Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand 
why the old poets of China went so far
and high 
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

BOOK CHAPTERS

2023. "Iran's Pragmatic Approach in Accommodating China's Belt and Road Initiative: A Determinant for Future Closer Bilateral Cooperation." in China's Engagement with the Islamic Nations: A Clash or Collaboration of Modern Civilisation?, Young -Chan Kim (eds). Springer Switzerland AG.
2020. "Middle East Geopolitics and China-India Strategic Interaction in the New Era." Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. DOI: 10.1080/25765949.2020.1760541
2020. "Marginalization of Interests: The Case of Philippine-Middle East Relations." In International Studies in the Philippines: Mapping New Frontiers in Theory and Practice,, edited by Frances Antoinette Cruz and Nassef Manabilang Adiong, 145–60. Abingdon, Oxon and New York, New York. 
2018. "The Prospects of President Duterte's Foreign Policy Agenda vis-a-vis China and the Future of ASEAN. In Challenges for Asia: Towards a Community of Common Destiny, edited by Yuan Tangjun. Shanghai: Fudan University Press.
2018. "Turkish Active Diplomacy in the Philippines as Inspired by Fethullah Gülens." In The Hizmet Movement and Peacebuilding: Global Cases, edited by Mohammad Abu-Nimer and Timothy Sidel. 
2017. "Which Way to Go? Analyzing the Political, Economic, and Cultural Directions of Philippine-Iran Relations." In Philippiune-Iran Relations: 50 Years and Beyond, edited by Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr, 7–24. Quezon City: Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman.