Times Of Israel talks about a “pogrom” in Amsterdam while using a picture of Israeli football hooligans climbing on people’s homes to rip off Palestinian flags. You can’t make this up 🤡

The Philippines has every right to pass laws like the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act to assert and protect its sovereignty. These measures align with international law and strengthen our rightful jurisdiction over our waters. Summoning

China’s claim that the Philippines’ maritime laws harm peace is misleading. The real threat is China’s aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea—militarizing features, harassing Filipino fishers, and violating our Exclusive Economic Zone. The Philippines’ laws are legitimate

New from Alex P Dela Cruz in The Lowy Institute for Blue Security | Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

New The Lowy Institute piece by Blue Security 2024 Fellow Alex P Dela Cruz: Strangely, it is now China which uses a concept of archipelagos, albeit contrary to int law, to assert territorial & maritime claims – not unlike how PH had done in the past before the advent of the UNCLOS.

China's condemnation of the enactment of the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act and the Philippine Maritime Zones Act signals a shift in positions on the concept of archipelagos for both China and the Philippines - see Alex P Dela Cruz in The Lowy Institute for Blue Security

Weekend Reading | Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea by Alex P Dela Cruz in The Lowy Institute

Blue Security Fellow Alex P Dela Cruz writes in The Lowy Institute on the stalled international plastic treaty negotiations in South Korea. The ambitions of Philippine & Australian plastic law & policy shouldn't be held back by deadlocked treaty negotiations. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Blue Security Fellow Alex P Dela Cruz writes in The Lowy Institute on the stalled international plastic treaty negotiations in South Korea. The ambitions of Philippine & Australian plastic law & policy shouldn't be held back by deadlocked treaty negotiations. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Join us online to explore marine environmental security, Blue Security research & the latest in marine protection and the Blue Economy with Dr Sarah Lothian, Jacqueline Joyce Espenilla, Dr. Asmiati Malik and Alex P Dela Cruz. Register now latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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ICC: Rodrigo Duterte being held at detention center in Scheveningen s.inqnews.net/ki2IaAr

Happening today | Join us online to explore marine environmental security, Blue Security research & the latest in marine protection and the Blue Economy with Dr Sarah Lothian, Jacqueline Joyce Espenilla, Dr. Asmiati Malik and Alex P Dela Cruz. Register now latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Marine Environmental Security: Perspectives from International Law and the Blue Economy. Dr Sarah Lothian, Jacqueline Espenilla, Dr. Asmiati Malik and Alex P Dela Cruz on their Blue Security research & developments in marine environment protection & Blue Economy youtube.com/watch?v=P4FF9j…

OUT NOW Maritime Affairs Issue 12 | Making History, Making Archipelagos: A Parallel South China Sea Dispute by Alex P Dela Cruz looks at the relationship between the LOS Convention and the construction of historical narratives to support maritime claims.

New Maritime Affairs issue 'Making History, Making Archipelagos' by Alex P Dela Cruz - read it here.

First-ever Australian screening of CALL HER GANDA, directed by PJ Raval, takes place on Friday 16 May, 2-5pm at @melblawschool! Myself & Prof Dianne Otto are co-organising this to commemorate #IDAHOBIT, with Institute for International Law and the Humanities support. Event 🔗 eventbrite.com.au/e/film-screeni… #CallHerGanda

Since I closed the chocolate business already, I'm open to working again in Philippine academia! Please let me know if you know any leads/vacancies for my background in Philippine studies (cultural studies, media studies)! Willing to relocate as well!