Duterte, Philippine Tycoons and Security State Tensions
As Duterte continues to move closer to a geopolitical and economic alliance with China, this article points out that there are tensions between him and the Philippine security state. This security state is suspicious of China and is reliant on the US Empire. At the same time, Philippine tycoons have signed a deal involving $24 billion in commercial assets with China.
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Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.