While they pose significant risks to national stability and development, they also present opportunities for reform, resilience and long-term growth if addressed with foresight and effective leadership. By combining rigorous analysis with practical recommendations, the volume serves both as a roadmap and as a call for forward-looking leadership capable of addressing complex, long-term challenges. Sustainable development, competitiveness, and national security should function as mutually reinforcing objectives, rather than being pursued as distinct or independent goals. Finally, the book turns to the need to enhance geostrategic thinking and national security amid the rapidly evolving Indo-Pacific landscape. This book urges national leaders and key decision makers to adopt a forward-looking mindset by planning beyond electoral cycles and short-term political timelines.

Source: Philippine Star January 24, 2026 09:58 UTC