Philippines Archives - Foreign Policy Journal

Climate Gains in the West, Exported Pollution in the Rest

May 1, 2019

Environmental pollution has not disappeared from the advanced West; it has been exported to more vulnerable economies.

From ASEAN Economic Development to Militarization

Jan 22, 2019

In both Africa and Asia, the Trump administration is aiming for increased militarization and arms sales at the expense of economic development.

Japan’s “Comfort Women”: Asian Protests and Imperial Japan’s Sexual Slavery

Jan 15, 2019

If the Abe administration fails to acknowledge the past, it cannot win the future that overshadows over a declining nation.

Why Philippines Economy Is Thriving, Despite IMD

May 28, 2018

According to the 2018 IMD World Competitiveness report, Philippines ranking plunged nine notches. In reality, competitiveness indexes often fail to capture disruptive change.

How TIME’s Bremmer Got Duterte Wrong

May 24, 2018

Today, global dominant media is often exploited as a tool of coercive diplomacy. The recent Time commentary on the Philippines president is a case in point. The real story is behind the story.

Book Review: Stephen Kinzer’s ‘The True Flag’

Oct 19, 2016

Stephen Kinzer’s ‘The True Flag’ presents an easily readable, entertaining, and informative history of these important early years of the American Empire