Australia-Philippines Track 1.5 Maritime Security Dialogue

On 6 August 2025 AP4D organised an Australia-Philippines Track 1.5 Maritime Security Dialogue in Manila as part of the Blue Security program. The Program – a collaboration between AP4D, La Trobe Asia, Griffith Asia Institute, UNSW Canberra, the UWA Defence and Security Institute and United States Studies Centre – engages with and facilitates high quality research on issues of critical maritime security across the Indo-Pacific.

AP4D is grateful to the Philippines Ministry of Foreign Affairs for hosting, to DFAT for their ongoing support and to our Philippines and Australian academic colleagues for wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussions.

Blue Security is a DFAT-funded partnership between AP4D, La Trobe Asia, the UWA Defence and Security Institute, Griffith Asia Institute, the United States Studies Centre and UNSW Canberra. Learn more at https://www.latrobe.edu.au/asia/research-initiatives/blue-security.

(photos courtesy of Australian Embassy in Manila)