Philippines

Artificial islands are becoming more trouble than they’re worth.

The volatile Philippine leader is trying to fend off accusations of being soft on Beijing.

A maritime clash has left the public wondering why their president won’t stand up to Beijing.

The evidence shows that supposed fishing boats around contested islands are part of an extensive maritime militia.

Government-backed vigilantes in the Philippines are targeting farmers and protesters.

Roughly 1,000 women in the Philippines die every year from lack of safe terminations. Others go to jail.

With larger powers in retreat, small countries and civil society groups have stepped up—and they have won some significant victories.

The removal of information from the State Department’s annual reports has grave consequences for human rights monitoring worldwide.

Trump has revived a four-way security dialogue among the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, but if it's going to make China pay attention, it will need some new members.

The Philippine president likes to pick fights. But can he win against the Catholic Church?

Tech companies are used to pairing big revenues with small labor forces. But they’ll soon be forced to become massive job creators.

Learning from the failure of the Responsibility to Protect and the International Criminal Court.

Local lawyers are fighting to hold the Philippine government accountable. To win, they need international human rights groups to give them more help.

Western democracies that were once reliable defenders of human rights have been consumed by a nativist backlash, leaving an open field for dictators and demagogues.

The 2017 Global Thinker hopes that the world will "keep watching the Philippines."

ISIS is looking to regroup, and is setting its sights eastward.