Is political balancing good for Philippine defence acquisition, asks RAND Corporation?
The Philippines has embarked upon a multi-phase, multi-year modernisation of its armed forces, but some of the acquisition decisions appear to be driven by political symbolism rather than responsible military decisions. Countries in South East Asia have diverse national defence needs and to meet these they must make difficult choices about how to allocate scarce […]
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