To formalize the pact, Canberra must incur the cost of defending the Philippines, which are geographically distant. Furthermore, Australia would never extend a credible security guarantee to Manila.

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines and Lithuania signed an agreement to build a security alliance resulting from their ...

Lithuania will consider a visiting forces agreement with the Philippines, as it builds security ties with the Southeast Asian ...

MANILA, Philippines — With China’s continuous “destabilizing” behavior in the South China Sea, the Philippines and the United States – through their top diplomats – have again pledged ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan have started negotiations on an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) that – if adopted – would allow the Japan Self-Defense Forces ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress on Thursday he would involve lawmakers in a 30-day assessment of the Aukus alliance, a day after the future of the three-country security pact was ...

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and his counterpart in the United States (U.S.) Secretary of State Marco Rubio are both looking forward to the positive conclusion of ...

Japan's coast guard will simulate a collision between vessels Friday during joint exercises with the United States and the Philippines seen as a show of unity against Chinese activity in ...

TOKYO — Japan's coast guard on Friday held a joint exercise with counterparts from the United States and the Philippines, as the three Pacific nations beef up defense cooperation in the face of ...

The US Coast Guard was represented in the exercises by the cutter Stratton, which can carry up to 170 personnel, and Japan by the 6,000-ton Asanagi. Friday's drills began with a simulation of a ...

The US administration has opened a review of the Aukus (the Australia, UK and US defence pact) and in particular its nuclear submarine deal, to see whether it meets the “America first” criteria.