SAUDI Arabia and Ukraine offer crucial case studies, as well as lessons, for the Department of National Defense (DND) and for Philippine government geopolitical strategy. They clearly show how quickly major-power security commitments can be reversed and subordinated to political winds, economics and personal whim. In both theaters, regional partners that staked their sovereign security or military posture on American encouragement were frequently faced with the redirection of their politics. Despite “ironclad guarantees,” both are now facing the drastic de-escalation of their ability to defend themselves (after Western media have declared continuous Saudi and Ukrainian victories over Yemeni rebels and…
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