Peaches Lauren Vergara, Deryk Matthew Baladjay, and Julio Amador IIIApr 78 minThe Philippines’ Foreign Policy & National Security Ambitions for the Next Administration and BeyondPhoto Source: Pexels The late Professor Aileen Baviera made two important observations about Philippine foreign policy. First, she...
RAdm Rommel Jude G Ong (RET)Mar 84 minBhramos Anti-Ship Missile Acquisition: First Step to Credible Deterrence Photo Source: MissileThreat China’s incursion into Philippine waters has been an operational problem for the Philippine Navy (PN), since...
Julius YanoMar 55 minThe Ukraine Crisis and the ‘West Philippine Sea’: The Necessity of Self-Defense in International LawThere have been a number of comments in the domestic discourse on the Ukraine crisis – both on social media and mainstream media – but...
Antoine RothMar 54 minRelational stability between China and Japan, its fragility, and its consequences for East AsiaPhoto Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Ever since former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo made the decision to offer...
Krista WiegandFeb 255 minSouth China Sea Disputants as Pawns in the U.S.-China RivalrySource: VOA For small states like the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, control of maritime features and parts of the...
Nathaniel Punongbayan Candelaria Feb 215 minFood Security: An Important Issue in the 2022 ElectionNational and local elections will be held on May 9, 2022. During this time, Filipinos will choose candidates at various levels to replace...
Mico GalangFeb 147 minForeign policy considerations for the next Philippine president Photo Source: ABSCBN News On May 9 the Philippines will elect its 17th President who will serve a six year-term starting on June 30....
Mary Ann Quirapas-FrancoJan 286 minWhy Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia?Photo by Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash As the global population and economy grow, energy demand also increases. Southeast Asian countries...
Riko WatanabeJan 214 minProspects for Cambodia’s chairing of ASEAN in 2022In October 2021, Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei handed over the chairmanship of ASEAN to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. In 2022, ASEAN will...
Maria Thaemar C. TanaJan 105 minChanges and Continuities in Japan’s Peacebuilding in MindanaoJapan International Cooperation Agency and National Economic Development Authority signed a 771 yen grant aid to improve energy...
Ronald LawJan 44 minHeeding the High Call for Health SecurityPhoto Source: Business Mirror As three seasons absurdly converge in the Philippines – emergencies and disaster, elections, the Holidays –...
Mark Angelo LocsinDec 16, 20214 minIndo-Pacific Democratic Gains? The Philippines and the Era of Strategic CompetitionThe international system has seen its fair share of temporal conditions and specific circumstances that determine the attitudes of...
Deryk Matthew Baladjay and Florence Principe GamboaDec 10, 20216 minOnwards and upwards: The Philippines-US security alliancePhoto Source: Manila Bulletin The Philippines-United States alliance has been in place for well over seven decades. As the Philippines’...
Matthew Uy and Dianne MulingtapangDec 6, 20216 minGood Cop, Bad Cop: The US-Philippine Alliance as a foreign policy priority Photo Source: Rappler The United States (US) is an important ally to the Indo-Pacific region and the oldest for the Philippines. However,...
Fan DaiDec 1, 20216 minA Chinese Perspective on China’s Vaccine DiplomacyPhoto Source: The Star The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak towards the end of 2019 might be the first large-scale infectious disease that...