On Wednesday, the US and the Philippines begin formal negotiations for a new agreement aimed at increasing rotational presence of U.S. forces in the former US colony. While both sides are trying to present the future agreement as one meant to improve maritime security in the South China Sea, there is no doubt that it is just one further step on Washington’s part to implement the so called “strategic pivot” and “return to Asia” declared in late 2011. Judging from the previous US military efforts in other parts of the globe, there is every reason to believe that instead of improving the security situation this may only further aggravate it. osnetdaily/2013/08/us-to-expand-the-arch-of-instability-up-to-the-philippines/ August 13, 2013
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 22:20:52 +0000
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