Walden Bello
Activist • Academic • Journalist • Writer
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China’s Global Expansion: A Balance Sheet
Presentation at “China in Cambodia Dialogue,” Phnom Penh, Dec 18 and 19, 2019 I would, first of all, like to thank Social...
Democracy and Charisma: A Dangerous Liaison
Democracy in the Era of Charismatic Politics in India and the Philippines Talk delivered to audiences in Canberra, Perth,...
China: An Imperial Power in the Image of the West?
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Focus is releasing a...
Paper Dragons: China and the Next Crash
Emerging relatively unscathed from the banking crisis of 2008, China has been viewed as a model of both rampant success...
Counterrevolution: The Global Rise of the Far Right
The far right is on the rise. The rhetoric of anger and resentment is emanating from personalities like Donald Trump,...
When we defied China
originally published by Rappler.com On July 19, 2011, three of my colleagues in Congress and I landed on Pag-asa Island in...