Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup
Outnumbered by the country’s rural voters, Thailand’s once vibrantly democratic urban middle class has embraced an elitist, antidemocratic agenda.
May 27, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines
By linking itself to Washington in its territorial disputes with China, the Philippines risks getting caught up in a superpower conflict.
Apr 30, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
Typhoon Haiyan’s Message to the World Typhoon Haiyan’s Message to the World
Climate change is upon us—and the danger is urgent.
Nov 20, 2013 / Walden Bello
Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change
The super-typhoon that just hit the Philippines should be a wake-up call for climate-change negotiators in Warsaw.
Nov 11, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus and Walden Bello
Twenty-Six Countries Ban GMOs—Why Won’t the US? Twenty-Six Countries Ban GMOs—Why Won’t the US?
The case against GMOs has strengthened steadily over the last few years, even as the industry has expanded all over the world.
Oct 29, 2013 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
View From Asia View From Asia
Flush with cash, most Asian governments and financial players are wary of being drawn into the Wall Street maelstrom.
Sep 24, 2008 / Feature / Walden Bello
Manufacturing a Food Crisis Manufacturing a Food Crisis
How "free trade" is destroying Third World agriculture--and who's fighting back.
May 15, 2008 / Feature / Walden Bello
Microcredit, Macro Issues Microcredit, Macro Issues
The Swedish Academy bestowed this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus, the father of microcredit. It's easy to believe Yunus's low-interest loans to the poor are a silver b...
Oct 15, 2006 / Walden Bello
Letter From the Philippines Letter From the Philippines
"People power" in the Philippines is running out of steam. The political system is corrupt, Washington is micro-managing the economy and civil society, cynicism is rampant. But a f...
Oct 12, 2005 / Feature / Walden Bello
Dispatch From Philippines Dispatch From Philippines
Walden Bello was in Baghdad March 14-17 as a member of the Asian Peace Mission, a delegation of parliamentarians and members of civil society from different countries in Asia.
Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Walden Bello