Thursday, April 23, 2026
Wishful thinking: Ukraine rubbishes Russia's latest Luhansk Oblast claim -- Climate policy becomes new front in Ukraine-EU economic tensions -- Russia’s war won’t end soon, Dmytro Kuleba says -- Greatest threat as Russia arms for large-scale war, Germany unveils plan to build Europe's strongest army ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/thursday-april-23-2026/
De Castro’s paper noted how #Manila’s 2019 #NationalMilitaryStrategy had bluntly stated that #China would never be a security partner of the #Philippines and was in fact the main threat to the country, and the #US should be included in the military’s strategic planning.
The #ChinaThreat is finally prompting the Philippines to step up military modernisation. Will it succeed?
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3262260/china-threat-finally-prompting-philippines-step-its-military-modernisation-has-it-succeeded
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