Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the West’s unprecedented response, represent a watershed in international relations, marking the formal end of the post-Cold War era and setting the stage for seismic geopolitical and geo-economic shifts.

The Philippines and the United States (US) will kick off the largest-ever joint military drills in the archipelago nation next week, US officials said Tuesday, showing off their strong defence ties in the face of growing Chinese assertiveness.Nearly 9,000 Filipino and American soldiers will take part in the 12-day war games on the main island of Luzon, which are usually an annual affair but were cancelled or curbed during the pandemic.The exercises, which start on 28 March, will cover among o

The war in Ukraine is pushing the world ever closer to an existential crisis. The lessons of the 20th century and its ghastly world wars have been lost on today’s leaders. The peace dividend of the Cold War has been squandered. Two superpowers – the United States (US) and the Russian Federation – are on the brink of an unimaginable military confrontation.

Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:Ukraine Calls On China To Condemn 'Russian Barbarism'Ukraine calls on China to join the West in condemning "Russian barbarism", after the United States (US) warned Beijing of consequences if it backed Moscow's attack on the country."China can be the global security system's important element if it makes a right decision to support the civilised countries' coalition and condemn Russian barbarism,&quo

United States (US) President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have begun their first direct talks since November, amid growing US concern over Beijing’s relationship with Russia and its stance on the increasingly brutal war in Ukraine.Biden and Xi began speaking at 13:00 GMT on Friday, the White House said, amid warnings from Washington that China may be considering providing military support to Russia.

For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the initial response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine must have seemed a no-brainer.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) chief hailed Wednesday a breakthrough between the European Union (EU), the United States (US), India and South Africa on waiving intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the compromise was a big step forward in a bid to end the logjam at the global trade body.However, she cautioned that some of the details on waiving WTO rules on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) still needed to be fleshed out – a

Here are the latest developments in Russia's war in Ukraine:'Dangerous Moment' For Kyiv As Russian forces step up strikes on residential buildings, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko warns of a "difficult and dangerous moment" and announces a 35-hour curfew from Tuesday night.At least two people die in strikes on a 16-storey building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynsky district.

In terms of geopolitical impact, nothing could be more important than the United States’ (US) shift from strategic cooperation to strategic competition with China.

Just this Thursday (10 March, 2022), the Philippine Ambassador to the United States (US), Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez, in an online forum, told journalists that Philippine President Duterte is willing to open facilities to the US if the Ukraine-Russia crisis spills over to Asia.Romualdez further said that the Philippines has a Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the US, which binds the two allies to come to each other’s aid from aggression and help defend the other party.“And our choice is