On March 1 and 2, Southeast Asia’s thought leaders and emerging voices converged in Manila for a two-day conference held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, with the support of the US State Department. CSIS, Stratbase ADRi, and the Philippine Trade Foundation are partners in the US-Philippines Strategic Initiative.

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies Political development is founded on two mutually reinforcing components: the people’s awareness and empowerment, with the latter seen in how government institutions work to accommodate the public’s views. In turn, strong institutions are characterized by autonomy, adaptability, and coherence. All of these… Read More

Stratbase ADR Institute and Asia Society Philippines held yesterday an invite-only roundtable discussion on U.S. Policy in Asia under the Trump Administration with Ms. Lindsey Ford. Lindsey Ford, Asia policy expert and Director for Security Programs of the Asia Society Policy Institute, will introduce the Asia Society Policy Institute to the Philippines and share insights on… Read More

Lysander Castillo, Environment fellow at the Stratbase ADR Institute and Secretary-General of Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary-designate Gina Lopez has sprung another surprise announcement with the cancellation of some 75 mineral production sharing agreements (MPSA). The Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) had earlier insisted… Read More

Weslene Uy, Stratbase ADRi Research Associate President Rodrigo Duterte’s reorientation towards Asia might have been more prophetic than we first thought. During the campaign, Donald Trump made a number of controversial remarks, riding on the growing wave of protectionist sentiment in the United States and around the world. He capitalized on the rising discontentment among… Read More

Over the past several months, the Philippine government has revisited the country’s foreign policy and made a distinctive shift in the country’s ties with China and the United States. The government’s changes require the Philippines’ policymakers and foreign policy thinkers to continuously deepen our understanding of the strategic environment and the potentials and pitfalls of… Read More

As the Philippine digital financial services arena is in a breakout stage, it is imperative that new technologies must be utilized in the hope to spur financial inclusion, ultimately benefiting Filipino consumers. Critical to delivering these benefits is the public’s trust of IT cloud services and level of cybersecurity that must be deployed by financial… Read More