Marawi Crisis The Battle for Marawi: Three Months On September 7, 2017 3 Written by Joseph Franco. The Battle for Marawi has dragged on for three months, with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) providing vague estimates…
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte: A Man of Action? September 6, 2017 3 Written by Pauline Eadie. ‘Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power’. ― Abraham Lincoln President…
Marawi Crisis Marawi: The Furthest Battlefield of Islamic State August 2, 2017 0 Written by Rohan Gunaratna. In Islamic State’s (IS) global ambition to expand beyond its heartland of Iraq and Syria, the most notable achievement during Ramadan…
ASEAN Indonesia, the Philippines, Migrant Workers, and Drugs June 30, 2017 0 Written by Linda Quayle. Indonesia and the Philippines share much more than a convoluted archipelagic geography. In the context of the community-building plans put forward…
Foreign Policy A Balanced Philippine Foreign Policy: Managing Relations with Major Powers April 17, 2017 2 Written by Aaron Jed Rabena. Hailed as one of Forbes Magazine’s 2016 most powerful people, President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines continues to draw international…
Philippines The Difference a Leader Makes: A Dramatic Change in China-Philippines Relations February 24, 2017 0 Written by Christopher B. Primiano. Prior to Rodrigo Duterte being sworn in as President of the Philippines in late June 2016, Sino-Philippine relations were tense, relating…
Philippines Duterte & Trump: What Now for the Philippine-American “Special Relationship”? February 23, 2017 0 Written by Elliot Newbold The relationship between the United States and the Philippines is paradoxically both tense and tender. Having been an American colony for…
