Ernest Z. Bower, Stratbase ADRi Trustee and Senior Adviser and Chair for Southeast Asia Studies at CSIS, & Conor Cronin, Research Associate with the Southeast Asia Studies Chair The timing of the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the Philippines’ case against China’s nine-dash-line claims has critical geopolitical implications for… Read More
Last Chance to Save the World
Atty. Ysan Castillo, ADR Institute Environment Fellow and Secretary General of Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST), ADRi’s CSO Partner. World leaders hail the climate deal reached in Paris, with the general sentiment about the agreement being a landmark pact for the environment and the benefit of future generations. Indeed, the call for decisive action… Read More
Climate Justice and Sound Use of Climate Finance
Atty. Ysan Castillo, ADR Institute Environment Fellow and Secretary General of Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST), ADRi’s CSO Partner As nations gather in Paris for the Conference of Parties 21 under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), emotions ran high with rallies staged around the world calling for decisive action against climate change. World leaders… Read More
FULL TEXT: Our fate is in your hands, DFA chief tells UN tribunal
In this July 2015 file photo, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario delivers a statement at the jurisdictional hearing of the Philippines’s case against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands. PCA/Released MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario urged on Monday (Netherlands time) the Permanent Court of Arbitration based… Read More
Security Should Share the Limelight – Reviewing the APEC Leaders’ Summit
(Part 2 of 2) Angelica Mangahas, Deputy Executive Director & Security Specialist at the ADR Institute Earlier last week, I advocated keeping trade at the top of the agenda at the APEC Leaders’ Summit. Despite the stated goals of APEC and my own hopes, however, there is no avoiding that trade issues have not taken center stage… Read More
Keep Trade on the Agenda – This Week’s APEC Summit
(Part 1 of 2) Angelica Mangahas, Deputy Executive Director & Security Specialist at the ADR Institute The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit has become so well-known as a talking shop that the annual gathering, wherever it’s held, is known best for having world leaders dress in the host’s national attire. Indicating the Summit’s remarkably low stakes… Read More
A Step Towards Self Regulation
Atty. Ysan Castillo, ADR Institute Environment Fellow and Secretary General of Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST), ADRi’s CSO Partner What is “responsible mining?” This question often takes center stage during debates between pro and anti-mining quarters. There is really no established definition, but hardliners against mining would argue that no such thing exists, at least in the… Read More
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