Diplomacy – Page 5 – Asia Times

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shake hands during joint press remarks at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/ Toshifumi Kitamura

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Mahathir leans to Japan and away from China

by Nile Bowie November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on November 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun

European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, World

Netanyahu backs ‘stability’ in Saudi Arabia

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Columbia Regional Airport in Missouri on November 1, 2018. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Beijing, China, World

Trump branded ‘foolish’ for ‘bungling’ trade war with China

by Gordon Watts November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesters hold a rally near the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta to protest against government treatment of Rohingya Muslims, on September 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Rohingya refugee crisis pushes ASEAN to the edge

by Angshuman Choudhury November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

Beijing, China, Taiwan, World

In Trump, China now sees a different America

by Xuan Loc Doan October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

Israeli Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev (R) Mohamed Bin Thaaloob al-Derai, President of UAE Wrestling Judo & Kickboxing Federation are seen during the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Judo tournament in Abu Dhabi on October 27, 2018. Photo: AFP

Bahrain, Israel, Middle East

UAE goes public with Israel ties, hosting minister

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte is running his China diplomacy through his hometown of Davao. Image: Facebook

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan

Duterte engaging China via backdoor diplomacy

by Richard Javad Heydarian October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, right, greets Indian PM Narendra Modi during a guard of honor in Kathmandu. Nepali intelligence officials have been key allies for India in counter-terror work. Photo: AFP / Ashok Dulal

India, Nepal, South Asia

Will Nepal-India Eminent Persons Group’s report be executed?

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa October 29, 2018

Saudi King Salman, right, and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, left, in Jeddah on September 19, 2018. Photo: Center for International Communication / AFP

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Despite PR duress, Saudi $6bn to Pakistan comes with strings

by Suddaf Chaudry October 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos of Oman in Muscat. Photo: Netanyahu's official Twitter account

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Oman, World

Sultan of Oman receives Israel PM ‘after prolonged contacts’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnam communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong takes oath as country's president at the National Assembly hall in Hanoi on October 23, 2018. - Vietnam lawmakers on October 23, 2018 elected as president communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the only candidate on the ballot, making him the most powerful man in the country where consensus leadership has traditionally kept strongman rule in check. (Photo by - / AFP)

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Will Vietnam tilt toward China under a Xi-like leader?

by Xuan Loc Doan October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Geopolitical forces are perpetuating instability

by Rahim Nasar October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

Photo: AFP/Ron Sachs

France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Riyadh touts $50 bn in deals at ‘Davos in the Desert’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waves to supporters from a balcony at the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, on June 24 as they celebrate him winning five more years in office with sweeping new powers after a decisive election victory.Photo: AFP / Turkish Presidential Press Office / Kayhan Ozer

Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Suspects in Khashoggi killing must be tried in Turkey: Erdogan

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in April. Photo: AFP/US Government

AT Finance, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Denuclearization and ‘defining diplomacy down’

by Richard N. Haass October 23, 2018

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump on June 12, 2018 at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. Photo: AFP/KCNA VIA KNS

AT Finance, European Union, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Trump-Kim summit strengthens Singapore’s brand

by Marcus Loh October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

Vietnamese official Trinh Xuan Thanh is told the verdict at the end of his trial at Hanoi's People's Court on January 22. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, France, Germany, Vietnam, World

Slovakia may freeze ties with Vietnam over kidnapping

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

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Israel, Jordan, Middle East

Jordan wants land back

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered when he visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Turkey, World

Saudis ‘don’t know where’ Khashoggi’s body is located

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Destruction of the remains of the Athenian army during the Peloponnesian War (431 - 404 BC). Wood engraving after a drawing by Hermann Vogel (German painter, 1854 - 1921), published in 1882. Thucydides Trap.IMage: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Will Xi’s China Dream lead to Thucydides Trap?

by Anu Anwar October 18, 2018

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet this month in Buenos Aires. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Macau, South Asia, Taiwan, World

China, US should resolve issues to save global economy

by Zamir Awan October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu (C) attends a meeting with US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo (R) in Ankara, Turkey on October 17, 2018. Photo: Cem Ozdel / Anadolu Agency

Middle East, Turkey

Pompeo visits Turkey in bid to defuse Khashoggi outcry

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Philipines economic growth

Trump green lights foreign aid bill to counter China

by Asia Times staff October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian flag with Nepali flag on a tree stump isolated. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

New Delhi’s idiocy and dilly-dallying must stop

by Bhim Bhurtel October 15, 2018

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet this month in Buenos Aires. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

Trump and Xi ‘will probably meet’ at G20 summit

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi vanished on October 2. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP

France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Riyadh vows to hit back if punished over Khashoggi

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump has said that that any agreement between South Korean President Moon Jae-in. left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, needs US approval. Photo: AFP/KCNA via KNS

AT Finance, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Confusing denuclearization signals from Korean Peninsula

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 14, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) meeting Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (left), chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council, at the office building of the WPK Central Committee in Pyongyang on September 8, 2018. Photo: AFP/STR/KCNA Via KNS

China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Is the US the odd man out on the Korean Peninsula?

by Bertil Lintner October 12, 2018February 18, 2020

China flag with china paper currency. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Shanghai, Turkey, World

How Chinese politics are returning to the Middle East

by Sam Chester October 12, 2018October 12, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) during a meeting in the Chinese city of Dalian. Photo by KCNA via AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

China’s shifting view on the Korean Peninsula

by Bertil Lintner October 10, 2018February 18, 2020

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