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JoeAmWHAT WOULD AN ANTI-DYNASTY LAW ACTUALLY CHANGE?
Breaking a family monopoly is not the same as fixing politics By Karl M. Garcia There is a tempting assumption behind the debate over an anti-political dynasty law: Pass the law, remove the dynasties, and Philippine politics will become healthier. It is understandable. It is also incomplete. An anti-dynasty law could change something important: who … Continue reading
Alliances Under Strain: Building a Philippines That Can Keep Functioning When the World Is Disrupted
By Karl M. Garcia The Philippines is entering a strategic environment in which crises can no longer be treated as separate events. A confrontation in the Taiwan Strait can affect shipping, insurance, semiconductor supplies, migration and regional trade. A prolonged conflict in the Middle East can affect oil prices, shipping routes and inflation. A crisis … Continue reading
THE PHILIPPINES AS A MARITIME NATION
How the blue economy, maritime security, resilient transportation, shipbuilding and Filipino talent can become one national capability By Karl M. Garcia The Philippines is a maritime country. It is an archipelago of islands surrounded by water, with a vast maritime domain, busy sea lanes, major fisheries, extensive coastlines, hundreds of ports and generations of Filipinos … Continue reading
More Than Styles: How Filipino and Imported Martial Arts Built a Nation of Warriors
By Karl Garcia Ask a Filipino martial artist how they began, and the answer will likely be different depending on the generation. Some first picked up a rattan stick in an Arnis class. Others tied on a karate belt. Many learned Taekwondo in school. Some eventually discovered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, boxing, or mixed martial … Continue reading
THE GEOPOLITICAL SOUNDTRACK
Music, Power, Coercive Diplomacy and the Filipino Soundtrack of a Multipolar World By Karl M. Garcia Introduction: Every Geopolitical Era Has a Soundtrack Every geopolitical era produces more than treaties, military doctrines, alliances and diplomatic communiqués. It produces a soundtrack. The Cold War had one: the sound of nuclear anxiety, ideological confrontation, Vietnam, civil rights, … Continue reading
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