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AFTER PROGRAM REPORTForum on Asia-Pacifc Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Deense Cooperation Agreement Insights on the !ilateral "ecurit#

Dialogue$%& 'une (%)* + ,% A. to )(%% NN/onor /all0 National Deense College o the Philippines !uilding

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Overview

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Asia-Pacifc Perspectives onImplementing the Enhanced DeenseCooperation Agreement Insights onthe !ilateral "ecurit# Dialogue$ on%& 'une (%)* at /onor /all0 NDCP!uilding0 Camp 1eneral EmilioAguinaldo0 2ue3on Cit#: ;ariousmem5ers rom the diplomatic corps0academe0 militar# sector0 civilian sector0 and media gathered together to listen tothe latest developments and diverse perspectives+opinions on the EnhancedDeense Cooperation Agreement 7EDCA8:

I4A " AIN10 Director0 Asia .aritime 4ransparenc# Initiative0Center or "trategic and International "tudiesB and PR=F A4"E=N 'R AFP 7RE48 P/D0 .N"A0 President0 NationalDeense College o the Philippines:

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Profles o Resource Speakers

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>I"A "/AR>ANDAustralian "trategic Polic# Institute

>isa "harland Hoined A"PI in .arch (%) and is a "eniorAnal#st 9orGing across A"PIJs ull research program: /erresearch ocuses on AustraliaJs engagement in isa 9orGed as the Deence Polic# Adviser at the Permanent.ission o Australia to the a9s and !achelor o Arts 7/ons8 rom .acLuarie

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"pecial =l#mpics0 the Institute or Religion Pu5lic Polic#0 the American AustralianEducation and >eadership Foundation0 the

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Profles o Organizing Institutions

NA4I=NA> DEFEN"E C=>>E1E =F 4/E P/I>IPPINE"

Esta5lished on )( August )*0 the National DeenseCollege o the Philippines is the governmentJs premier

institution or education and research on deense and nationalsecurit#: For the past O( #ears0 the College has pursued itsvision o 5ecoming a highl# reputa5le educational anddoctrinal center or national deense and securit#0 strategic thinGing and leadershipdevelopment that is d#namic and responsive: 4he .aster in National "ecurit#Administration 7.N"A8 is the main program o the NDCP 9hich is a one-#ear0 ull-time masterJs degree course consisting o * units earned through various orms oclassroom 9orG0 case studies0 local and oreign academic travels0 and thesis: 4he.N"A is open to militar# o@cers0 civilian government o@cial and private sectorleaders: As an institution 9here admission is an honor0 the College has produced(0%& .N"A graduatesa virtual 9hoJs 9ho in the feld o national securit# led 5#no less than ormer Philippine President Fidel ;: Ramos:

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4he role o the President as eMecutor o the la9 includes the dut# to deendthe state: /e ma# use that po9er in the conduct o oreign relations: 4hePresident should 5e cloaGed 9ith su@cient po9er to administer the aairs othe state to include orging alliances 9ith other states to our countr#Jsmilitar# deensive capa5ilities 9hich under EDCA includes maritime securit#0maritime domain a9areness0 and humanitarian assistance and disaster reliethrough Hoint and com5ined training eMercises 5et9een the Philippines andthe

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For A"EC Aater0 she provided a chronolog# o events that led to the current state oEDCA

'anuar# (%)%: "ec: /illar# Clinton made a polic# statement outlining the mainelements o the polic# that 9ould later 5ecome Gno9n as the

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(%): Formal discussions on EDCA 5egan: 4he Philippine panel committed toaccelerate the AFP moderni3ation program0 enhance urther maritimesecurit# capa5ilities0 and strengthen a5ilit# to 9orG together 9ith um5ia Air !ase0 Caga#an de =roo .actan-!enito E5uen Air !ase0 Ce5u

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.R: !=ER eMplored the political economic underpinnings o EDCA: /erecalled that0 in the atermath o the Asian Financial Crisis in the late )%s up to(%%0 China responded positivel# to the region it moved a9a# rom the ideologicalapproach to oreign polic#0 constructivel# engaged its neigh5oring countries 5#5oosting regional trade and investment0 and cultivated strong diplomatic ties: Ater(%%0 ho9ever0 .R: !=ER noted that China suddenl# changed course 9hen it

5egan dra9ing the controversial -dashed line0 triggering anMiet# among itsneigh5oring countries: 4his is 9hat Clinton responded to in /anoi0 emphasi3ing that

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>astl#0 .": "/AR>AND provided a s#nthesis o o5servations0 anal#ses andinsights Keshed out so ar 5# the resource speaGers and ello9 reactors 9ith regardto EDCA: "he noted that0 so ar0 EDCA has 5een tacGled in t9o 7(8 9a#s frst0 as acomprehensive agreement that covers a 9ide range o issues0 such as capa5ilit#development assistance and training in /ADR0 maritime securit#0 and maritime

domain a9arenessB and second0 as an instrument that seeGs to strengthenPhilippine-

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4ransparenc# Initiative

Ernest Bo(er Chairman0 "outheast Asia

Program C"I"

Lisa Sarlan#

"enior Anal#st

Australian "trategic Polic#

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Se78 Roilo Gole; Former N"A

Rene Aa#

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Mar7 ecturer

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