March 29, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Renato Cruz De Castro

Renato Cruz De Castro

Renato Cruz De Castro is a distinguished professor at the Department of International Studies, De La Salle University, Manila. Professor De Castro served as a consultant to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Secretary Caesar Garcia, of the National Security Council (NSC) during the Aquino Administration (2010-2016). He is a module director managing the graduate course on International Security Studies (ISS) in the NDCP. As a member of the Board of Trustees of the Albert Del Rosario Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ADRI), he writes monthly opinion columns for the Philippine Star and Business World.

Analysis

Why North Korea and the Philippines view each other with mutual distrust

Manilla has fostered security ties with South Korea and the US even as its relationship with Pyongyang has stagnated

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