Navigating U.S.-China Digital Geopolitics for Non-Superpower States: Singapore as a Case Study Post-October 2022

This paper was awarded the 2022-2023 Mack Eastman Prize endowed by the United Nations Association. The prize is awarded for the best essay on a problem related to international peace and security or international cooperation in economic or social areas.

This paper was written for POLI 460 Foreign Policy Analysis taught by Dr. Paul Evans. All International Relations majors are required to complete an IR seminar during their final year, which also meets the Faculty of Arts Research Component.



5G Geopolitics and the Philippines: The Huawei Controversy

The use of Huawei 5G in the Philippines has brought into question the interoperability of countries using Huawei, and those that don’t. This case study examines how these technological tensions may impact U.S.-Philippines ties, FDI inflows, and the country's upcoming 2022 presidential elections



Artificial Intelligence in APEC: Progress, Preparedness, and Priorities

This report commissioned by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) critically analyzes the APEC region’s readiness to capitalize on AI. It considers policy and regulatory frameworks, private sector endeavours, ethics, and cross-border linkages. This report aims to identify the critical features of an enabling environment that would facilitate the development, deployment, and adoption of AI for the purposes of promoting economic growth and integration across the region.



The Rise of China’s Structural Power in Southeast Asia: A Philippine Perspective

This research paper was the final major assignment for my POLI 366 International Political Economy class. In this research paper, I utilized Susan Strange's Four Structures of Power as a theoretical framework to analyze the rise of Chinese influence and power in Southeast Asia. Using my home country (the Philippines) as a case study, I examined how contemporary Chinese foreign policy has led to geopolitical tensions in four structures of power: security, production, finance, and knowledge.



TikTok Policy Brief

An Analysis of the TikTok Controversy in the USA from the Perspective of an Advisor to ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming



Huawei and Technology Geopolitics

A report on the Chinese multinational corporation (MNC) Huawei, focusing on its current delicate position within global technology geopolitics written for POLI 372A Multinational Corporations & Globalization