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

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Book Chapters

2023. “The Philippines in the China-US Cold War with 21st Century Characteristics.” In Southeast Asian Perspectives of the US and China: A SWOT Analysis, edited by Lee Jaehyon. Seoul, South Korea: ASAN Institute for Policy Studies.

2022. “Invigorating Philippines-South Korea Maritime Security Partnership.” In Navigating Uncharted Waters: Security Cooperation between ROK and ASEAN, edited by Andrew Mantong and Waffaa Kharisma, 59-70, Jakarta, Indonesia: CSIS Indonesia and Korea Foundation.

2022. “The China Conundrum and the Philippine Strategic Outlook on the Quad.” In India-Japan-ASEAN Triangularity: Emergence of a Possible Indo-Pacific Axis?, edited by Jagannath P. Panda. London; New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.

2021. “A Tale of Two Regional Integration Connectivity Projects: Harmonizing China’s Belt and Road Initiative with the ASEAN Master Plan on Connectivity.” In ASEAN-China Cooperation on Regional Connectivity and Sustainability, edited by Guo Yanjun and Yang Yue, 181-92. World Scientific and Institute of Asian Studies.

2021. “The Covid-19 Pandemic and Philippines-China Relations.” In The Reshaping of China-Southeast Asia Relations in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, edited by Nian Peng. Singapore: Springer.

2021. “Philippines– China Joint Development Agreement in the South China Sea under Duterte.” In Cooperative Development in the South China Sea: Policies, Obstacles, and Prospects, edited by Qi, Huaigao and Song Xue, 77-96. London and New York: Routledge.

2019. “Philippine Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative.” In The Belt and Road Initiative: ASEAN Countries’ Perspectives, edited by Yue Yang and Fujian Li. World Scientific. (Co-authored with Lucio Blanco Pitlo III).