A fisherman in Palawan casts his net into the waters of the South China Sea as the sun rises. In a Makati skyscraper, a call center...
The war in Ukraine isn’t just being fought with tanks and missiles, it’s now playing out in political offices and behind closed doors. In a tense...
WASHINGTON – The Trade War Returns The United States has reignited major trade conflicts with its three largest trading partners after President Donald Trump’s sweeping new...
“Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.” – Lord Palmerston The waves of the Pacific have carried many alliances, but few...
On a quiet morning in the South China Sea, a Philippine patrol vessel detected an incoming object, fast, low-flying, and headed straight for its position. Within...
In 1992, the last American warship left Subic Bay, marking the end of an era. Filipinos celebrated the departure, believing they had reclaimed their sovereignty. But...
The Day America Woke Up to a Nightmare It started with a whisper—then a bombshell. A cold morning in Washington, D.C., the President sat frozen as...
If the South China Sea is a chessboard of contested power, then the Bashi Channel is the game’s most unpredictable opening move. This narrow waterway between...
“We’re seeing an increasingly tough surrounding security environment, and that there is a need for the two nations, strategically aligned, to strengthen their defense cooperation and...
A New Dawn for the Philippines For three long years, the Philippines stood under the watchful eye of global financial regulators, burdened by its presence on...
