Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

Commentaries by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress

Lucio Blanco Pitlo III is a Research Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation and the University of the Philippines Korea Research Centre, Lecturer at the Chinese Studies Programme at Ateneo de Manila University, Contributing editor (Reviews) for the Asian Politics & Policy Journal and Board Member of the Philippine Association for China Studies.

Making ASEAN’s Case in the Indo-Pacific
Jul 15 , 2019
ASEAN realizes that geopolitical and geostrategic shifts taking place in the region will usher in both rewards and risks. But while being opportunistic, ASEAN knows the stakes are high should unbridled rivalry play out.
ASEAN US-ASEAN Indo-Pacific
Nowhere Near Shangri-La: Southeast Asia in the US-China Rivalry
Jun 21 , 2019
The US-China rivalry constitutes a new formidable challenge to Southeast Asia’s cohesion, so they should continue to engage all powers and reinforce consensus among themselves.
Shangri-La Dialogue Southeast Asia ASEAN Geopolitics US-China Rivalry
More Groundwork and Greater Participation: Gains of the Second Belt and Road Forum
May 27 , 2019
The second Belt and Road forum showed that despite persistent challenges, the initiative is an evolving one and will continue to gain international support. However, its success will depend on its ability to integrate and reconcile an increasing number of actors and interests.
Belt and Road BRI
Turnaround in Philippines-China Relations
May 08 , 2019
Warming political ties over the past three years are beginning to produce economic and security dividends for both China and the Philippines. However, low public trust in China may not easily dissipate.
China-Philippines Relations Boao Forum China-ASEAN Relations South China Sea
Global Implications of China’s 2019 Government Work Report
Apr 12 , 2019
China’s increasing role in global economic, security and governance means that domestic reforms will have implications beyond its borders.
Government Work Report China’s Reform Reform and Opening Up
Amidst US-China Rivalry, U.S. Reassurance Raise Philippine Worries
Apr 02 , 2019
Continued friction may define US-China relations in the coming years. As such, balancing ties between the two major powers will constitute the greatest foreign policy test for successive Philippine administrations.
China-Philippines Relations U.S.-Philippines Relations Geopolitics
Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address: Hard on Trade, Deft on Security
Feb 13 , 2019
Trump’s second State of the Union address demonstrated his determination to pursue his America First policy, especially on trade, but also on security. A clear preference for bilateral deals and peace through strength and primacy are key elements in his strategy.
Trade War China-US Trade Iran Nuclear Deal North Korea
Trade War as a New Facet of US-China Competition in Southeast Asia
Dec 10 , 2018
Southeast Asia is finding new ways to turn the US-China trade war into an opportunity.
Belt and Road Trade War ASEAN Southeast Asia
Talking Points as Duterte Hosts Xi in Manila
Nov 07 , 2018
President Xi visit caps two years of warming ties oriented towards dispute management, confidence-building, and expansion of economic, security and people-to-people connections.
China-Philippines Relations
Five Challenges for the Belt and Road
Oct 18 , 2018
As the Belt and Road Initiative enters its fifth year, the expansive initiative may find itself confronting five particular challenges.
Belt and Road

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