The South China Sea and Philippine National Interest and Security
By Roland Simbulan
The ideal strategic goal is for the Philippines to enjoy the friendship of the US, Japan and China and not be a...
The Rise and Crash of Hillary Clinton
By Tunde Olupitan
Hillary’s journey has been fuelled by a blind ambition for power. And while efforts were made by her propaganda machine to imbue...
“Taming Trump”, Key Republican Appointments: What a Trump Presidency Might Look Like
By Jack Rasmus
In the weeks since the November 8 US presidential election, the dim outlines of what a Trump presidency might look like are...
Abe’s Political Restoration Belies Economic and Geostrategic Challenges
By Craig Mark
Despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s political success in Japanese politics, Japan’s economy remains to be stagnant. This article discusses the impact of...
Burma/Myanmar – Towards Peace? Elections, Civil War, and Inter-Faith Conflicts
By Mikael Gravers
In August 2015, the government of President U Thein Sein signed a nationwide ceasefire agreement with 8 ethnic armed organisations. However, serious...
No Way Out: Mandatory Trade Secret Protection Laws in International Arbitration
By Charles H. Camp, Anna R. Margolis & Camellia H. Mokri
The World Trade Organization’s member countries are required to include trade secret protections in...
Rodrigo Duterte’s Rivot Ro Asia Is A Rational Move
By Chandran Nair
The Pax Americana is outdated and it is time for regional powers to realign.
In the past 30 years, a succession of Southeast...
A Brexit-Style Revolution in the USA? The Real Differences between Clinton and Trump
By Takis Fotopoulus
There is no doubt that the forthcoming US Presidential elections are perhaps the most controversial ones in the US history. This has...
If US Voters Cannot Be Trusted To Choose An Able President, Let Tech Firms...
By Chandran Nair
The dysfunctional US political system is the place to start if American technology firms truly believe in their claims of being able...
Guerilla Incursions from the Boondocks: “Anti-Americanism” in the Philippines. President Duterte’s Subaltern Counter-Hegemony
By E. San Juan Jr.
“A howling wilderness” was what General Jacob Smith ordered his troops to make of Samar, Philippines. He was taking revenge...
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...
