Manila Briefings: Defense in A Dangerous Time

Today, we had a series of high level briefings, and we got a good idea of where the Philippines stands in this part of the world: on the edge of a World War. Ooops, too dramatic? The day was mostly based on two sessions--one with senior civilian folks and one with senior military officers. We then met with some think tank folks, but I was pretty tired and left early. In the first session with a…