Washington’s inconsistent foreign policy
In the face of escalating tension with Beijing, not just in the Indo-Pacific region, Washington needs countries like India, the Philippines, and Vietnam to contain China.
Defeating the Communist insurgency
The military has been successful in decimating the rebel ranks but as long as the conditions for taking up arms remain, there will be no end to insurgency in the country.
Red tagging is never part of democracy
Red tagging thrives when power does not reside in the people.
The root of insurgency
Military operations and the NTF-ELCAC’s red-tagging will not solve the problem.
Election results and ‘destabilization’
Let’s stop scaring people of chaos, confusion, and destabilization. These political tactics and theatherics will not help the political process of clean, honest, and credible elections.