secretary of Defence and Secretary of State to meet with their Philippines’ counterparts and President Marcos, highlighting a shared interest in security and a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Summary

  1. The visit reaffirmed joint concerns about Chinese actions in the region.
  2. Both countries working to achieve ‘integrated deterrence’.
  3. The information environment, cyberspace, and space contribute to integrated deterrence.
  4. Number of servicemen and other assets matter little without interoperability.
READ: From the Pentagon to the Philippines, integrating deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

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