Indo-Pacific

In October, little noticed by journalists in India and abroad, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of India’s ruling political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), declared that it was celebrating the 1,000th…

Asian economies are weathering the present global crisis but long-term gains will be possible only if governments use the opportunity to carry out more reforms. It has been almost exactly two years since Bear Stearns  & Company ignited…

La strategia della mano tesa di Obama, in politica estera, è destinata a diventare una dottrina o è destinata a trasformarsi in un pugno, quando Obama scoprirà che il sorriso non paga? Specie con gente come Ahmadinejad: nel suo primo …

La “separazione dagli USA” annunciata con clamore dal presidente filippino Rodrigo Duterte, pur avendo colto alla sprovvista la Casa Bianca, sottintende una scelta meno sorprendente di quanto la consuetudine agli eccessi verbalidel…

Until very recently, the Philippines appeared to be among the closest US allies in East Asia. Both former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama had gone out of their way in public statements to emphasize the…