Philip Shetler-Jones
@shetlerjones
Senior Research Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security @RUSI_org Tweets personal opinion. More 🐍 会 than みやぎ道
Time for an Update to the UK’s Taiwan Policy? rusi.org/explore-our-re…
US breaks foreign aid freeze with P3 billion grant for Philippines' energy, maritime, economic programs abs-cbn.com/news/business/…
“The next chapter of Asia's rise is not about dominance, but about balance -- between global integration and local relevance; between scale and inclusion; and between learning from others and leading with original ideas.” asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Welcom…
Odd proposal. More US forces to Asia, but placed further away from China and Taiwan? Problem is that also makes it more dangerous to deploy them when the shooting starts. It would not gain the US an “option to stay out”, but it might lose the option to go in. May as well go home.
Structural causation leads to "forever war." Good piece by @stephenwertheim. nytimes.com/2025/07/22/opi…
#Thailand launches F16 fighter jet strike against #Cambodian military targets along their disputed border on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of tensions that threatens to erupt into a broader conflict. cnn.com/2025/07/23/asi…
Exclusive: Washington presses Seoul to expand defense treaty into Indo-Pacific chosun.com/english/nation…
I can understand the urge to do something, but how exactly in practical terms is recognition going to change the situation for the better?
Over 50 former senior UK diplomats call on @Keir_Starmer to unconditionally recognise a Palestinian state now. Don't wait for a bilateral Israeli-Palestinian process to emerge by itself - it is not going to happen. Instead, kickstart a multilateral push. una.org.uk/letter-prime-m…
In which we discussed how Japan has no alternative to the US alliance, but the US has no alternative either, if it wants to maintain its position in Asia.
🎙In the latest #GlobalSecurityBriefing, @Eurasia21cntry explores the US Indo-Pacific strategy with experts @KoriSchake and @shetlerjones. Is Washington's approach coherent or merely reactive to China's influence?
"Does the Trump Administration Have an Indo-Pacific Security Strategy?" An honour and a privilege to try to answer this with @KoriSchake and @Eurasia21cntry on this episode of the @RUSI_org podcast series #GlobalSecurityBriefing rusi.org/podcasts/globa…
This would have moral force if @anwaribrahim voiced the same principles concerning Russia's war on Ukraine. Despite Russian responsibility for killing Malaysians aboard MH17, he has taken relations with Putin in the opposite direction.
A CALL TO CONSCIENCE: AN APPEAL TO THE LEADERS OF THE WORLD The tragedy unfolding in Gaza is a test of our shared humanity. Entire families are being murdered. Children — even babies — have been killed. Others are wasting away from hunger. This appalling disregard for human life…
On Geopolitics Currents - Episode 1: Japan’s foreign policy challenges in the new Trump era is out now! Listen now with @JNilssonWright and @SuzanneRaine2 Apple bit.ly/Currents1Apple Spotify bit.ly/Currents1Spot YouTube bit.ly/Currents1YouT
A Taiwan conflict 'would also affect non-Chinese banks as firms and individuals would become unable to pay back their loans and Chinese firms may default on debts to foreign banks...UK banks have the largest exposure to China'. stlouisfed.org/-/media/projec…
„Akazawa said increasing Japan's defense spending was not part of the agreement.“ asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-…
Beijing slapped sanctions on @merics_eu in the hope of undermining its influence with German & EU policymakers. It has achieved precisely the opposite. Allowing @m_huotari to spend time in Beijing is an acknowledgment of the failure of this approach.
#Japan's PM #Ishiba announces intention to resign w/in month, following breakthrough in trade talks w/ #US. This was inevitable, given need to take responsibility for 3 electoral defeats: metropolitan, lower & upper house elections yomiuri.co.jp/politics/20250…
関税より投資の考えの下、日米が共に利益を得られる合意に達することができました。自動車関税、相互関税とも１５％になります。トランプ大統領の指導力、赤澤大臣を始め双方の関係者の尽力に心から感謝します。大統領と共に、日米の新たな黄金時代を築きます。 With the idea of “prioritizing…
Considering the war started 2014, before the Russia hoax, this makes no sense.
True. The Russia hoax didn’t just mislead the US public — it shut down diplomatic dialogue with Russia and helped pave the way for the Ukraine conflict. Let’s see what, if anything, happens next.
The autonomy argument goes both ways. If NZ starts to believe that certain options for enhancing its defence are off the table because they might not go down well in Beijing, then isn’t that equally a loss of autonomy? @HelenClarkNZ @carlworker @DonBrashNZ
The rationale behind New Zealand’s foreign policy shift is understandable. But the risks of overcommitting to US-led security frameworks are significant – and could outweigh the benefits. chathamhouse.org/2025/07/new-ze…
Report | Why the Indo-Pacific should be a higher priority for the UK The UK must give strategic weight to relationships in the Indo-Pacific and deepen joint initiatives with 🇦🇺🇯🇵🇳🇿🇰🇷. Read @benjaminbland, @Chietigj and @LivJOSullivan's latest research⤵️ chathamhouse.org/2025/07/why-in…
EU parliament delegation with Taiwan president Lai, including head of the China delegation When this was announced on Friday, Chinese diplomats were scrambling to protest to traveling MEPs, including Eroglu.
Update: The delegation is in Taiwan and met with Lai this morning. english.president.gov.tw/News/6985
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that seeks to deter China from starting a war with Taiwan by threatening to release the financial records of senior Chinese officials.