Robert Joseph Medillo

Robert Joseph P. Medillo is an Associate Professor at the National Defense College of the Philippines. He holds two master’s degrees: a Master of Arts in Political Science from De La Salle University-Manila and a Master of Public Administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman. His research areas are Philippine defense, security, and foreign policy; politics and administration of national security in developing countries; and critical security studies.

His publications are “Book Review: Rivers of Iron: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia,” Asian Politics and Policy Journal, Volume 14, Issue 3 (August 2022); “Seeking Accountability, Legitimacy, and Transparency: Congressional Intervention in the Philippines’ South China Sea Policy,” Philippine Political Science Journal, Volume 41, Issue 1-2 (November 2020); “The Tragedy of Small Power Politics: The Philippines in the South China Sea,” Bandung: Journal of the Global South, Volume 7, Issue 1 (March 2020); and “The Philippine Security Predicament in the South China Sea,” Digest: Considerations on Independent Foreign Policy of the Office of the Strategic Studies and Strategy Management, Armed Forces of the Philippines Volume 23, Issue 3 (December 2018). His commentary “Will Taiwan’s COVID-19 Response Bolster its International Recognition?” was published by the East Asia Forum (May 2020).