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Debris and smoke are seen after an OV-10 Bronco aircraft released a bomb, during an airstrike, as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over parts of Marawi city, Philippines.Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, China, Philippines, South Asia, World

Is the US angling to bomb Islamic State in the Philippines?

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

People's Republic of China Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions during a interview with reporters, after a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of an Asean meeting held in Manila, Philippines August 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Asean meet leans in China’s favor

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 7, 2017February 18, 2020

China's former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China's reform and open-door policies, at an unidentified seaside location in an undated photo. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Deng Xiaoping-inspired peace plan for the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after he delivered his State of the Nation address to the Congress in Quezon city, Metro Manila Philippines July 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

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Duterte renews his anti-West, pro-China views

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte inspects an automatic rifle at Clark Air Base, near Angeles City, on June 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, China, Italy, Philippines, World

Suing for peace, Duterte gets all-out war

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) standing in front of Philippine (R) and Chinese national flags during a tour of the Chinese guided missile frigate Changchun berthed at the Davao international port on May 1, 2017. Photo: AFP / PPD/ Simeon Celi

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Has Duterte’s China engagement backfired?

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A journalist takes a selfie with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after a news conference in Manila, Philippines April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro - RTS14GCC

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, Russia, World

Crisis after crisis, Duterte still on top

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A US Marine from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade runs with a Philippine soldier during assault exercises in joint drills aimed at enhancing cooperation between the allies at a Philippine Naval base San Antonio, Zambales October 9, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, World

As terror threat rises, Philippines reaches to America

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 12, 2017February 18, 2020

US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session at the 16th Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on June 3, 2017.
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue is attended by defense ministers from around the region and runs from June 2 to 4. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

US defense chief takes new hard aim at China

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte salutes as he takes part during the Armed Forces anniversary celebration at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon city, Metro Manila December 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia

Martial law debate in the Philippines

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law on the island of Mindanao in a bid to combat rising Islamic militancy. Photo: Reuters/Ezra Acayan

AT Finance, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Duterte flexes his iron fist

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) review the guard of honor as they attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, World

Did China threaten war against the Philippines?

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 23, 2017February 18, 2020

The hooks of a crane at a port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, October 14, 2015. Photo: Reuters/China Daily

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Will Obor really reach Southeast Asia?

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 17, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump on the phone in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Trump calls as Duterte bows to Beijing

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has come under pressure from his defense establishment to take a tougher tack with China. Photo: Reuters /Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, Vietnam, World

Duterte’s China honeymoon comes to a close

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud welcomes Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 11, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, World

Duterte dazzles in Gulf state jaunt

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) raises a clenched fist with military top brass as he visits troops in Nanagun, Lombayanague in Lanao del Sur in Mindanao island on November 30, 2016.
Photo: AFP / Richel Umel

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam

Duterte’s call to arms more bluster than threat

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 7, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump has promised to "drain the swamp" of Washington's politics-as-usual but his inability to fill top Asia specialist positions has led to choppy policy signals toward the region. Photo: Getty Images

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Pretty vacant: Trump’s Asia team

by Richard Javad Heydarian and Shawn W. Crispin April 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks before soldiers during a visit to a military camp in southern Philippines, January 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Marconi Navales

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, World

As Duterte yields, his generals demur on China

by Richard Javad Heydarian March 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C), accompanied by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (R) and Defense Secretary Delfin N Lorenzana (L), claps at the end of Japan's coast guard drills in Yokohama, Japan October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kazuhiro Nogi

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, Philippines, Russia, World

Does Duterte see eye-to-eye with his generals?

by Richard Javad Heydarian March 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A US Navy F/A-18 launches from the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in this undated handout picture released November 1, 2014. Photo: Reuters / US Navy handout

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

As US-China tussle, Asean frets

by Richard Javad Heydarian February 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) raises a clenched fist with military top brass as he visits troops in Nanagun, Lombayanague in Lanao del Sur in Mindanao island on November 30, 2016.
Photo: AFP / Richel Umel

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Duterte: America’s closet ally

by Richard Javad Heydarian February 10, 2017February 18, 2020

US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada (not seen) walk past the honor guards at the Ministry of Defence in Tokyo, Japan on February 4, 2017. Photo: AFP/David Mareuil/ Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Mattis calms certain nerves, while others are worried

by Richard Javad Heydarian February 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Could the policies of US President Donald Trump (unwittingly) spark an emerging market debt crisis?
AFP photo/ Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Duterte aims to see eye-to-eye with Trump

by Richard Javad Heydarian January 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) walks with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) in Davao City on January 13, 2017. Photo: AFP / Ted Aljibe

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Abe toasts Duterte in bid to counter China’s advances

by Richard Javad Heydarian January 16, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Duterte’s ‘shock and awe’ diplomacy

by Richard Javad Heydarian September 13, 2016

Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon arrives at a meeting at the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Vientiane

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, Vietnam, World

ASEAN is fading into irrelevance

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 6, 2016August 6, 2016

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

The Philippines’ post-ruling options in the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 16, 2016July 16, 2016

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Duterte’s South China Sea dilemma

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 6, 2016July 6, 2016

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

The South China Sea moment of truth is almost here

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 27, 2016

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