1998 Defense Policy Paper
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I: EXTERNAL POLICY ENVIRONMENT-
Global Security Environment
Economics and Security in the Asia-Pacific
Role of Major Powers in Asia-Pacific Security
Role of ASEAN and Middle Powers
CHAPTER 2: INTERNAL POLICY ENVIRONMENT-
Geography
National Security Today
CHAPTER 3: DEFENSE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES-
Challenges
Opportunities
CHAPTER 4: FOUNDATIONS OF DEFENSE POLICY
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Constitutional Foundation
Statutory Foundations
International Obligations
Peace Agreements
CHAPTER 5: DEFENSE OBJECTIVES AND APPROACH-
National Defense Objectives
Approach to National Defense
CHAPTER 6: POLICY AREAS-
Response to Military Threats
National Development Activities
Transnational Crime
Protection of Maritime Areas
Ecological Concerns
Combined, Joint, Inter-agency Operations
Peacekeeping Operations and Humanitarian Missions
RP-US Defense Alliance
Defense Cooperation
Strategic Linkages
Human Resource Development
Reserve Force Development
Self-Reliant Defense Posture Program
Doctrine Development
Resource Management
Education and Training
Continuing Force Modernization and Professionalization
CHAPTER 7: FORCE MODERNIZATION-
Defense Resources
AFP Modernization
CONCLUSIONSource:
Department of National Defense
Republic of the Philippines