Nandito rin ako.

The idea that success in the study of law rests on choosing some disciplinary 'stepping stone' - a choice one needs to get right - is problematic. The language of stepping stones assumes and performs a disciplinary hierarchy in which legal knowledge occupies a rarefied +

'Territory', 'exclusive economic zone' - terms with specific legal meanings, sure. But neither is any less a claim to authority that fishers like Francis can assert in their own (courageous) way.

This is cognitive dissonance en masse. We're all too scared to have this conversation because we don't want to risk knowing the answer, and then having to take the necessary precautionary measures to deal with it. No one wants to go back to masking and the traumas of 2020.

Stevie Nicks reminds us all that "We Can Go Our Own Way" 🎶 🎵 H/t Dr. Lucky Tran

It's been 10 years!

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

2024 was a very hard year. But so many friends (old and new) helped make the load lighter 💖 For all those who came to wash dishes, pick up groceries, do errands, sit with us at the hospital, gossip - thank you so very much! Sending hugs to you all! We are going to crush 2025!

🚀 Emerging Scholars Initiative 2025 🚀 Early-career researchers in peace and conflict studies, this one's for you! The CRS is launching a new program to support your career development. Apply by January 26th! Learn more and apply: buff.ly/3Wiltr3

I will be at Wolfson College, Oxford on Friday 21 February. Registration here: forms.office.com/pages/response…

Woke up to this news. Missing Chito Gascon on this day. rappler.com/philippines/ro…

This Women's Month, I'm missing my former colleagues in the GPH-MILF peace negotiations. Immensely proud of everyone here!