Duterte's transactionalist foreign policy and the Covid‐19 crisis in the Philippines

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ID6040264
AutoresJohn Lee Candelaria (0000-0001-9815-1410, Hiroshima University, autor correspondente), Fernan Talamayan (0000-0002-1716-7881, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)
Ano2024
Volume16
Fascículo1
Páginas113-129
Data de publicação2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAsian Politics & Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1943-0787 • E-ISSN: 1943-0779
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/aspp.12730
OpenAlexW4390697506
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas27

This article contributes a new layer to the existing analyses of Duterte's foreign policy by arguing that he epitomized a transactionalist approach to Philippine foreign policy. This approach favored bilateral to multilateral relations, focused on short‐term wins rather than long‐term foresight, adhered to a zero‐sum worldview, rejected value‐based policymaking, and did not follow a grand strategy. Most of these qualities have been apparent in Duterte's relationship with China, Russia, and the United States but became even more prominent during the COVID‐19 crisis. The analysis revealed that Duterte's transactionalist foreign policy rhymed with his domestic politics, and his obsession with winning now resulted in contradictions in his foreign policy, indicating a lack of a grand strategy that informed his decision‐making. This article contributes a real‐world case of a transactionalist foreign policy while considering whether it would persist in future policymaking in the Philippines

China · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economics · Foreign policy · Foreign policy analysis · Foreign relations · Futures studies · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security