Managing the West Philippine Sea
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Managing the West Philippine Sea*
Posted on August 28, 2013 by Carlos L. Agustin, Lauro Baja Jr., Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Aileen S.P. Baviera, et al. in UP Forum http://www.up.edu.ph/managing-the-west-philippine-sea/
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This white paper was prepared by the WPS Informal Expert Group, and dowloaded from the UP Asian Center’s foreign policy website (http://philippinesintheworld.org/?q=node/164). An abridged version was published in the September 22nd, 2012 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (http://opinion.inquirer.net/37294/managing-the-west-philippine-sea#ixzz2Ul4LW27n). The paper is an outcome of consultations and workshops held under the auspices of the UP Asian Center.
The 10 authors of this white paper, who in the UN tradition constituted themselves as an informal “expert group,” are Commo. Carlos L. Agustin, former National Defense College president; Lauro Baja Jr., former foreign affairs undersecretary; Guillermo R. Balce, former energy undersecretary; Jay L. Batongbacal, UP College of Law professor; Dr. Aileen S.P. Baviera, UP Asian Center professor; Rodel A. Cruz, former defense undersecretary; Commo. Roland S. Recomono, former naval attaché to Washington D.C.; Malcolm I. Sarmiento Jr., former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources director; VAdm. Eduardo Ma R. Santos, former Navy Flag Officer in Command; and Leticia Ramos-Shahani, former senator.
One purpose of the white paper is to stimulate active public discourse on the country’s maritime concerns in the WPS.
Tensions among rival claimant-states to the waters and land features of the South China Sea (SCS)—particularly China, the Philippines and Vietnam—have escalated significantly in the last several years, bringing the Philippines to center stage as a key participant in the future of security and stability in our part of the world. While the surge in confrontational rhetoric and actions directed
Managing the West Philippine Sea*
Posted on August 28, 2013 by Carlos L. Agustin, Lauro Baja Jr., Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Aileen S.P. Baviera, et al. in UP Forum http://www.up.edu.ph/managing-the-west-philippine-sea/
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This white paper was prepared by the WPS Informal Expert Group, and dowloaded from the UP Asian Center’s foreign policy website (http://philippinesintheworld.org/?q=node/164). An abridged version was published in the September 22nd, 2012 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (http://opinion.inquirer.net/37294/managing-the-west-philippine-sea#ixzz2Ul4LW27n). The paper is an outcome of consultations and workshops held under the auspices of the UP Asian Center.
The 10 authors of this white paper, who in the UN tradition constituted themselves as an informal “expert group,” are Commo. Carlos L. Agustin, former National Defense College president; Lauro Baja Jr., former foreign affairs undersecretary; Guillermo R. Balce, former energy undersecretary; Jay L. Batongbacal, UP College of Law professor; Dr. Aileen S.P. Baviera, UP Asian Center professor; Rodel A. Cruz, former defense undersecretary; Commo. Roland S. Recomono, former naval attaché to Washington D.C.; Malcolm I. Sarmiento Jr., former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources director; VAdm. Eduardo Ma R. Santos, former Navy Flag Officer in Command; and Leticia Ramos-Shahani, former senator.
One purpose of the white paper is to stimulate active public discourse on the country’s maritime concerns in the WPS.
Tensions among rival claimant-states to the waters and land features of the South China Sea (SCS)—particularly China, the Philippines and Vietnam—have escalated significantly in the last several years, bringing the Philippines to center stage as a key participant in the future of security and stability in our part of the world. While the surge in confrontational rhetoric and actions directed