As Australia strengthens its ties with the Philippines, it's wading even further into the dangerous South China Sea
- Written by: Noel Morada, Director (Regional Diplomacy and Capacity Building) Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, The University of Queensland
LCPL Riley Blennerhassett/Australian Department of Defence/APAt the end of last week, 1,200 Australian troops took part in a joint military exercise in the Philippines with hundreds of Filipino and American forces. Their mission: simulating the retaking of an island by a hostile force, presumably in the South China Sea.
Australian Defence Minister...
