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America’s repossession of the Philippines

As the US dramatically expands its military presence, colonialist history is repeating itself When the news broke in early February that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had struck a deal to allow the United States to dramatically expand its military presence...
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The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal

Her incarceration for having the temerity to investigate former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a stain on the reputation of the new Marcos administration. Filipina human rights campaigner and former senator Leila de Lima after her hearing in Manila. (Jam Sta...
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Stormy weather is ahead in the Pacific

The future of Taiwan and China Though the war in Ukraine is the leading geopolitical trouble spot today, the Taiwan Straits and the South China Sea are a close second. The last few weeks have made this crystal clear. The United States issued its National Security...
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Rise, decline, and fall of the Liberal Order

John Ikenberry’s 'A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order' In the evolution of liberal democracy since the late eighteenth century, its values and institutions been entangled with capitalism, empire, hegemony, and racism....
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Osama and Trump

Jan 8, 2022 | ,

Two bookends to the downspin of an empire The end of 2021 and the beginning of a new year is a convenient time to take...