Georgi Engelbrecht (@durian_diaries) 's Twitter Profile
Georgi Engelbrecht

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Senior Analyst @CrisisGroup.Philippines and the rest. All views personal. crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/peo…

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LOOK | A stretch of Taft Avenue in Manila turned into a river this morning, with gutter-deep flooding caused by heavy rains from the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon #CrisingPH. 📸: Norman Cruz For the latest news, visit manilastandard.net

LOOK | A stretch of Taft Avenue in Manila turned into a river this morning, with gutter-deep flooding caused by heavy rains from the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon #CrisingPH. 

📸: Norman Cruz

For the latest news, visit manilastandard.net
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#Myanmar’s military regime is discovering new diplomatic opportunities as 🌏politics shift. 🇨🇳's recent moves to prevent the junta’s collapse, diminishing Western interest, chaotic 🇺🇸 #foreignpolicy & regional fatigue with a protracted conflict are reshaping the int'l environment

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Very pleased to announce the release of our new report - "Riding Unruly Waves: The #Philippines’ Military Modernisation Effort" #Allies #maritime #middlepowers Crisis Group Georgi Engelbrecht crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific/s…

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1. I have spent the last days in the Bangsamoro region in the southern Philippines. But despite the ever-present security challenges and the complex peace process, another trend is evident: The re-orientation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. 🧵

1. I have spent the last days in the Bangsamoro region in the southern Philippines. 

But despite the ever-present security challenges and the complex peace process, another trend is evident: The re-orientation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. 🧵
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3. Manila is increasing its defence acquisitions, augmenting its military partnerships and deepening its alliance with Washington. It tries to balance the “hardware” of new equipment with the “software” of thinking beyond jungle warfare/counterterrorism towards coastal defence.

3. Manila is increasing its defence acquisitions, augmenting its military partnerships and deepening its alliance with Washington. 

It tries to balance the “hardware” of new equipment with the “software” of thinking beyond jungle warfare/counterterrorism towards coastal defence.
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ONLINE EVENT | Riding Unruly Waves: The Philippines’ Military Modernisation Effort 25 August | 8am Bangkok | 11am Canberra | 9pm Washington DC w/ Lindsey W. Ford, Rommel Jude Ong, Georgi Engelbrecht, and Dr Huong LE THU. Registration ⬇️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

ONLINE EVENT | Riding Unruly Waves: The Philippines’ Military Modernisation Effort

25 August | 8am Bangkok | 11am Canberra | 9pm Washington DC

w/ Lindsey W. Ford, Rommel Jude Ong, <a href="/Durian_Diaries/">Georgi Engelbrecht</a>, and <a href="/le2huong/">Dr Huong LE THU</a>.

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crisisgroup.org/how-we-work/ev… In case you missed it - please register, and see you online in a week, for a discussion on Manila's shift to external defence.

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In case you missed it - please register, and see you online in a week, for a discussion on Manila's shift to external defence.