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JoeAmNavigating the Philippine Seas: Why Hypothetical IRRs Matter for Maritime Governance
By Karl Garcia The Philippines is a nation defined by water. With over 7,600 islands and a maritime territory spanning roughly 2.2 million square kilometers, the sea is our highway, supermarket, and strategic frontier all at once. Yet, despite its centrality to our economy, security, and environment, maritime governance in the Philippines remains fragmented. Multiple … Continue reading
Why the Philippines Needs Real Maritime Resilience—Not a Symbolic Aircraft Carrier
By Karl Garcia The Philippines is once again confronted with a familiar question: should we acquire an aircraft carrier? At first glance, it seems appealing—prestige, visibility, and the aura of great‑power status. But history, regional experience, and strategic reality point to a different conclusion. Aircraft carriers are symbols, not solutions, for an archipelagic country facing … Continue reading
Philippine Sports and Entertainment: Heroes, Networks, and Cultural Systems
By Karl Garcia Philippine sports and entertainment are often discussed nostalgically or emotionally, but viewed systematically, they reveal interconnected cultural ecosystems—where audience behavior, media incentives, infrastructure, politics, and economic conditions shape success, failure, and long-term patterns. Across decades, these systems produce repeatable outcomes: certain forms thrive, others fail, and structural dynamics govern the trajectory of … Continue reading
Power Over Rules: Navigating a Fragmented World
By Karl Garcia The global order has not collapsed—but it has quietly mutated into something far more ambiguous and, in many ways, more dangerous. Institutions still exist: the United Nations, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, climate regimes, security alliances, development banks, and multilateral forums. Summits are held, communiqués issued, resolutions passed, and treaties preserved. … Continue reading
When Power Stops Pretending
By Karl Garcia The world did not abandon the rules-based order overnight.It watched the strongest state in the system stop pretending it was bound by it. Long before talk of Venezuela, Panama, or Greenland, the signal was sent to America’s closest allies—and then to its strategic partners. Canada, the United States’ most reliable neighbor, was … Continue reading
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The Society of Honor by Joe America 