Professor Anna Malindog-Ug – researcher, writer, academic and regular columnist for the Maila Times – joins Fiona Edwards and Ileana Chan for Episode 14 of the Global Majority For Peace podcast.
In this episode we discuss the disastrous impact that the US’s intervention into the Philippines is having on the country and how this is threatening to destabilize the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Since the election of President Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr in 2022, the Philippines’ foreign policy has shifted away from a neutral, balanced position towards a pro-Washington stance and is seeking to make an enemy out of China. This has seen the US military bases establish four new military bases on Philippines’ territory, which has come alongside an increasingly militarized and anti-China posture from Manila.
Anna shares her assessment of this dangerous foreign policy trajectory and how it is fuelling domestic political instability within the Philippines. With the Philippines’ rich and vibrant history of people-powered movements we also look at what the prospects are for a change in the country’s direction towards a more independent, sovereign and socially progressive path.
Anna also discusses her experiences of living and studying in China where she sheds some light on how misunderstood China is in the West.
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