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API Podcast Ep12: Is the US still a reliable security partner in the Indo-Pacific region?
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API Podcast Ep12: Is the US still a reliable security partner in the Indo-Pacific region?

Despite America's promises of remaining engaged in the Indo-Pacific, the Philippines and other nations remain on edge after the US announced it will be scaling back its military exercises with South Korea. Is it high time to consider other options -- such as reviving the SEATO or hedging on middle powers to counter China's ICAD tactics?In the latest episode of API Podcast, Pulitzer Prize Awardee Manuel Mogato is joined again by our resident columnists, Ret. Col. Dencio Acop and veteran defense journalist Rodney Jaleco to discuss the latest updates on security issues concerning the Philippines and its neighbors.Also we discuss the controversy of a former Congressman receiving multiple medals and earning the rank of a brigadier general despite having only served six years as a reservist for the Philippine Air Force. Visit www.asiapacificinsights.com for more news and opinion on security, defense, and diplomacy.

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