https://www.scmp.com/rss/518751/feed Fred is a Professor of Government Emeritus, Northeastern University. He studies international relations and political economy, and has previously taught at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in the United Arab Emirates and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He was a Fulbright Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Aleppo in Syria in 1992-93, and a Fulbright Lecturer in Political Science at Aden University in Yemen in 2001. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com US Marines joined Filipino counterparts on May 5 for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory just 100 miles (161km) off the southern tip of the contested island of Taiwan. The combat drill is part of the week-long Balikatan military exercise that has brought together naval, air and ground forces of the Philippines and the United States, with Australia and France also joining some manoeuvres. With the “maritime strike” on Wednesday in which a decommissioned ship was sunk... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3262268/us-backed-philippines-asserts-itself-against-china-war-games-risk-heating-tensions-sea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3262268/us-backed-philippines-asserts-itself-against-china-war-games-risk-heating-tensions-sea?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 May 2024 02:30:15 +0000