United States–Philippines alliance
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The United States–Philippines alliance is a long-standing security partnership that underpins regional stability and U.S. military presence in the Indo-Pacific.
All labels observed (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral security alliance
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defense partnership ⓘ military alliance ⓘ |
| affects |
Indo-Pacific security architecture
ⓘ
balance of power in the South China Sea ⓘ |
| allianceLeader |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| characteristic |
asymmetric alliance
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long-standing ⓘ treaty-based ⓘ |
| country1 |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country2 | Philippines ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Balikatan exercises
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Bilateral Strategic Dialogue ⓘ Cope Thunder exercises ⓘ Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement ⓘ KAMANDAG exercises ⓘ Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama ⓘ Mutual Defense Treaty (1951) ⓘ Status of Forces Agreement ⓘ
surface form:
Visiting Forces Agreement
joint military exercises ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War alliances in East Asia
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post–World War II security architecture in Asia ⓘ |
| includes |
U.S. access to Philippine military bases
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defense equipment transfers ⓘ intelligence sharing ⓘ joint training ⓘ rotational presence of U.S. forces in the Philippines ⓘ |
| involves |
Armed Forces of the Philippines
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| legalBasis | 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Philippine–United States relations
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Philippines relations
|
| purpose |
deterrence
ⓘ
mutual defense ⓘ regional stability ⓘ support U.S. military presence in the Indo-Pacific ⓘ |
| region |
Asia-Pacific
ⓘ
Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Pacific
|
| relatedTo |
U.S. hub-and-spokes alliance system in Asia
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United States–Japan security alliance ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Japan alliance
United States–South Korea security alliance ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–South Korea alliance
|
| securityFocus |
South China Sea
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capacity building of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ⓘ maritime security ⓘ |
| smallerAlly | Philippines ⓘ |
| startTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| supports | U.S. forward military presence in the Indo-Pacific ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
U.S.–Philippines relations
this entity surface form:
United States–Philippines relations
this entity surface form:
United States–Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty
United States High Commissioner to the Philippines
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United States–Philippines alliance
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this entity surface form:
United States–Philippines relations
this entity surface form:
Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America