Thailand’s Deep Divide
Thailand's anti-corruption protesters appear to have lost faith in the key tenet of representative democracy: rule by people or parties elected by the majority of citizens.
Articles by Walden Bello
Spineless in Bali: WTO Still Squeezing Small Farmers
Developed countries are still using the WTO to squeeze small farmers in the developing world–and developing world governments are going along with the charade.
Hello Warsaw, This Is Haiyan Calling: Typhoon a Wake Up Call for Climate Change Negotiators
It seems these days that whenever Mother Nature wants to send an urgent message to humankind, it sends it via the Philippines. This year the messenger was Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Yolanda.
GMO Wars: The Global Battlefield
The case against GMOs has strengthened steadily over the last few years, even as the industry has expanded all over the world.
The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention
Supporters of an impending U.S. strike on Syria claim that it is necessary to punish the Assad regime for using chemical weapons on its citizens and to prevent it from further employing them. The situation, says Washington, calls for “humanitarian intervention.”
Washington’s Pivot to Asia: A Brewing Storm in the Western Pacific
As the Asia-Pacific region descends into a period of destabilizing conflict, the Philippines is quickly becoming a frontline state in the U.S. strategy to contain China—the central thrust of the Obama administration’s so-called “Pivot to Asia.” In the most recent development, the Philippine government has offered the United States greater access to its military bases.