Philippines as a warring nation
Last week, Philippine and US Marines demonstrated “lethal firepower in two separate live fire exercises” the Philippine Marine Corps portrayed as “defense partnership.” It...
The Geneva Connection: How the Trump Tariffs penalize US-China Ties and Global Economic Prospects
In early May, international headlines reported on the meeting of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer and China's economic...
China’s consumption recovery – amid the highest US tariffs in 100 years
After the government’s stimulus measures started in September and intensified in November, their impact has kicked in. At the time, such signs were shot...
US Trade Wars and Military Globalization Spark Complex Alignments
President Trump’s new round of reciprocal and universal tariffs will escalate trade tensions, lower investment, hit market pricing, distort trade flows, disrupt supply chains,...
Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest: The Three Rounds of the Trump Tariff Wars
The first round of Trump tariffs, which still built on traditional trade wars, involved mainly Canada, Mexico and China. The second round began with...
How to Fragment Globalization: Trump’s International Tariff Wars
After divisive debates and conflicting reports, President Trump announced his trade plan: a 10% baseline tariff on all imports; “discounted reciprocal tariff” on “bad...
The Demise of the Two-State Solution: The Assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte
After World War II, the UN Partition Plan and Israel’s unilateral declaration of independence, a Swedish diplomat and aristocrat, Count Folke Bernadotte, was appointed...
The Boao Forum: Shared future amid trade headwinds
Scheduled for March 25 to 28, the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will take place in South China's Hainan province, amid a historical moment...
Duterte’s rendition, PH political turmoil and the ICC’s dilemma
In the Senate’s much-anticipated Duterte detention hearing on Thursday, Senator Imee Marcos, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, interviewed the key cabinet members of...
The Drug Crisis Duterte Inherited
On March 11, 2025, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the Philippine National Police and Interpol on the basis of an International...