Why have the United States and Philippines issued defence treaty guidelines?

May 4 (Reuters) – The United States and the Philippines have agreed on new guidelines for their 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, following multiple requests by Manila to make clear the conditions under which Washington would come to its defence. WHY DID THE PHILIPPINES WANT CLARIFICATION?

Though the United States has reassured the Philippines their defence partnership is “ironclad”, Manila has argued the seven-decade-old treaty needs updating to reflect a different global security environment.

The renewed push under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who is in Washington this week , came as the Philippines complains of an increase in aggressive behaviour in […]

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