WPS News is an independent news knowledge base built to document events, explain context, and preserve information over time.
This is not a breaking news site chasing speed or trends.
It is designed to help readers understand what is happening, why it matters, and how different events connect, especially in the Philippines, the West Philippine Sea, and the broader global system.
Most articles are written to remain useful beyond the day they are published.
The goal is not reaction. The goal is record and clarity.
If you are new, start with the pieces below.
Read These First
What WPS News Is
Start here if you want to understand why this site exists and how it is written from the ground in the Philippines.
https://wps.news/2026/03/03/filipino-w4/
Geopolitics Beyond the U.S. and Philippines
Start here for plain-language analysis of regional power and global risk outside the usual American-centered perspective.
https://wps.news/2026/01/31/pak/
Systems, Technology, and How Things Work
Start here for how WPS News approaches systems thinking, infrastructure, and emerging tools shaping how information is created and preserved.
https://wps.news/2026/04/21/an-open-letter-to-open-ai/
How to Use This Site
You can explore WPS News in two ways:
- Follow a topic: West Philippine Sea, infrastructure, geopolitics, AI, and related subjects.
- Follow a thread across multiple articles over time.
The archive is large and continuously growing.
If something interests you, follow it forward or backward. You will usually find more.
What This Site Is Not
- Not a breaking news feed
- Not driven by algorithms or trends
- Not built for quick consumption
This is a long-term record.
Final Note
By the usual standards of media success, traffic, scale, and revenue, this project is still small.
But the work continues.
WPS News exists so that information does not disappear, context is not lost, and the record remains available to anyone who needs it.
China and Global Economics
WPS News maintains an ongoing series examining China’s role as a global economic partner and the structural issues that affect international trade relationships.
Philippine Infrastructure
These essays examine power grids, fiber infrastructure, and long-term resilience issues affecting the Philippines.
- The Internet Was Not Supposed to Have an Owner
- The Philippine Power Grid: Structural Constraints, Not Shortages
United States and Global Politics
Contextual essays about American policy, global alliances, and structural political changes.
- Deaths in U.S. Immigration Custody Raise Scrutiny of ICE Enforcement Tactics
- Israel Launches Airstrikes in Iran; ICE Scrutiny Intensifies; AI Reshapes Labor; Student Loan Enforcement Tightens
Selected Essays and Commentary
A small selection of essays reflecting the broader themes explored on WPS News.
- No U.S. Government “15 City Nuclear Target List” Exists
- OP-ED | The Indo-Pacific Doesn’t Need Beijing’s Bad Eggs Patrolling the Sea
About the Author
Cliff Potts is the editor of WPS News and writes from the Philippines. The project exists as a long-term archival record documenting geopolitical developments and infrastructure issues affecting the Indo-Pacific region and the wider world.
Additional Writing
Cliff Potts also publishes essays and fiction exploring social commentary, political thought, and speculative narratives at Occupy 2.5.
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