E49 - Contemporary Philippine Politics w/ Lisandro Claudio

Danny and Derek discuss Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel (1:06), the potential collapse of the ruling Israeli political coalition (6:41), the M23 conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (10:01), the first round of the French parliamentary election (14:11), and Ukraine (17:25). They then speak with Lisandro Claudio, assistant professor at UC Berkley, about Philippine politics from the 1980s through today. They discuss the Duterte and Marcos families, the U.S.-Philippines relationship, the Philippines &#8220;balancing act&#8221; between the U.S. and China, and much more.<br/><br/>Check out Dr. Claudio&#8217;s book <em>Liberalism and the Postcolony: Thinking the State in 20th-Century Philippines</em> <a target="_blank" href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/L/bo27395859.html">here</a>: https://bit.ly/3Hz0BTH <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you&#8217;d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe</a>