Geopolitics Today

Our country spotlight for today is on the PHILIPPINES, an archipelago of over 7600 islands steeply absorbed in the geopolitics of the Asian region. Its strategic locational advantages position it as a multilateral security partner in Asia.

Alongside its vulnerabilities to external economic shocks, the Philippines currently faces domestic political fragmentation pressures and economic geopolitical imperatives that compel proactive derisking and trade partnership diversification.

With an expanded security cooperation across the Indo-Pacific, the Marcos administration mirrors a strong foreign policy and domestic security stance. Also, in its strategic economic balancing of trade relations with great power competitors – US and China– Philippines holds significant leverage as a friendshoring destination for US investment concerns that may be relocating from China amidst trade tensions.

While economic growth in the Philippines is chiefly driven by consumption and investments, rather than by exports, there is more to be desired. Economic restructuring towards harnessing rich mineral deposits and diversified resources in its manufacturing and tradable sectors will be essential for boosting domestic employment and export incomes.

Learn more: geopoliticstd.substack.com/p/country-spotlight-931

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#Geopolitics #Philippines #Great-power-competition #China
#Derisking #Decoupling #Criticalminerals #Geoeconomics
#Friendshoring #UnitedStates #Indo-Pacific #Marcos #MutualDefenseTreaty #Trade #Valueadded #Investment #Resources
#Security #South China Sea #NegrosDay #CincodeNoviembre

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Behind President Trump's decision to strip two African countries of preferential US trade access lies a contest over strategic alignment, regional security, economic leverage, and the limits of African foreign policy independence.

In our recent Substack post, we examine the economic and political leverage being wielded against South Africa and Rwanda in the face of foreign policy contentions.

Learn more: geopoliticstd.substack.com/p/trumps-agoa-gambit

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#Geopolitics
#UnitedStates
#AGOA
#SouthAfrica
#Rwanda
#Access #Africa #Diplomacy #DRC #Economy #Export #Foreign policy #Israel #Leverage #Markets #M23 #Partnerships #Sanctions #Security #South Africa #Strategy #Trade #Trump #Washington

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#Workplace #Culture #Productivity
#Selfgovernance #Humancapital

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Tuesday Tip: Mastering Analysis Toolkit

#Geopolitics #Toolkit #Tips #Riskanalysis
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Monday Mandate: Geopolitical Sense

#Geopolitics #Nations #Nature #Wisdom #Peace

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Our country spotlight for today is on TURKEY, TÜRKIYE, as it commemorates its Republic Day.

Down history lane, a constitutional ammendment on 29 October 1923 proclaimed Turkey a republic, led to a unanimous election of Turkey's first republic president, Atatürk, and brought the Ottoman Empire to a halt.

As a major security player in the Black Sea and an autonomous regional power, Turkey employs strategic diplomatic leverage to navigate its role in the changing Eurasian security landscape.

Domestic governance pressures, cost-of-living crisis, democratic backsliding, political polarization, disarmament efforts, peace engineering, and foreign policy targeting are critical issues weighing on Turkey in the run up to its 2028 election cycle.

Learn more: geopoliticstd.substack.com/p/country-spotlight-c5f

#Geopolitics
#Turkey
#Türkiye
#RepublicDay
#NATO
#Atatürk
#Spotlight
#StrategicAdvantage
#Security
#October29
#OttomanEmpire
#History
#Inflation
#Governance
#Election
#Observance

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Across all geographical boundaries, workplace activities add value that sustains the wheels of economies, societies, and political systems.

In our Wednesday Workplace Watch series starting today, we will be sharing prudent policies, principles, and practices that make a difference in our global workplace.

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#Workplace
#Culture
#Productivity
#Governance
#Advisory
#Jobs
#Values
#Humancapital
#Work

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Tuesday Tip: Mastering Analysis Toolkit

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Even though international research cooperation tends to improve disease surveillance, diagnostics, and access to medical innovations, historically, African countries with limited scientific capacity tend to get disproportionate shares of the associated risks and meagre portions of benefits.

In our recent Substack post, we assess intensifying concerns about health data governance, research ethics, and imbalance of power vis-a-vis strategic leverage, neocolonialism undercurrents, and structural risks embedded in health aid partnerships.

Learn more: geopoliticstd.substack.com/p/africa-as-a-laborator…

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#Geopolitics #Health #Dataprotection #Colonialism #Neocolonialism #Diplomacy
#Institutions #Africa #Nigeria #Ghana
#Guinea-Bissau #WHO #Risk

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Monday Mandate: Geopolitical Sense

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