Duterte vs Barack Obama In A Remark About Filipino Sovereignty

By Tunde Olupitan Latest news on the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, is of his calling USA President Barack Obama a son of a b***h. We...

Obama-Duterte Blow Up: What the Corporate Media Doesn’t Get

By Wayne Madsen The western corporate media generalised the Duterte-Obama feud as one between a statesmanlike US president and a Filipino Donald Trump. For Obama...

The Duterte Whirlwind: The Reawakening of the Philippines

By Dan Steinbock The new Philippine president is waging a tough drug war, pushing economic growth domestically and greater pragmatism in foreign policy that could...

Time for Reset and Realism in the South China Sea

By Dan Steinbock After the South China Sea arbitration ruling, uncertainty and friction may increase in the region. However, the economic promise of China’s rise...

Reflections on the Post-Aquino Philippine-China Relations: Taking into Account the Realities of Geopolitics

By Renato Cruz De Castro This article examines how the Philippines challenged China’s expansive maritime claim in the South China Sea during President Aquino’s term...

The Philippine National Election 2016: The Good, the Bad and The Ugly

By Pauline Eadie  Rodrigo Duterte was elected president of the Philippines in May 2016. Arguably Duterte’s electoral success was down to his straight talking approach...

Philippines 2016: Navigating Between the US and China

By Dan Steinbock               In the past six years, Washington and Manila have been cementing a military alliance, which is reassuring to many Filipinos but leaves...

Duterte’s Global Impact

From the Editors On 1st July 2016, Rodrigo Duterte will begin his term as the President of the Republic of the Philippines. Mr Duterte has formidable...

People Are Likening the Next Philippine President to Donald Trump. Here’s Why.

By Walden Bello A hapless elite, an angry electorate, and a brash front-runner with little regard for democratic norms: The latest Philippine election sounds a...

Duterte’s Pragmatic Agenda for the Philippines

By Dan Steinbock While the Aquino reforms ignited great progress in the Philippines, the new president will favor inclusive growth and greater pragmatism in foreign...

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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...

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