Richard Javad Heydarian

Delays and concerns about the efficacy and politics of China’s vaccine shipments plague its vaccine drive in the region.

The success of Biden’s foreign policy will largely depend on how he handles the China challenge.

Without US military support, the Philippines will face on its own major internal and external security threats.

The US president is angry that the World Bank is treating China like a developing nation but there is a deeper problem.

Once lauded as a promising democrat in Southeast Asia, Joko Widodo has recently allied with anti-democratic forces.

The recent midterm election in the Philippines drastically enhanced the president’s power.

Kim Jong Un badly needs the sanctions on North Korea relaxed but in exchange he will have to make big concessions.

The autonomy referendum in restive Mindanao may mark a new beginning for the Philippines and a victory for Duterte.

A landmark court ruling in the Philippines could be the beginning of a major pushback against police abuses.

Rhetorically, the likely next leader of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is almost an exact replica of the the Filipino populist.