Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute States do not act in isolation from other states. As they attempt to achieve political and economic goals, it is foreign policy that keeps them interactive and engaged with regional and international actors. In so doing, some “rules,” both formal and informal, have emerged and developed and… Read More

Speech by  HE Amanda Gorely, Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute Forum ‘Challenges to a Rules-Based International System’ 17 August 2018, Bonifacio Global City Thank you Richard for that very diplomatic introduction. One thing you didn’t mention which isn’t in my cv is that I was actually born in the… Read More

Rt Hon. Mark Field MP Minister of State Foreign and Commonwealth Office Global Britain-supporting the Rules Based International System 17 August 2018 Transcript of Keynote Speech Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining me on my first visit to the Philippines as UK Minister for Asia. More than 70 years after the bombs,… Read More

Importance Of International Law To The Philippines Amb. Albert del Rosario “Challenges to a Rules-Based Int’l System: Moving Forward” August 17, 2018, Ascott Bonifacio Global City Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me start by stating that our country is facing challenges which threaten its very foundation that is built on the rule of law.… Read More

With recent developments that seemingly undermine the established rules-based international system, serious questions over the adherence to the international law have been raised. For instance, over recent months we have seen chemical weapon attacks in Syria, Salisbury and Kuala Lumpur. In Europe, we have also seen parts of countries forcibly taken by others. In Asia-Pacific… Read More

Dr. Renato Cruz De Castro, Trustee and Convenor of the National Security and East Asian Affairs Program of the Stratbase ADR Institute  China uses both direct and the indirect approaches in pursuing its strategic goal of maritime expansion in the South China Sea. The direct approach involves the build-up of a blue-water navy, the creation… Read More