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Review Radio: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Duterte
On this special edition of Review's Radio, I spoke with Dr. Nicole Curato about the Philippines authoritarian turn…
Bangsamoro: Power Politics and Governance in Southern…
A war-torn populace left weary after half-a-century of conflict is on the cusp of change.
Beijing Looks South: Geopolitics in the South China Sea
The acquisition of territory has historically played a prominent role in the history of geopolitics and has been a…
Why Manila’s English-Speaking Bubble Needs to Pop
I've grown up speaking Filipino, and I don’t regret it. While my parents made sure that I became fluent in English,…
On Finding Yourself through DNA Testing
We all build an idea of what it means to be “me” through our roots.
A few days ago, Massachusetts Senator…
Typhoon Ompong: Lessons Finally Learned?
Typhoons are a consistent occurrence that devastates countries like the Philippines every year, yet government…
Review’s Radio: Discussing Wars on Drugs and the…
Almost five decades after Nixon infamously declared drug abuse as "public enemy number one" in the United States,…
A Decades-Old Storm: Professor Carolina G. Hernandez on…
With slowly intensifying conflicts brewing in the South China Sea, neighboring governments are constantly finding…
The Space of the Islamic State
ISIL is one of the first terrorist groups to proclaim itself a state and has in many ways been defined by its…
The Bangsamoro Basic Law: Impacts of Additional Autonomy…
The Filipino government's newly proposed act for an autonomous zone in the South of the country has shed some hope…
(New Year’s) Resolutions to Duterte’s War on…
A universal tradition as old as the occasion itself, the New Year's resolution is practised worldwide by…
Duterte’s War on the Poor: A Question of Bias
Over the past month, the Philippines has undergone a series of legislative changes that have exacerbated its…