Category: Global politics

The Impeachment Flashpoint: How the Political Battle in the Philippines Impacts Southeast Asian Stability
Global politics

The Impeachment Flashpoint: How the Political Battle in the Philippines Impacts Southeast Asian Stability

The Manila Earthquake: Why the Marcos-Duterte Feud Threatens the Entire Indo-Pacific For a brief moment in 2022, the "UniTeam" alliance between Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte looked like an unstoppable political juggernaut. By combining the powerhouse voting blocs of the northern and southern Philippines, they coasted into the presidency and vice-presidency.

A New African Alliance? What to Expect from the Upcoming African Development Bank Summit
Global politics

A New African Alliance? What to Expect from the Upcoming African Development Bank Summit

Financing the Future: Inside the Restructuring of Africa’s Economic Architecture The phrase "global economic fragmentation" sounds like an abstract buzzword, but for Africa, it represents an immediate financial emergency. As western development aid tightens, global interest rates remain punishingly high, and geopolitical rifts widen, the old ways of funding African development are rapidly evaporating.

Trump and Xi in Beijing: A Summit That Shaped the World Order
Global politics

Trump and Xi in Beijing: A Summit That Shaped the World Order

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing in a highly anticipated summit that has reverberated across capitals from Washington to Tokyo and Lagos. This was Trump’s first visit to China in nearly a decade, and it came at a moment of mounting global tension — with wars, economic competition, and strategic rivalry intensifying around the world.