Biden will visit Israel during a war. That’s unprecedented. Elizabeth N. Saunders - October 17, 2023 The humanitarian crisis and escalation fears heighten uncertainty.
The Philippines elected a dictator’s son. Why are dynasties popular? James Loxton - May 26, 2022 Ties to a former dictatorship are quite common in new democracies, this research explains
Who’s voting for ‘Bongbong’ Marcos to be the next Filipino president? Ronald Holmes, Dean Dulay, Anil Menon, and Allen Hicken - May 5, 2022 Approval of President Rodrigo Duterte correlates closely with support for the son of Ferdinand Marcos, this survey finds
The ICC case against Duterte’s drug war is on hold. That could hurt the court’s authority. Courtney Hillebrecht - December 5, 2021 A new book on backlash politics explains what this means for international justice.
Two of China’s Belt and Road projects reveal a flaw in the G-7′s new global financing plan Alvin Camba - June 28, 2021 For some countries, megaprojects have political and infrastructure goals
President Duterte wants to scrap a Philippines-U.S. military agreement. This could mean trouble. Andrew Yeo - February 13, 2020 Would China benefit?
The U.S. Navy and Southeast Asian nations held joint maneuvers for the first time. What are the key takeaways? Hunter Marston - September 12, 2019 Beijing held similar maritime exercises in 2018.
The U.S. quietly made a big splash about the South China Sea Zack Cooper - March 18, 2019 Mike Pompeo just reaffirmed Washington has Manila’s back.
The Philippines just extended martial law. How far will Duterte go to stop terrorism? Jessica Trisko Darden - December 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67314" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte salutes soldiers
Catholic leaders in the Philippines haven’t stopped Duterte’s bloody war on drugs — yet. This is why. David Buckley - September 29, 2017 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “War on Drugs” shows little
Can Trump count on Manila to put pressure on North Korea? 3 points to know. Sheena Greitens - May 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58378" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at
A Trump-Duterte bromance would be complicated — but so are U.S.-Philippine ties Victoria Reyes - December 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51364" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Police crack down on anti-U. S.
Is China ready to budge on the South China Sea? Here’s why compromise is possible. Eric Hyer - November 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49643" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Filipino protesters burn a U.S. flag
President Duterte is talking tough. Will it cost the Philippines? Andrew Yeo - October 28, 2016 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is taking a dim view of
Here’s how the South China Sea ruling affects U.S. interests Eric Hyer - August 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45115" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former president Fidel Ramos, 88, the