Articles on Philippine foreign policy

March 12, 2025

Arrest of ex‑president Duterte will shake up dynastic politics in the Philippines – and hand initiative to rival Marcos family

Lisandro Claudio, University of California, Berkeley

The former strongman leader has been charged with crimes against humanity in relation to a bloody ‘war on drugs.’

May 23, 2017

Alessandro Uras, University of Cagliari

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is at an interesting place: leaning on China for financial support, and looking to the US for security cover.

September 27, 2016

Richard Javad Heydarian, De La Salle University

The foul-mouthed, tough-talking president of the Philippines is ironically a pragmatist on foreign policy.

Alessandro Uras
Teaching Fellow in Southeast Asian Studies, University of Cagliari
Richard Javad Heydarian
Assistant Professor in International Studies, De La Salle University
Lisandro Claudio
Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley