How the Philippines is missing China’s soft rebound
During the six-year Duterte era, the ties with China were recalibrated from friction and conflict to peaceful cooperation. In the past year, that period...
Toward China’s soft rebound
As global business and political leaders swarmed to Davos for the World Economic Forum, Chinese Premier Li Qiang took the podium. Chinese economy has...
The Gaza Catastrophe: Is It a Genocide?
In late December, South Africa filed a genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing that Israel was in breach...
Hamas Attack: It Wasn’t An “Intelligence Failure”
Withing hours after October 7, Israeli headlines told the story: “This is our 9/11.” In reality, the Hamas-Israel War is about ethnic cleansing coupled...
From Ethnic Cleansing to Energy Goals
The Hamas-Israel War is what we see in the international media. Ethnic cleansing is what happens behind the headlines. And the struggle to control...
Displacing a Nation: What Led to (and Caused) the Gaza-Israel Catastrophe
The Hamas-Israel War has devastated Gaza and displaced its people. It could result in expulsions in the West Bank over time. It is about...
Taiwan 2024 Election: Militarization or Development
Taiwan’s presidential elections will be held on January 13, 2024. Re-elected in 2020, the incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen cannot seek a third term.
Tsai’s Democratic...
China’s consumption recovery fuels the rise of the Global South
Setting aside the international information warfare, China's consumption is strengthening. Global South stands to benefit.
Launched in 2018, the China International Import Expo (CIIE) is...
The Rise of Netanyahu’s Far-Right Government: What Led to the Gaza-Israel Catastrophe?
In contrast to the standard narrative, the Hamas war is manna from heaven to Benyamin Netanyahu’s far-right government, which has escalated the suppression of...
Toward BRICS currencies in the post-dollar era
In the BRICS Summit, a key item in the agenda was the further development of new and complementary reserve currencies and settlement mechanisms. The...