Iran-Saudi Arabia Detente Today, Russia-Ukraine Truce Tomorrow? – Analysis
China’s role in mediating peace between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia may resonate in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. In
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Author: Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III is a Research Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation. He was a lecturer at the Chinese Studies Program at the Ateneo de Manila University and the International Studies Department at the De La Salle University and contributing editor (Reviews) for the journal Asian Politics & Policy. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies. He obtained his Master of Laws from Peking University and is presently pursuing his MA International Affairs at American University in Washington D.C.
Articles by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III :
AUKUS Warms Up The Taiwan Straits – Analysis
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS) laid out the sail plan for Canberra’s $368 billion, multiyear program to acquire
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Questions Raised As The US Expands Military Access In The Philippines – Analysis
Even the United States may have been surprised by how fast events unfolded in its former colony and oldest Asian
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China’s Neighborhood Diplomacy Under Xi’s Third Term – Analysis
President Xi Jinping will go down in history as one the most powerful men to rule modern China. His unprecedented
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China Post 20th CPC Congress: Desire For Stability Amid Upheavals – OpEd
The conclusion of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China cemented Xi Jinping’s firm hold onto power. His
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Is Taiwan Becoming Asia’s Ukraine? – Analysis
Taiwan and Ukraine are far apart, geographically different, and have contrasting geopolitical valuations. One is in Asia, an island, and
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Shifting Philippines-China Relations To A Higher Gear – OpEd
New Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. aims to take Philippines-China relations to the next level, and rightly so. The
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A Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis? – Analysis
The U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan led to further deterioration in U.S.-China and cross-Strait relations. Guardrails in
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Duty To Cooperate And Practical Cooperation In The South China Sea – Analysis
Last July 25, I felt privileged to join an international workshop to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of
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IPEF: A New Addition to Southeast Asia’s Overlapping Economic Constellations – Analysis
Twelve countries, seven of them from Southeast Asia, signed up for President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) last month. IPEF rounds
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