By Deep Pal China’s decision to pull out deep water rig HYSY 981 from Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone last week was as sudden as the decision to deploy it near the Paracel Islands in the first place. The owner…
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Vietnam Should Take Three Steps in Response to China’s Oil Rig
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The Philippines’ Slowly Modernizes its Defense Capabilities
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By the Numbers: Behind the Philippines’ Economic Success
by cogitASIA Staff • • 1 Comment
ASEAN, China and the Oilrig: Whose Failure?
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The Dialog: Jejomar Binay, Vice President of the Philippines
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Are U.S. Security Forces a Threat to Philippine Sovereignty? A Call for Principled Statesmanship
by cogitASIA Staff • • 1 Comment
Beijing’s South China Sea Strategies: Consolidation and Provocation
by Gregory Poling • • 1 Comment
Can Asia prevent its own Crimea?
by Bonnie S. Glaser • • 2 Comments
The Leaderboard: John Sevilla
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Who is he? John Sevilla is the new Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner in the Philippines. He took his post on December 4, 2013, replacing Ruffy Biazon, who resigned after being indicted in a multi-million dollar corruption scandal. Sevilla had…