...Lisandro E. Claudio In 2022, the presidential candidacy of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator, raised fears the Philippines would slide further toward illiberalism. Marcos vowed to follow the example of his populist predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, enlisting Duterte’s daughter...

...Arnisson Andre C. Ortega; Evangeline O. Katigbak Overseas Filipinos have had an enduring impact in facilitating urban change in the Philippines. This article focuses on three sites—gated subdivisions, islands, and homes in peri-urban villages—that demonstrate the different ways Filipino...

...Clarke Jones; Raymund Narag Prison officers and inmates reconcile tensions between formal and informal policies, rules, and practices. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California criminal justice prisons Philippines Rodrigo Duterte...

...David T. Johnson; Franklin E. Zimring The vast majority of the world's judicial executions occur in a handful of nations. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California criminal justice capital punishment China Iran Philippines 316...

... Curato Philippines Rodrigo Duterte narcotics drug war human rights death squads extrajudicial killings corruption governance populism democracy Benigno Aquino 209 Is one of Asia s oldest democracies rejecting its tradition of liberalism in exchange for a strongman who can restore...

.... All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Mark Beeson United States China Asia Donald Trump trade Trans-Pacific Partnership South China Sea Japan South Korea Philippines Australia Asia-Pacific regional order 235 The possibility of miscalculation...

... geopolitics add further complications: countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam are locked in disputes with China over competing ter- ritorial claims to the South China Sea, and since the United States strategic pivot to Asia began in 2011, the region has increasingly become an arena of Sino-American...

...Mark R. Thompson Duterte appeals to those in Philippine society yearning for the reimposition of ‘discipline’ in the spirit of the former dictator Marcos. © 2016 Current History. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Mark Thompson Philippines President...

... of the University of California Mark Beeson China South China Sea Philippines Vietnam Japan Australia United States maritime law Barack Obama Xi Jinping ASEAN nationalism United Nations Convention Law Sea How times change. Only a few years ago the East Asian region was known primarily...

... Jemaah Islamiyah Southeast Asia Indonesia Joko Widodo Megawati Sukarnoputri Malaysia Philippines Muslims Islamists authoritarianism democracy terrorism Southeast Asia 226 Governments in Southeast Asia have adopted policies that are fueling militancy by restricting freedoms...

... of California Mickael Klare maritime conflict territorial claims China Japan Philippines Vietnam South China Sea East China Mediterranean energy resources oil gas 26 What makes these disputes so dangerous . . . is the apparent willingness of many claimants to employ military means...

... Mickael Klare maritime conflict territorial claims China Japan Philippines Vietnam South China Sea East China Mediterranean energy resources oil gas 33 The dual forces of population growth and climate change will exacerbate pres- sures on land use, water access, and food security...

... Catharin Dalpino Southeast Asia Myanmar Philippines Thailand authoritarianism democratization performance legitimacy Aung San Suu Kyi Thaksin Shinawatra 235 As Southeast Asian democracies mature, the pressure of performance legitimacy is gradually moving politics from personalities...

... South China Sea China Vietnam Taiwan United States Hillary Clinton Philippines ASEAN Yang Jiechi 236 The South China Sea is a growing focus of concern in Washington, at the head- quarters of the US Pacific Command in Honolulu, and in a number of Southeast Asian capitals. Deep Danger...

...-11. Moreover, the borders in Southeast Asia, especially the archi- pelagic states of Indone- sia and the Philippines, are incredibly porous. While some states in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and Singa- pore, have strong politi- cal institutions and legal infrastructures, most are weak states...

... or more. Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines were hit the hardest. The financial crisis mocked claims by some Southeast Asian leaders that ASEAN s success could be attributed to Asian values. Instead, the crisis exposed widespread corruption, collusion, and nepotism. ASEAN as a regional...

... proliferation. © 2003 Current History. All rights reserved. 2003 The Regents of the University of California George Bush United States imperialism Philippines Haiti Nicaragua Balkans Britain Afghanistan Iraq 361 Compared with the grasping old imperialism of the past, America s liberal...

... Indonesia Malaysia Philippines September Singapore Southeast Asia terrorism Thailand United States American officials have turned their attention toward Southeast Asian policy- making something largely ignored since the end of the Vietnam War and have declared Southeast Asia the second front...

... in response to the crisis has not. © 2002 Current History. All rights reserved. 2002 The Regents of the University of California depreciation East Asia financial crisis IMF Malaysia Philippines Singapore slowdown South Korea Thailand In the aftermath of East Asia s spectacular eco-nomic...

...Patricio N. Abinales To understand the rise and fall of the Estrada presidency, it is not enough to focus on the ‘personalistic’ leadership style for which Estrada was notorious. We must also look at the nature of coalition politics itself and how it will affect governing in the Philippines...