The Stratbase Institute hosted a fireside chat with United States Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby during his official visit to the Philippines as part of the United States’ efforts to reaffirm the country’s commitment to build durable peace in the Indo-Pacific region.   In his welcome remarks, Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit highlighted that the United… Read More

Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Victor Andres “Dindo” C. Manhit served as a reactor during the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (PCCI) 3rd General Membership Meeting, “Looking Beyond the Headlines: A PCCI Perspective,” held at Dusit Thani Manila in Makati City. Invited by PCCI Secretary General Ruben J. Pascual, Prof. Manhit shared his insights in response… Read More

Stratbase Institute is honored to receive the Corps of Professors (COP) Stakeholder Award from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Corps of Professors during its 85th Founding Anniversary.  Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit received the award which was presented by LTGEN Edmundo G. Peralta, PA, Deputy Chief of Staff, AFP, and BGEN Jose… Read More

President Marcos Jr.’s started off his fifth, penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA) strong by addressing the corruption issues hounding his administration head-on, starting with his own cousin and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez,  Stratbase Institute President and BowerGroupAsia managing director Prof. Victor “Andres” Manhit said in an interview with Singaporean broadcast channel CNA.  In so doing, Prof. Manhit said, the President… Read More

Ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit said the government must heed the increasingly intertwined demands of the Filipino public – to address corruption, bring down food prices and create more jobs – so that the Marcos administration can finish strong as it… Read More

Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit joined a private discussion with H.E. Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, upon the invitation of H.E. Massimo Santoro, Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to the Philippines. The meeting was held at the office of the EU Delegation… Read More

Upon the invitation of H.E. Marc Innes-Brown, Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines, Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit attended the foreign policy address of Senator the Honourable Penny Wong, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, at De La Salle University Manila.  Minister Wong underscored the historic strength of Australia–Philippines relations and the shared responsibility of both countries, as middle… Read More

Stratbase Institute President Professor Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit was invited to a private roundtable discussion with Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson.  Together, they discussed the Philippines’ defense, security, foreign, and economic policies.   Stratbase remains committed to promoting partnerships with like-minded countries such as Sweden, particularly as defense and economic cooperation between Sweden and the Philippines continues to grow, including Sweden’s… Read More

Stratbase Group Founder and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit was visited by a delegation of think tanks from Ukraine to discuss the current geopolitical situation in the Indo-Pacific region and how Ukraine and the Philippines can work together to maintain a prosperous and peaceful region.  Led by former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, the meeting was also joined by Dr.… Read More

The Stratbase Institute held the virtual launch of the book Mandalas of Multialignment: Hedging Bets in Southeast Asia Grand Strategy Spheres, Foreign and Security Policy Webs, and Global Geopolitics and Geoeconomics. Authored by Stratbase Institute Non-Resident Fellow Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran, the book presents a new connective approach to analyzing Southeast Asia’s alignment shifts in grand strategy and foreign and security policy.  In… Read More

Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit delivered a lecture on “Narrative Framing and Strategic Communication” to the class of the National Defense College of the Philippines’ (NDCP) Master in National Security Administration (MNSA) Regular Course 62 at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.   The MNSA is a graduate program under the NDCP that prepares senior military… Read More

Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit attended the Bastille Day celebration upon the invitation of the Ambassador of France to the Philippines, H.E. Marie Fontanel. In her remarks, Ambassador Fontanel highlighted the deepening relations between France and the Philippines. She underscored the significance of the signing of the Status of Visiting… Read More