Democratizing Autocracy in Cambodia
A visit to the killing fields in Phnom Penh, Cambodia some time in 2013 evoked a harrowing feeling as the guide walked us down memory...
Chinese Expansionism in Laos
Landlocked amidst regional powers, Laos suffers to be one of the poorest countries in Asia with most of its people still relying on...
VIETNAM’S SMART POWER PROJECTION
Vietnam has proven in the course of history its military might, no matter how small. Yet, it is able to maintain thriving diplomatic and...
Why Congress Can't Be Trusted for Charter Change
Recent news showed Constituent Assembly (ConAs) as the means being pushed by the President and his allies in Congress to amend the...
Human Rights for the Rohingyas
Known as the “boat people” owing to their mass exodus via the waterways, the Rohingyas are an ethnic group in Rakhine State, northwest of...
Advancing a "Centralized" Constitutional Court in Federal Philippines
“The truth is, the judiciary is as dangerous as the political branches of government. The ideal is a judiciary that is not too weak to...
Constitutionalism, Populism and Human Rights in the Philippines
Dressel and Bünte (2014) aptly observed that constitutional politics in Asia is once again taking the spotlight. Allegedly, there is a...
Pushing for a constitutional court in federal PH
The Constitution, being the supreme law of the land and the embodiment of the people’s will, must be treated with utmost respect and...
Human Security in the Digital Age
The world has transitioned from analog communication to digital communication and it has created huge, dramatic impacts to the political...
Triumphs and Tribulations in the Philippine Peace Processes
Introduction The Philippines is home to some of the world’s most enduring peace processes to date. It has spent years and decades of...
