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Philippine perspective on Western concepts
Wednesday, 06 September 2023 20:57 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
SEVERAL years ago, when we established the Centrist Democratic Movement (CDM) of young political technocrats that transformed itself into a political party of dues-paying members, the Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines (CDP), we never had the illusion that we…
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Trump indictments: Imprisonment or the presidency
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 17:11 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
MY columns these past weeks focused on the Ukraine war and its alternative outcomes. A case was made for Putin and Zelenskyy slugging it out over Ukraine. But overarching this is a bigger fight being played out in a geopolitical…
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Postscript on Ukraine: China wins
Wednesday, 09 August 2023 09:52 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
Last of 3 partsTHE last few columns were a play on the outcomes of the Ukraine war, suggesting alternative endings to how the conflict unfolds. The first is that Russia wins. Ukraine is destroyed, and Russia occupies the country, installing…
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Postscript on Ukraine implications for a multipolar world
Wednesday, 02 August 2023 19:29 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Second of 3 partsAFTER 18 months, it seems obvious that NATO and Zelenskyy are running out of options. There are limits to how much military aid can be sent to Ukraine to fight non-nuclear conventional warfare. And NATO does not…
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Postscript on Ukraine: A contrarian view
Thursday, 27 July 2023 18:27 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
AS intense as the skirmishes on the battlefield are the fights between legacy and social media to present the facts on the ground. This rivalry between the two types of media platforms shapes public opinion and influences the war narratives…
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The closing act on Ukraine
Thursday, 27 July 2023 20:01 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
Last of 3 partsONE of the more somber assessments of America's behavior as a world hegemon comes from an eminent member of its establishment, Richard Hass, outgoing president of America's prestigious think tank, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Having…
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Wagner insurrection: Business deal gone awry
Friday, 14 July 2023 17:36 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
Second of 3 partsTHIS column is the second part of last week's "Wagner insurrection — business deal gone awry!" All these are just now coming to light two weeks after the event.Looking back, both Putin and Prigozhin misinterpreted each other's…
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The politics of gender choice
Friday, 30 June 2023 21:15 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
JUNE is Pride Month — a celebration of the LGBTQ community. This is never as passionately celebrated as in America, where this community has gained equal rights, political power and overall equality in the land of opportunities. In the Philippines,…
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