Strategic selection: Philippine arbitration in the South China Sea dispute/
WIEGAND Krista E.
Strategic selection: Philippine arbitration in the South China Sea dispute/ Krista E. Wiegand & Erik Beuck - 2020
In this article, we theorize that the Philippine government chose to pursue arbitration against China for three strategic reasons: 1) to counterbalance China's military actions in the South China Sea, 2) because of the strong benefits to the state resulting from using arbitration, and 3) the probability of winning the case using arbitration was perceived by the Philippines as strong. To test our hypotheses, we use interviews and process tracing, through which we find evidence for our suppositions, primarily the last hypothesis.
PHILIPPINE--CHINA
PHILIPPINE STRATEGY
MILITARY IMBALANCE
Strategic selection: Philippine arbitration in the South China Sea dispute/ Krista E. Wiegand & Erik Beuck - 2020
In this article, we theorize that the Philippine government chose to pursue arbitration against China for three strategic reasons: 1) to counterbalance China's military actions in the South China Sea, 2) because of the strong benefits to the state resulting from using arbitration, and 3) the probability of winning the case using arbitration was perceived by the Philippines as strong. To test our hypotheses, we use interviews and process tracing, through which we find evidence for our suppositions, primarily the last hypothesis.
PHILIPPINE--CHINA
PHILIPPINE STRATEGY
MILITARY IMBALANCE