Chester Cabalza IDSC Philippines South China Sea https://asiapowerwatch.com/author/chester-cabalza/ an observatory of Asian economic power Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:23:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Chester Cabalza IDSC Philippines South China Sea https://asiapowerwatch.com/author/chester-cabalza/ 32 32 Drone technology as a common defense pillar for the Philippines and Poland https://asiapowerwatch.com/drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland https://asiapowerwatch.com/drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:23:29 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3541 Drone technology extends human capability into the three D’s – tasks that are dull, dirty, or dangerous, while opening new defense economic opportunities and innovation.…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland/feed/ 0 The cost of Brahmos missiles in putting muscle to Manila’s territorial defense https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:55:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3224 This article was written in collaboration with Amadeus QUIAOIT and Rhon Ethelbert DUCOS. Amadeus is a research associate of IDSC. His research interests are defense…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/feed/ 0 Beyond petropolitics: the Philippines – Saudi Arabia strategic relations https://asiapowerwatch.com/beyond-petropolitics-the-philippines-saudi-arabia-strategic-relations/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-petropolitics-the-philippines-saudi-arabia-strategic-relations https://asiapowerwatch.com/beyond-petropolitics-the-philippines-saudi-arabia-strategic-relations/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:32:29 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3138 This article was written in collaboration with José Mikhail PEREZ. José is an assistant professor of political science at the University of the Philippines Manila…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/beyond-petropolitics-the-philippines-saudi-arabia-strategic-relations/feed/ 0 The economics of maritime cybersecurity: chokepoints & vulnerabilities in the Indo-Pacific https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-economics-of-maritime-cybersecurity-chokepoints-vulnerabilities-in-the-indo-pacific/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-economics-of-maritime-cybersecurity-chokepoints-vulnerabilities-in-the-indo-pacific https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-economics-of-maritime-cybersecurity-chokepoints-vulnerabilities-in-the-indo-pacific/#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:14:23 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2882 The fifth domain’s consequential dominance and spatial presence in the cyberspace convey perplexity in the safety and security of humanity. Its connectivity to the sixth…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-economics-of-maritime-cybersecurity-chokepoints-vulnerabilities-in-the-indo-pacific/feed/ 0 Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs): a Trojan horse in Manila’s rich ghettos https://asiapowerwatch.com/philippine-offshore-gaming-operators-pogos-a-trojan-horse-in-manilas-rich-ghettos/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=philippine-offshore-gaming-operators-pogos-a-trojan-horse-in-manilas-rich-ghettos https://asiapowerwatch.com/philippine-offshore-gaming-operators-pogos-a-trojan-horse-in-manilas-rich-ghettos/#respond Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:23:31 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2053 While Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) handle online gaming for mainland Chinese players, considered an illegal operation in China, the “golden goose” industry employs more…

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