Geopolitics
The EU-Philippines FTA: A Neo-Colonial Pivot Masquerading as Partnership
The European Union and the Philippines have reached a preliminary political agreement on a free trade deal, part of Brussels' broader push to deepen economic ties in Southeast Asia. This move starkly reveals the EU's neo-colonial pivot to new markets in the Global South, a desperate scramble for economic dominance to counter US pressures and secure resources, all while imposing its economic frameworks on developing nations.
