Fruity Indo-Pacific politics: Or how Kishi met Lorenzana
By Dan Steinbock
Recently, the defense secretaries of Japan and the Philippines agreed on “enhanced defense cooperation.” As Tokyo and Washington would like...
China’s ‘mask diplomacy’ wins influence across Africa, during and after the pandemic
By Dinko Hanaan Dinko
Being Chinese in Africa was the worst possible stigma for much of 2020.
Africans vilified the Chinese, blaming them for the COVID-19 pandemic. At...
Global recovery 2021 and the dark legacies of Smoot-Hawley
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
In 2021, China’s economic momentum will drive global economic prospects. But new trade wars could derail global recovery, again.
In the...
COVID-19 origins, science and media, facts and fantasies
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Recently, the joint WHO-China team released its report. Despite a year of politicized infodemic, much of the international media coverage shunned...
Blinken’s China vision: A Foreign Policy Not for American People
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
In contrast to the hopes of moderate bipartisan voices, Blinken's China vision builds on the Trump-Pompeo unipolarity, at the expense of...
US-China Reset Key to Brighter Global Economic Prospects
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
After four years of US-Sino tensions, the Biden administration could speed up US recovery, while restoring bilateral trust with China. That...
What is Pure Land Buddhism? A look at how East Asian Buddhists chant and...
By Charles B. Jones
Many people in the West interpret Buddhism as a path of meditation leading to enlightenment.
What many may not know is...
China enters 2021 a stronger, more influential power — and Australia may feel the...
By James Laurenceson
Great power competition in the Asia-Pacific region has been building for years. But COVID-19 has turbo-charged the shifts taking place and...
How to Create a Government that Considers Future Generations
By Richard Owen
This year – 2020 – has been shocking. If I try to find a silver lining, I think it might be this...
Rebooting Philippine Tourism from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Revitalizing tourism activities has become one of the primary concerns for the Philippines. In the short run, domestic tourism is expected to play a...
