Florida Conservative

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told lawmakers that Manila intends to expand military drone capabilities, improve secure communications and acquire additional guided-missile corvettes.

South Korea continues to receive an American security commitment while facing pressure to contribute more to both its own defense and wider allied objectives.

Strategically, however, Japan faces simultaneous pressure from several directions: China to the southwest and west;North Korea to the west;Russia to the north. This helps explain why Japan's defense, maritime, energy and resource policies are increasingly converging.