Eduardo Araral
Professor of Public Policy, National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Eduardo Araral is Professor of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Jul 29, 2025
In his meetings with US President Donald Trump in Washington this week, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., is navigating a challenging new reality: a place under America’s security umbrella no longer comes with a discount at the customs window. When it comes to trade, Trump throws allies and adversaries into the same basket. But Marcos thinks he can negotiate an agreement that preserves and even strengthens the US-Philippines trade relationship.