Philippine elections and the politics behind it | Lowy Institute
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · In 2016, Rodrigo Duterte was elected with a single term, six-year presidency not by a majority, but with a plurality of only 39 per cent, or 16.6 million votes out of the 44 million votes cast. Duterte’s victory was made possible as votes were split among four other presidential candidates, similar to past Philippine presidents who have ...
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WEBPublished daily by the Lowy Institute. Chinese subs and American spies both get that sinking feeling. By. 27 Sep 2024. A US government leak to a newspaper exposes a Chinese secret and reveals the new world of intelligence.
The US needs a good president, and Biden’s been good for us
WEBOct 3, 2023 · The US needs a good president, and Biden’s been good for us. Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald. By Michael Fullilove. 3 October 2023. It’s true: Joe Biden is not a young man. Ideally, candidates for high political office should be in the prime of their lives. But, there is an unbalanced quality to the debate about Biden’s age.
Philippines: diagnosing the infodemic - Lowy Institute
WEBDec 1, 2021 · The Philippines is less than a year away from its national elections in May 2022, and an estimated 5.8 million first-time voters (aged 18–23) are expected to join around 63 million mostly young voters trooping to the polling stations. Given the persistent risks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the prospect of continued mobility restrictions, it is likely that online campaign platforms will ...
De-dollarisation: shifting power between the US and BRICS
WEBAug 3, 2023 · The short answer is yes. The US dollar’s dominance may be coming to an end (Adam Nir/Unsplash) Published 3 Aug 2023. China. India. Russia. There has been increasing talk of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) developing a new currency that will rival the US dollar as the global reserve standard.
Why Russia will not return the Kuril Islands to Japan
WEBNov 17, 2020 · The decades-old dispute between Russia and Japan over the status of the Kuril Islands is far from over. Tokyo, which refers to the islands as the Northern Territories, still insists on a peace treaty with Moscow that would result in Russia’s return of at least two out of four islands to Japan, while the Kremlin keeps militarising the disputed territory.
North Korea: Law, but not as we know it - Lowy Institute
WEBNov 25, 2021 · While the appointment of a relatively unknown official Kim Hyong Sik was not announced in North Korean media, he has attended every politburo meeting since, despite not having a formal seat in the party body. This underlined the increased importance that the party’s new legal policy is given. The WPK congress held in January this year reappointed Kim Hyong Sik as director, with North Korean ...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Why and why now? - Lowy Institute
WEBPublished 22 Jun 2023. Russia. Ukraine. Follow @IAHill. Bogged down in a grinding war of attrition in eastern Ukraine, and now facing a counter-offensive by Kyiv, Russia’s folly and miscalculation in invading its neighbour last February seems obvious. It begs the question of why Vladimir Putin launched his invasion, and why now.
Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative - Lowy Institute
WEBMar 22, 2017 · China’s Belt and Road Initiative (also known as One Belt, One Road (OBOR)) is one of President Xi’s most ambitious foreign and economic policies. It aims to strengthen Beijing’s economic leadership through a vast program of infrastructure building throughout China’s neighbouring regions. Many foreign policy analysts view this initiative ...
Australian politics should be as diverse as its people
WEBMar 23, 2021 · The lack of diversity in Australian politics has been apparent for years. The 2018 Leading for Change report from the Australian Human Rights Commission showed that only 4% of federal MPs had non-European ancestry, compared to 19% of the Australian population. The underrepresentation of cultural and …