Arming the Philippines: It's a Duterte Job, but does Britain have to do it?

Tom Sykes

Arming the Philippines: It's a Duterte Job, but does Britain have to do it?

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Thousands of people have been killed in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, but the UK has massively increased arms exports to his authoritarian regime and is prioritising trade and investment with the country — partly as a post-Brexit bulwark against China.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Daily Maverick
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2021

Keywords

arms exports
Philippines
Foreign Policy
International Relations
Economics & finance

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