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International Law and the challenges in implementing UNCLOS: South China Sea Arbitration
The intensification of the South China Sea (‘SCS’) conflict throughout early 2024 between China and the Philippines includes a long history of disputes. It...
A New Chapter in the South China Sea Dispute
Amid tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, a new chapter has emerged in the region following the defense pact...
The giant and the archipelago: Chinese attack on the Second Thomas Shoal and its implications
“The strong do what they have the power to do, and the weak accept what they have to accept.” This famous age-old aphorism by...
How the Secret US Anti-Vax Operation Disrupted Chinese Sinovac from the Philippines to Central Asia and the Middle East
According to a new Reuters investigation, the clandestine operation hit the Philippines which had been hit particularly hard by the virus. I should know....
The Squad Alliance: Redefining U.S. Strategic Partnerships in Asia
In a seismic shift reshaping the geopolitical landscape, the Quad alliance finds itself at a crossroads, with India's departure marking a turning point and...
A Golden Jubilation
When much of the world was preoccupied with the pandemic, a French arbitration court ruled to compensate almost US$15 billion dollars to the heirs...
U.S.-Philippines 3+3 Meeting
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held a meeting with Philippine...
Bringing Vietnamese counterinsurgency to the Philippines and South China Sea (Part I)
On Monday, April 11, President Biden hosted a trilateral summit in Washington, DC, at the time of surging tension in the South China Sea....
How big of a threat is ISIS in the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the BARMM?
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is a terror group known for its involvement in the Islamic Independence Movement in the Philippines. This group...
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...