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The Philippine Senate, an escape tunnel for the privileged

The Philippine Senate, an escape tunnel for the privileged

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 19:56 Written by
MY last domestic column concluded a series on political dynasties. For nine weeks since, this space tracked a global apocalypse: a catastrophic war ignited by a megalomaniac Trump that decapitated Iran’s leadership, devastated the Middle East, and wrecked the global…
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Hormuz: The cost of winning battles — losing the war

Hormuz: The cost of winning battles — losing the war

Wednesday, 13 May 2026 21:54 Written by
THERE are strategic moments when the most dangerous illusion is not defeat, but victory. Hormuz may come to stand as one of those moments.By every optics, America appears to be winning. Missiles intercept. Carrier groups in place. Air superiority remains…
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The war Moscow did not fight — and may still win

The war Moscow did not fight — and may still win

Wednesday, 06 May 2026 19:06 Written by
THE most consequential beneficiaries of war are not always those firing missiles or occupying territory. Sometimes they are the states that simply endure long enough for the global system to rearrange itself around them.That is increasingly the case with Russia.The…
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America’s ambassador, or what the appointment reveals

America’s ambassador, or what the appointment reveals

Wednesday, 29 April 2026 13:24 Written by
IMAGINE — if only as a diplomatic thought experiment — the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs announcing, with ceremonial gravity, a new ambassador to Washington. Our most consequential ally. The anchor of our security architecture. The guarantor — at least on…
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Hormuz: The line that would not hold

Hormuz: The line that would not hold

Thursday, 23 April 2026 21:20 Written by
THERE are moments in foreign policy when action matters less than reaction — when what the world refuses to do tells you more than any display of force. Hormuz, after Iran closed it, was meant to prove American power. It…
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Islamabad and the return of the nuclear shadow

Islamabad and the return of the nuclear shadow

Thursday, 16 April 2026 02:23 Written by
MOST people are fixated by the wrong indicators. They track inflation, fuel prices, grocery bills, the slow suffocation of household budgets. They measure distress in pesos, dollars, liters, kilowatts. But history is rarely decided in supermarkets or at gasoline pumps.…
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The silent victor of the war in Iran

The silent victor of the war in Iran

Wednesday, 08 April 2026 10:18 Written by
Last of a seriesTHE previous three installments of this series dissected how Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu precipitated the Iran war. On the surface, Netanyahu’s influence over Trump offered a masterful study of the puppeteer’s craft. Yet, at a deeper…
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At the edge of madness

At the edge of madness

Friday, 03 April 2026 04:11 Written by
Last of a seriesBILLED as a clean decapitation strike, Operation “Epic Fury” fractured the post‑Cold War economic order triggering a cascading breakdown in global supply chains as longstanding guardrails erode. Donald Trump, pretending control over a conflict with no strategic…
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