Philippines to Singapore: Passing the baton of ASEAN chairmanship and challenges of regional cooperation
Jumel G. Estrañero | ASEAN has a new chairman after Philippines’s yearlong leadership – Singapore. ASEAN is getting there with systemic challenges underneath but...
US gets involved in Myanmar: Tillerson talks to army chief
Reuters | U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was bound for Myanmar on Wednesday for talks with the army chief whose forces have been accused...
Is South Korea’s alliance with United States worth It?
Jacob G. Hornberger | With President Trump being accompanied by three U.S. carrier groups during his trip to Korea, South Koreans should pull a “Brexit”...
India appoints new interlocutor for Kashmir: Will it help?
News Analysis | India appointed a special envoy for Kashmir on October 23, 2017. The man who is said to be “the central government’s representative”...
Trump issues a warning to North Koreans standing on their doorstep
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned North Korea he was prepared to use the full range of US military power to stop any attack, but in...
Philippines and US’s first time meeting: Reality and expectations
Jumel G. Estrañero | The first time is always the first time and this week, a political first time meet-up will be witnessed in the...
Indian minister vows to conquer AJK
News Analysis | Minister of state in PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh on Thursday claimed that there was no “Kashmir issue except taking back Azad Kashmir...
Malaysian Sultan speaks up against Saudi inspired ultra-conservatism
James M. Dorsey | Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, the sovereign of the Malaysian state of Johor, does not mince his words. His repeated verbal assaults on...
Indonesia, Malaysia & Philippines launch joint patrols to tackle ISIS threat
Jumel G. Estrañero | Staggering six months of waiting coupled with best efforts before this quarter of 2017, a more concrete defense alignment and cooperation...
South Asians remain hungrier than Botswana, Iraq & North Korea!
News Analysis | Home to the largest concentration of population on Earth, the region of South Asia has performed dismally in the current Global Hunger...
Philippine strategy to combat homegrown terrorism
Jumel G. Estrañero | While the urban warfare drills were pushed through between U.S. and RP during 10 days of military exercises that wrapped up...
Should Aung San Suu Kyi be stripped of her Nobel Peace Prize?
Nasir Azeem | "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" ~Martin Luther King Jr. Although the tragedy of Myanmar's Rohingya Community has been unfolding for...