Philippines Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/philippines/ an observatory of Asian economic power Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:43:04 +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 Philippines Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/philippines/ 32 32 Southeast Asia’s new PPP race https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asias-new-ppp-race/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southeast-asias-new-ppp-race https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asias-new-ppp-race/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:33:43 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3573 In an article on “Southeast Asia’s new PPP race“, by Alicia Buller for Partnerships Bulletin, I contributed comments on the competitive advantages of ASEAN’s top…

The post Southeast Asia’s new PPP race appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asias-new-ppp-race/feed/ 0 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.…

The post Drone technology as a common defense pillar for the Philippines and Poland appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> 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…

The post The cost of Brahmos missiles in putting muscle to Manila’s territorial defense appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> 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…

The post Beyond petropolitics: the Philippines – Saudi Arabia strategic relations appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> 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…

The post The economics of maritime cybersecurity: chokepoints & vulnerabilities in the Indo-Pacific appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-economics-of-maritime-cybersecurity-chokepoints-vulnerabilities-in-the-indo-pacific/feed/ 0 The AUKUS defence pact and the end of the French submarine deal: a blow to France’s Indo-Pacific policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy/#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:48:19 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2530 September 15, 2021 will be remembered in French industry, defence and foreign affairs circles as the day France was stabbed in the back by some…

The post The AUKUS defence pact and the end of the French submarine deal: a blow to France’s Indo-Pacific policy appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy/feed/ 0 Plurilateralism & economic security: the future of the world economy https://asiapowerwatch.com/plurilateralism-economic-security-the-future-of-the-world-economy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plurilateralism-economic-security-the-future-of-the-world-economy https://asiapowerwatch.com/plurilateralism-economic-security-the-future-of-the-world-economy/#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2021 18:31:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2545 On August 10, 2021, the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Graduate School’s Security Governance and Diplomacy Cluster (SGDC) conducted the 8th Brown Bag Lecture…

The post Plurilateralism & economic security: the future of the world economy appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/plurilateralism-economic-security-the-future-of-the-world-economy/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…

The post Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs): a Trojan horse in Manila’s rich ghettos appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/philippine-offshore-gaming-operators-pogos-a-trojan-horse-in-manilas-rich-ghettos/feed/ 0 Economic warfare in 2021: business and economic climate among Asia-Pacific nations https://asiapowerwatch.com/economic-warfare-in-2021-business-and-economic-climate-among-asia-pacific-nations/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=economic-warfare-in-2021-business-and-economic-climate-among-asia-pacific-nations https://asiapowerwatch.com/economic-warfare-in-2021-business-and-economic-climate-among-asia-pacific-nations/#respond Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:09:04 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1364 On December 11, 2020, Asia Power Watch editor Nicolas Michelon was invited by Dr Chester Cabalza of Philippines’ International Development and Security Cooperation (IDSC) to…

The post Economic warfare in 2021: business and economic climate among Asia-Pacific nations appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/economic-warfare-in-2021-business-and-economic-climate-among-asia-pacific-nations/feed/ 0 China’s ascension through a narrative lens https://asiapowerwatch.com/chinas-ascension-through-a-narrative-lens/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinas-ascension-through-a-narrative-lens https://asiapowerwatch.com/chinas-ascension-through-a-narrative-lens/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:32:07 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1208 Xi Jinping, the enigma, or as I suggest in this analysis, Emperor of China’s destiny, is the reason for this paper. To explain why I…

The post China’s ascension through a narrative lens appeared first on Asia Power Watch.

]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/chinas-ascension-through-a-narrative-lens/feed/ 0