Manila Briefings: Maritime Insecurity

Today was our first day of briefings in Manila. Our small team of two DND Public Affairs people, me, and a think tanker joined a group of Colonels/Navy Captains from the Canadian and other armed forces as well as civilians. That group is from the Canadian Forces College as they run an extensive end-of-the-term trip. The group hit Japan first and will be going to other places out here after they…