Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase-Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) for Strategic and International Studies As the rule of the land, a constitution assures a society of continuity beyond the term of elected public officials and the system of government in place. To be an effective barometer of continuity, a constitution should be accommodating of… Read More

Prof. Renato de Castro, Trustee and Program Convenor for Foreign Policy and Regional Security at the Stratbase ADR Institute (ADRi) Alliances are formal or informal relationships of security cooperation between two or more sovereign states.They are formed when states pool their resources, abilities and efforts in the face of a common threat. Alliances are protean… Read More

“Strategic Thinking in a Dynamic Age” ADRi Pilipinas Conference | December 8, 2016 Keynote Address Former DFA Sec. Albert del Rosario, Chairman of the Stratbase-ADRi Acknowledgments. Good morning, everyone. I would like to thank you all for joining us in this Pilipinas Conference. This event is a first for our Institute and, with the distinguished… Read More

“Forward-Looking Perspectives: Understanding the Opportunities Beyond Politics” ADRi Pilipinas Conference | December 8, 2016 Welcoming Remarks Dindo Manhit, Stratbase-ADRi President Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the first Stratbase ADR Institute PILIPINAS CONFERENCE. Global Politics is Local In 2016, a great deal changed in the Philippines and around the world. During the first months of… Read More

Amb. Shingo Yamagami, Acting Director General of the Japan institute of International Affairs, shares his presentation on the East and South China Seas below. “Troubled Waters” in the South and East China Seas

Remarks at the 2016 Pilipinas Conference Amb. Shingo Yamagami Director General (acting) of the Japan institute of International Affairs December 8, 2016, The Peninsula Manila Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. First of all, my special thanks go to the ADRi and Secretary Del Rosario for having me in this very timely and important conference. Before… Read More

Dindo Manhit, President of the Stratbase-Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) for Strategic and International Studies This year, a great deal changed in the Philippines and around the world. During the first months of 2016, many of us were absorbed by the elections and the stellar performance of a dark-horse candidate named Rodrigo Duterte. In the… Read More