1.0Comparative Connectionshttp://cc.pacforum.orgNicholas Ciuffetellihttp://cc.pacforum.org/author/nick_ciuffetelli/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="http://cc.pacforum.org/digests/canberra-looks-new-bridges-troubled-waters/philippines-australia-defence-military/">PHILIPPINES-AUSTRALIA-DEFENCE-MILITARY</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://cc.pacforum.org/digests/canberra-looks-new-bridges-troubled-waters/philippines-australia-defence-military/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“PHILIPPINES-AUSTRALIA-DEFENCE-MILITARY” — Comparative Connections" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>http://cc.pacforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/st_20180119_steuan_369900221.jpg15361036Philippine Marines (foreground) and Australian soldiers (behind) salute during the closing ceremony of the Military Operation Urbanized Terrain (MOUTH) training exercises at the marine base in Ternate, Cavite province, southwest of Manila on December 18, 2017. The training is part of the Australian government's commitment to the Philippines in battling terrorism and to combat extremism. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE##########steuan##########