Global Policy & Analysis Think Tank
When Donald Trump announced America’s unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 JCPOA (aka Iran nuclear deal) and the subsequent re-imposition of ‘mega sanctions’ on Iran, the major leaders of Europe were incredibly vocal in their condemnation of Trump’s move. They likewise insisted that Germany, France, Britain and the EU as a […]
The moment that Rodrigo Roa Duterte won the 2016 Presidential election in The Philippines, it became clear that the Filipino people had collectively said “out with the old and in with the new”. Since then, the political leaders and corporate media supporters of the old regime have continually embarrassed themselves, […]
Today sees the beginning of a further two day round of trade talks between Chinese and US representatives. Although Donald Trump insists that the penultimate deal with China must be signed between himself and President Xi Jinping directly (as opposed to a deal signed by Chinese and US trade officials), […]
The United States government continues to try and coerce its traditional European partners into to banning the Chinese tech firm Huawei from building European 5G mobile networks. In an attempt to stifle free market competition and consumer choice through scare tactics involving alleged but unsubstantiated security issues, Washington hopes to develop […]
While few people are thinking about the 2032 Olympic Games, possible host cities are already preparing to tender their bids to host the event. As South Korea has hosted two Olympic Games (Summer of 1988 and Winter of 2018), Seoul will tender a bid to host its second summer Games […]
The deeply controversial CEO of the Philippine website Rappler, Maria Ressa has just been issued with a warrant of arrest stemming from charges of cyber libel. This is of course not the first time that Ressa has been on the wrong side of the law, but it does give her […]
On 12 February, a judge issued an arrest warrant for Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, in relation to charges of a criminal act of cyber libel. Ressa’s subsequent arrest has caused many false interpretations of the realities on the ground to be proffered throughout international media. Here are the facts of the situation: […]
Soros invokes a far right false dichotomy Controversial currency speculator George Soros has authored an article stating that the European Union (EU) is on the verge of collapse and even went so far as to compare what is happening in Europe to what happened in the Soviet Union in 1991. […]
Of the many great accomplishments of modern China, the most noteworthy has been the elevation of 700 million people out of poverty at the most rapid pace in the history of mankind. But while Deng Xiaoping’s Reform and Opening Up helped to transform the material condition of the people, there […]
Yesterday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte proposed renaming his country in order to change international perceptions of The Philippines and to furthermore inaugurate a new era of optimism, strength and national revival internally. When proposing Maharlika as the new name for the country, Duterte explained how the word “Philippines” was a product […]
