Saudi Arabia and BRICS
LAST month, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa had invited several other countries to participate in its 15th Summit, held in South...
When investments go wrong
LAST week, the Chinese real estate giant Evergrande filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. This took place while another Chinese real estate giant,...
Despite all of its problems, China is not likely to collapse
LAST WEEK, I came upon a question on the internet, asking about the state of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and whether it...
The coup in Niger
AS OF THE writing of this article, Niger just had its coup.
The people behind the coup captured the President Mohamed Bazoum, but so far...
What would happen if ASEAN had a common currency?
I’VE WRITTEN about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) before because I am strong advocate for more ASEAN integration (to a certain point)....
What is a technocracy?
A FAIRLY educated Filipino can describe what a Republic is. They can also describe what a Democracy is. But very few, in my experience,...
Wagner in Africa
AFTER their failed coup, there is talk that Wagner is being redirected to Africa, presumably to keep them far away from Russia and the...
Colonialism as an excuse for migration
BY JED JALECO DEL ROSARIO
A WHILE ago, I saw a video interview related to the race riots in France. The interviewer asked a man...
Looking back
WHILE WE ARE in the 2020s decade, I thought it appropriate to look back on the 2010s decade, and some of its key features,...
The implications of Wagner’s Mutiny
BY JED JALECO DEL ROSARIO
AS OF the writing of this article, the Wagner PMC mutinied only hours ago, and were supposedly on their way...