A Journal of Analysis and News
Rommel C. Banlaoi, PhD is the Chairman of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research (PIPVTR) and President of the Philippine Society for International Security Studies (PSISS). He is currently a Non-Resident Fellow of the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance and member of the Board of Directors of China Southeast Research Center on the South China Sea (CSARC). He served as the President of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) and member of the Management Board of the World Association for Chinese Studies (WACS).
Nine years ago, the International Arbitral Tribunal rendered a controversial judgement that until now complicates the dynamics of Philippines-China relations
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Contrary to the Western discourse describing the security situation in Asia as facing the rising tension and widening conflict as
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Despite their persistent territorial conflicts and maritime jurisdictional disputes in the West Philippine Sea (an important portion of the larger
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President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House should provide opportunities for the Philippines to end the perennial colonial mentality
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Nationalism, regionalism and globalism are three paramount forces in contemporary international relations. But regionalism has experienced tremendous resurgence with the
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Current tensions between China and the Philippines as a result of persistent territorial disputes and maritime jurisdictional conflicts in South
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China’s diplomatic thought of peaceful coexistence has laid the solid foundation for the effective building of a harmonious global community
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Because of unresolved territorial disputes and maritime jurisdictional conflicts in the South China Sea (SCS), the Asia Pacific region continues
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Though tensions remain in China-Philippines relations in the South China Sea, there are peaceful approaches for the two parties to
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Since the conception of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in Indonesia in 2011 and its formal launching in Cambodia
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