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Nikkei Asia
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
The rise of a progressive 'third force' in Philippine politics
Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." The midterm elections in the Philippines created some major surprises that defied the most authoritative surveys in the country. But far from creating political clarity, the results have deepened uncertainty by creating multiple poles of power.
Nikkei Asia
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
The rise of the middle powers
Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." This year's edition of the annual Balikatan (should-to-shoulder) exercises between the Philippines and the U.S. has been especially consequential. The two allies will conduct one of the largest-ever joint military drills on record, with as many as 12,000 U.S. troops in participation, and will also conduct a "full-scale battle scenario" to underscore growing military interoperability and shared threat perceptions, especially toward China.
