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Malcolm Cook
Apr 10, 20214 min read
China in Southeast Asia: Losing Hearts, But Not Minds
Filipinos’ bad and worsening views of China are shared by many in Southeast Asia. The Duterte administration’s accommodation and...
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Erick Joshua Lagon
Apr 8, 20215 min read
The Terror Beyond: Assessing The Securitization of the Anti-Terrorism Act
Photo Source: Interaksyon Terrorism as an Existential Threat In the midst of the Cold War, an interesting development in the study of...
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Daniele Carminati
Apr 5, 20214 min read
The Belt and Road in the Philippines: Recent Developments and Post-Pandemic Uncertainties
Launched in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is no longer new, but it is certainly in the news. Hardly a day passes without a...
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Giuseppe M De Rosa
Mar 29, 20214 min read
The Ball is in Washington’s Court: US-Iraq-Iran Security Relations under the Biden Administration
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J. Wellington Brown and Dean C. Dulay
Mar 25, 20214 min read
Why Local Politics Matter for U.S. – Philippines Military Relations
Photo Source: Pexels The recent brouhaha and the uncertainty of whether the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) will continue have once again...
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Johaira C. Wahab
Mar 25, 202110 min read
Self-Defense Against NonState Actors & Recent US Military Strike in Syria: Considerations for the PH
Photo Source: Ivan Omar Hassib Background On February 25, 2021, the US conducted a “targeted military strike” on a facility in Syria used...
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Keith Cabaluna Detros
Mar 22, 20215 min read
Revisiting the U.S.-China 5G Race: New Sheriff, Same Stakes
Photo Source: The Fast Mode The Biden Administration ushers a transition in United States’ foreign policies, most of which overturns...
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Alicia Nicole Cruz
Mar 18, 20216 min read
For Protection or Interests? Analyzing the Securitization of the Philippines on Marine Pollution
Securitization is the process of moving an issue into the security sphere to legitimize the use of extraordinary measures to address it....
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Alvin Camba
Mar 15, 20214 min read
Why online gambling is here to stay? Trends and Likely Directions in the Philippine Economy
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Jayvy Gamboa
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How an economic ‘Cha-Cha’ looks like in an increasingly insecure Philippines
“Unless otherwise provided by law.” This is the only phrase that is sought to be added to the various nationalization provisions of the...
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