Diplomacy – Page 9 – Asia Times

Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte (L) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping shake hands after a signing ceremony in Beijing on October 20, 2016. Photo: AFP/Pool

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China, Philippines seek to share South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 2, 2018February 18, 2020

3D Nepal flag (with clipping path)see more country.. Photo: iStock

China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Reviving Nepal’s independent foreign policy

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa April 2, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) talks to Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on May 18, 2016. Photo: AFP/Host Photo Agency

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Russia raises its head in Indonesia

by John McBeth March 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference at the EU-Turkey summit, in Varna, Bulgaria, on March 26. Erdogan accused the EU of being biased in the ongoing dispute over energy exploration work off the disputed island of Cyprus.
Photo: Petko Momchilov/Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Greco-Turkish relations at a critical crossroads

by Nicos Panayiotides March 30, 2018March 31, 2018

Three banknotes in front of sheet of paper with a graph on it symbolizing economic relationships. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan

Taiwan’s role in transforming India’s northeast

by Sriparna Pathak March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

Pushpin marking on Pyongyang, North Korea map. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Beijing’s ‘win-win’ Korean Peninsula scenario

by Xuan Loc Doan March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) at the state guest house in Tokyo, August 7, 2017.
Photo: AFP/Toru Hannai/Pool

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Why Japan won’t criticize Hun Sen

by David Hutt March 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi stands next to national flags of Australia and Myanmar at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 19, 2018. Photo: AAP via Reuters/Mick Tsikas

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

How the West won and lost Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson March 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A boxing match between the USA and China. Image: iStock

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US-China trade war would be mutually destructive

by Sabena Siddiqui March 28, 2018March 28, 2018

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) and his then Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung stand next to a border marker during an inauguration ceremony at Cambodia's Bavet commune in Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province, September 2006. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Hun Sen willing to risk losing his oldest ally

by Alan Parkhouse March 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Hammer destroying the world. Image: iStock

China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

America is destroying the liberal world order

by Richard N. Haass March 25, 2018

Pakistani rangers and Indian Border Security Force officers lower their national flags during a daily parade at the Pakistan-India joint check-post at Wagah

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Dialogue futile if Pakistan views India as a ‘perpetual threat’

by Vivek Katju March 23, 2018

Henry Kissinger, Leonid Brezhnev and Viktor Sukhodrev visit a hunting farm at Zavidovo, Russia, May 1973. Photo via Flickr

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Congratulations or none, ostracizing Russia might be worse

by Stephen Bryen March 22, 2018

Mohammad bin Salman arrives in Downing Street, London, to meet Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, on March 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Simon Dawson

Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Saudi nuclear blackmail should be nipped in the bud

by MK Bhadrakumar March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shakes hands with Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 19, 2018. Photo: AAP via Reuters/Mick Tsikas

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Turnbull lends Suu Kyi a blind helping hand

by David Scott Mathieson March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull takes a selfie with a delegate during during a summit event with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Sydney, March 16, 2018. Photo: Pool via Reuters/Mark Metcalfe

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Should Australia join Asean?

by Alan Boyd March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reacts as he speaks to delegates during the opening remarks for an Emerging Leaders roundtable during the one-off summit of 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Sydney, Australia, March 16, 2018. Photo: Pool via Reuters/Rick Rycroft

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Australia uses Asean to poke at US, China

by Richard Javad Heydarian March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Intercontinental ballistic missiles at a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Australia, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Nordic warm-up for possible US-North Korea talks

by Emanuele Scimia March 20, 2018

coco palms on paradise beach. Photo: iStock

Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Paradise lost? India’s waning influence in Maldives

by Sabena Siddiqui March 19, 2018

Mike Pompeo is sworn in before testifying before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 12, 2017, on his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Trump administration. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Trump’s foreign policy enters new uncertain phase

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 18, 2018

Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (R) reviews a military honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 13, 2017. Photo: AFP/Nicolas Asfouri

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China throws sinking Brunei a lifeline

by Nile Bowie March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters

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Xi watches Korean Peninsula drama from the sidelines

by Xuan Loc Doan March 17, 2018March 18, 2018

Self-confessed Belorussian escort Anastasia Vashukevich in an August 21, 2017 photo from her Instagram account. Photo: Instragram

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FBI piqued by Russia sex spy story

by Richard S Ehrlich March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. Photo: AFP

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On N Korea and China, Trump indicates readiness to make history

by George Koo March 15, 2018

Rivalry between India and Pakistan sometimes gets un-neighborly. Illustration: iStock

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan releases video of diplomat’s ‘harassment’ in India

by Asia Times staff March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Taiwanese counterpart Tsai Ing-wen. Photo: VOA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Will Trump test the waters around Taiwan?

by Gary Sands March 14, 2018

An Australian Customs officer with an Indonesian fisherman in waters near the two countries' maritime border in a file photo. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, India, Indonesia, Oceania, South Asia, Timor Leste

Australia-Indonesia border tensions resurface

by Alan Boyd March 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A U.S. sailor and a Vietnamese musician perform at a music performance at a public square as part of the visit to Vietnam of U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in Danang, Vietnam March 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, South Asia, Vietnam, World

US warship wields soft power in Vietnam

by Xuan Loc Doan March 9, 2018March 9, 2018

Vietnam War reporter Dan Southerland takes notes with conflict raging in the background in Saigon, May 1968. Photo: UPI/Bill Snead (used with permission)

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

War reporter reflects on Vietnam’s will to move on

by Dan Southerland March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

A new Cold War fomented by Russian President Vladimir Putin requires a stern response from the United States. The author says the US needs to make it clear that Americans are open to a more normal relationship with Russia if it acts with greater restraint.Image: iStock/Aquir

European Union, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

The US must harden its response to Putin’s new Cold War

by Richard N. Haass March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

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