US allies are moving on. The old model of security — with Washington firmly at the center — is giving way to a new Asian power structure faster than many expected. Taiwan is emerging as an early litmus test for whether the region can safeguard its own defense.
Japan and the Philippines are already speaking with one voice on the importance of the island. Their closer cooperation will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meet in Tokyo
on Thursday, when they’re expected to upgrade bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership — the highest level of diplomatic relations short ...