Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Strength of the U.S.-Philippine Alliance

In 2016, Greg Poling wrote “The U.S.-Philippine Alliance Is Stronger Than You Think,” where he argued that despite then-President Duterte’s embrace of China and negative posture toward the United States, the U.S.-Philippine alliance was durable. Nine years on, we asked him to reflect on his argument given how much has changed both in the Philippines and around the world. Read more below: Image: U.S. Marine Corps, Cpl. Hilda Becerra via the Department of Defense. Since your article in 2016, much has changed in the U.S.-Philippines relationship, regional security dynamics, and Philippine domestic politics. Then, you argued that the U.S.-Philippine alliance was stronger than