Why Should We Care if a U.S.-Japan-Philippines Trilateral can Deter China?
About This Episode
Ray and Jim speak with Lisa Curtis and Ryan Claffey on U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral cooperation, the First Island Chain’s strategic importance, evolving defense and economic ties, political risks and how coordinated deterrence could reshape Indo-Pacific security and counter China’s regional ambitions.
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