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Sec. Pompeo made a major statement on U.S. military defense of #Philippines against China.

How significant?

How does international law shape the new posture?

“The US-Philippines Defense Treaty and the Pompeo Doctrine on #SouthChinaSea” | by @marknevitt

justsecurity.org/63168/u-s-phil…
At the time, @AbeDenmark called it “Big news for the US-Philippines Alliance. Expect China to test within the year (what constitutes an armed attack?).”



Nevitt address those legal issues and more in his article.
“Extremely significant policy shift”

- @ZackCooper on Pompeo’s statement on Philippines and South China Sea

“A major, major change in US policy”

- @DerekJGrossman on Pompeo’s statement on Philippines and South China Sea

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