Germany blurs defence lines with bet on Philippines’ old US base

The runway at Clark International Airport was built to launch American air power across Asia. Now, it is being repurposed to project German industrial ambition.
Analysts say the multimillion-dollar deal to develop the former US military base in the Philippines illustrates how economic investment has become the new language of strategic power.
The deal, struck last week during German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s milestone visit to Manila – the first by a German head of state since 1963 –...