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of the world can create an international security issue that impacts the entire international system. The South China Sea debacle has been rife with conflict for not only the claimants involved. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines are all tangled up in a dispute of territorial and jurisdictional claims over a vital and influential expanse of sea. Cooperation has been attempted, but a resolution has yet to be found. The South China Sea issue provides a perfect example of…

primarily through information operations, public affairs, visual information, and defense support to public diplomacy. The PECOM and especially the case of Philippines, where they actively engage with Philippine’s military and civilians should be focused maintaining support of the relevant population to the US mission and the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty. Therefore, an effective IO based on synchronization of important themes, messages, images, and activities with other nonlethal and…

According to Emmanuel de Guzman, a consultant from the Philippines for the Asian Disaster Reduction Center, officials dealt with six major concerns following the eruption: resettlement, livelihood, social services, infrastructure, land use and environment management, and science and technology. These six concerns required both immediate and long-term response (de Guzman 11). In 1997, as part of dealing with new technologies to combat threat of a future lahars and flash floods, the Department of…

Many people think that English is the official language of the United States but think again. The United States does not have an official language. Immigrants came to the United States from different countries, speaking their native tongue and over time, English became the dominant language of the United States. Making English the official language of the United States will help bring people together, and it will motivate immigrants to assimilate to their adopted country and learn the new…

Why China can make coalition and alliance within Asia? China has been regarded as the most prominent rising power in the world during the last decades for its significant economic growth and more active role in the regional or multinational organisations. Further, the important statues of China has even warned the U.S. that this growing power with ambition may change the world order in the future and challenge its hegemonic place (Hurrell, 2014). The U.S. assertion may seems pragmatic as some…

Spain, the US had sent troops to occupy the Philippines, because the US wanted the island. The United States showed themselves a greater power over the Spanish and the United states demolished a Spanish fleet in Manila Bay and ended the battle with the Spanish. The Filipino revels wanted to create their own nation and welcomed the US, until they realized that they were not leaving any day soon so they attacked the US. The US took command of the Philippine colony and invested on the sugar…

Thus, the United States chose to capture the Philippines because of where the location was located that made it easy for the US Army to attack or strike back in case of any potential threats or attacks. However, even though the United States’ initial purpose of gaining so much land was so they could expand the area in which their military could fight in and spread their government elsewhere, the main reason the Americans were so eager to take the Philippines was because by doing so, the United…

But I 'm not really sure if that 's something for me to look forward to. I always wanted to know what it feels like to go out and play in the snow. It just looks so fun to me. In the Philippines, we only have two types of weather: sunny and rainy day. But when I came here in Michigan, there 's spring, summer, fall and winter season. I personally think fall is a beautiful season: looking at the leaves turning into different colors. But,…

Over the years, Palawan has become one of the most sought destinations in the Philippines. Boasting its immaculate beaches, translucent water, vast limestone and breathtaking underworld, Palawan has been a regular in the list of the best islands in the world. But where will you go first? Which is better and which should you prioritize in your itinerary? El Nido or Coron? The answer depends on your personality. Are you the romantic beach bum or the adventure-filled junkie? Do you prefer a laid…

at the competing economic and diplomatic interests of the nations along the South China Sea. The sea links the Indian Ocean with the western pacific being bounded by China in the north, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam in the west, Taiwan and Philippines in the east, and, Indonesia in the south. It takes more than one-third of global maritime traffic, with the Strait of Malacca carrying three times more oil than the Suez Canal and 15 times…