Philippines opening wider to US troops and arms

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A US navy personnel (L) gives instructions to his Philippine counterpart during drills at a naval base in Sangley point, Cavite City, west of Manila on June 28, 2013. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe

MANILA – US Secretary of Defense  Lloyd Austin touched down in Manila this week to open a new era of military cooperation with America’s oldest ally in Asia, significantly at a time Washington and Beijing are locked in a rising contest for military supremacy in the region. Just hours into the US defense chief’s visit, […]Continue Reading

Can India survive Adani’s 0 billion collapse?

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can’t be happy about the Adani Group market meltdown stealing his thunder. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had planned to use this week’s annual budget to launch its argument to remain in power after next year’s national elections. Yet Modi’s plans to trim debt, support middle-class families and empower women […]Continue Reading

EU-China relations disintegrating on autopilot

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In early December 2022, President of the European Council Charles Michel traveled to Beijing for his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The visit came after two events that epitomize the state of EU-China relations. The Chinese side refused to run a pre-recorded speech criticizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by Michel at the China International […]Continue Reading