Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels maintain a near-constant presence at Luconia Shoals off the coast of Malaysia’s Sarawak State. That uncomfortable fact does not garner much attention, either in the Malaysian or international press, but it speaks to Beijing’s determination to establish administrative control throughout the nine-dash line. The reefs, which are divided into the… Read More

Stratbase ADR Institute, Inc. (ADRi) hosted yesterday a roundtable discussion entitled, “Infrastructure and Economic Growth: The Philippine Experience”. The roundtable started with the presentation of Dr. Epictetus Patalinghug of his Special Study with the same title. Dr. Patalinghug provided us with his analysis on the relationship between infrastructure and economic growth. To put the discussion… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies Although trade has played an important role in advancing economic growth, it has since lost its dynamism. Asian economies, however, have continued to liberalise its markets. Asia will now serve as the backbone of stability amidst the growing clamour for protectionism around… Read More

Dr. Renato de Castro, Stratbase ADRi Trustee Prior to his departure for his official visit to Myanmar on March 19, 2017, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte betrayed his foreign policy scheme in the face of China’s expansion in the South China Sea to a group of journalists.  When a journalist asked him about China’s reported plan… Read More

Stratbase ADRi hosted a roundtable discussion entitled, “Unlocking the Filipino People’s Potential in the Next Six Years and Beyond” held yesterday, March 28, 2017. The roundtable discussion started with the presentation of Drs. Vicente B. Paqueo and Aniceto C. Orbeta, Jr. of their Special Study with the same title. Drs. Paqueo and Orbeto shared their… Read More

Stratbase ADR Institute hosted a roundtable discussion on Philippine foreign policy entitled: “The Role of America’s Alliances in the Philippines’ Balancing Policy on China: From the Aquino to the Duterte Administration”, last Friday, March 24. The roundtable discussion started with the presentation by Renato De Castro, Ph.D., Program Convenor and Trustee of ADRi, of his Special Study… Read More

Change and Uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific – Strategic Challenges and Opportunities for Australia and the Philippines Speech, check against delivery Manila, the Philippines 16 March 2017 Ambassador del Rosario, thank you for your very kind words. Secretary Andanar, dignitaries, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. I am absolutely delighted to be addressing an institute which bears the… Read More