(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

(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

Prof. Dindo Manhit, President at the Stratbase ADR Institute Last week was remarkably eventful for those of us following developments in the South China Sea. Late last night (Manila time), the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea announced that the tribunal had ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the Philippine case on its… Read More

For this blog entry, we feature an interview with Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario from whom the ADRi was named to honor his lifetime achievements as a business leader and exemplary public servant. The interview was conducted by Lally Weymouth, a Senior Associate Editor of the Washington Post who has been… Read More