Conflict of powers
ONE OF the most prominent features of modern republican states is the separation of powers, an idea that traces itself back to the Anglo...
A crisis from Italy?
POSSIBLE big news on Europe this week. There are talks that Italy could bring down the edifice. It’s all just talk at the moment,...
A fait accompli
SO AMONG the biggest news this week are the missiles and various other military assets that the Chinese have brought to one of the...
The prospect of peace
WHEN I was teenager, I played a video game where I took on the role of an F-16 pilot.
One of the scenarios in the...
Why do they keep interfering?
SO LAST week, European Union (EU) lawmakers called for an end to EJKs (extrajudicial killings) in the Philippines, and the Duterte administration predictably responded...
Gassed civilians are irrelevant
LAST week, US President Donald Trump authorized precision bombing attacks against several targets in Syria. The bombing was carried out in retaliation against an...
No refugees please
SO PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte recently said he was willing to accept a large number of Rohingya Muslim refugees.
At a speech in the presidential palace,...
Chinese tariffs vs American protectionism
SO CHINA recently slapped the United States with a set of tariffs. Most of these were implemented for agricultural products, which make up the...
The internet is watching you
DO YOU have a Facebook account? If you do, there’s a good chance that Facebook is gathering your private information and selling it to...
Withdrawing from Western values
THE UNITED Nations (UN) recently received the official notification on the Philippines’ decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a move...