The Philippines’ Security Trap
By Dan Steinbock
The recent school shootings are a tip of an iceberg of a vast private-security industry, Filipinos recruited into foreign wars, expanding...
The Ebola Escalation is a Global Health Emergency
By Dan Steinbock
After three months, the Ebola crisis in Central Africa has crossed a critical regional threshold. Concurrently, it reflects the emerging US/China...
How the US-EU Partnership is Fracturing
By Dan Steinbock
For China and the Global South, US-EU tensions are part of a broader struggle over selective globalization.
The US increasingly prioritizes technological...
The Collapse of the Bipartisan Consensus Over US-Israel Ties
By Dan Steinbock
After the Gaza genocide, bipartisan consensus over US-Israel ties is crumbling. As legal debate is expanding, the political foundation of unconditional U.S....
Renewed Gulf Hostilities, Elevated Regional and Global Uncertainty
By Dan Steinbock
Renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and Israel's continuing military campaigns reflect rising risks of a wider Middle East conflict and elevated energy and food...
Philippines’ Economic Upgrade amid Economic Fall – Why?
By Dan Steinbock
As the World Bank classified the Philippines among upper-middle-income economies, the country's realized foreign investment net flows are plummeting while growth has...
Obliterating Gaza’s Children: The Damning UN Report
By Dan Steinbock
From Gaza and beyond, Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children. It is the topic of a...
PH Government Losing the Narrative – An International Perspective
By Dan Steinbock
The real test of 2026 is not whether the government can control the Senate or outmaneuver its rivals. The issue is no...
An Unwarranted War, a Global Economic Drag
By Dan Steinbock
The lingering energy shock is morphing from the Asian epicenter to a global economic drag. The US/Israel war...
A Regional Crisis or a Protracted International Disorder?
By Dan Steinbock
What began as Israel’s obliteration in Gaza now extends to Lebanon, Iran and the Gulf, thanks to US arms and finance. If...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
