Grand Strategy of Philippine Diplomacy: A Case Study of the Fidel Ramos Administration

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20518
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
• Research Institution: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
• Principal Investigator: Yusuke Takagi 政策研究大学院大学, 政策研究科, 准教授 (80741462)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: フィリピン外交 / フィデル・ラモス / 新興国 / 大戦略 / 東南アジア外交 / 国際主義 / 対中関係 / 地域主義

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project has studied the grand strategy of the Philippines with a special focus on the Fidel Ramos administration. It has revealed a certain institutional capacity of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of National Defense, which has been largely understudied. It has also shed new light on the role of internationalism and regionalism in Philippine diplomacy, which has also been understudied by previous research. The partial results of this research project were presented at two international academic conferences and two Japanese academic conferences. The research results appeared in two English journal articles and five Japanese book chapters.

Free Research Field

地域研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

フィリピン外交を考える参照点として、これまで軽視されてきた外務省や国防省などの官僚機構の役割を再評価した点と、同じくこれまで軽視されてきたフィリピン外交における国際主義や地域主義の役割を再評価した点に学術的な意義がある。社会的な意義としては、近年、国内外で注目を集めるフィリピン外交に関して、耳目を集めがちな大統領の発言以外の参照点を明示したことがあげられる。