World View with Marites Vitug: What drives Europe’s strategic interest in PH

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is emerging as a strategic partner of several European countries in recent years.

Cooperation in areas such as security, defense, and trade has picked up amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific. The growing engagement also comes as Manila seeks to expand its defense partnerships beyond its traditional allies.

On Friday, June 19, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug speaks with analyst Matteo Piasentini about what drives Europe’s interest in the country.

Piasentini is a senior lecturer at the University of the Philippines Diliman’s Department of Political Scientist. He is also an analyst focusing on the China and Indo-Pacific at Italian think tank Geopolitica.

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