EDCA Is Not a U.S. Base: Manila’s Strategic Recalibration Amid Middle East Tensions
EDCA Is Not a U.S. Base: Manila’s Strategic Recalibration Amid Middle East Tensions Last week, as headlines screamed about possible escalation between Iran and Israel, a different kind of panic started trending in Manila. “Are we about to be dragged into someone else’s war?” That was the message lighting up group chats. That was the…