Geopolitics – Page 12 – Asia Times

As shot from the 'Twenty Two' movie trailer. Photo: YouTube

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

War movie ‘Twenty Two’ conquers box office in China

by Ben Kwok August 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu during their meeting in Beijing on August 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Roman Pilipey/Pool

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

China, Turkey seek bridge over troubled waters of Mideast

by Shazar Shafqat August 7, 2017February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

Afghanistan, AT Finance, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

America’s anti-Iranian posturing is dangerous and deluded

by Jeffrey D. Sachs August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

China's new type of domestically-built destroyer, a 10,000-tonne warship, is seen during its launching ceremony at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China June 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

CIA analyst: Beijing poses a greater threat than Russia

by Bill Gertz July 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Shall we dance? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and China's President Xi Jinping greet one another prior to the BRICS Summit in Goa on October 16, 2016. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

China and India torn between silk roads and cocked guns

by Pepe Escobar July 25, 2017February 18, 2020

The symbol used for Russia's Kolion. Photo: iStock

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, Tianjin, World

Asian Development Bank wary of Russia’s AIIB membership

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large July 18, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters / Saul Loeb

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

Trump keeps it friendly with Xi on North Korea threat

by Reuters July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Shikotan – one of the bigger Kuril Islands. Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Russia, Japan look to joint development of Kuril Islands

by Irina Drobysheva July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

An Afghan policeman looks at bloodstains of victims outside a mosque where a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in Kabul in June. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Fear and loathing on the Afghan Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi( left) and China's President Xi Jinping are seen at a meeting in Tashkent last year. Photo: AFP/ Michael Klimentyev / Sputnik

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Bigger Shanghai Cooperation Organization may be game-changer

by Seema Sengupta June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani. 3Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Qatar, Saudi Arabia open crack in united front against Iran

by Sami Moubayed May 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Trump’s spiritual tour to begin with Saudi desert tryst

by Sami Moubayed May 18, 2017February 18, 2020

From left: Defense Ministers Hossein Dehghan of Iran, Khawaja Asif of Pakistan and Raul Jungmann of Brazil attend the annual Moscow Conference on International Security on April 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

Pakistan, Iran cautiously shift toward ‘brotherly’ relations

by Salman Rafi May 11, 2017May 12, 2017

Photo: iStock/Getty

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

America is experiencing ‘zugzwang.’ It needs a game-changer

by David P. Goldman April 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Federica Mogherini, high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs, shakes hands with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi after a joint news conference in Beijing on April 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

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

‘Multilateralism first’ at center of China-EU relations

by Emanuele Scimia April 22, 2017

Chinese workers level coal destined for one of China's electricity generating plants. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Geopolitics becoming main driver of global oil prices

by Todd Royal April 21, 2017April 21, 2017

North Korean military officers attend a ceremony in Pyongyang on April 13. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Are Trump and China foreign policy partners, rivals, or both?

by Jon Connars April 13, 2017April 14, 2017

Al Pacino gets exasperated at the obstacles facing the Asia pivot. Photo via YouTube

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, World

I thought I was out: Middle East drawing US from Asia pivot

by Harry J Kazianis April 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A whale dives into sea off the coast of Greenland. Photo: Reuters

China, European Union, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Despite US-Russia tensions, Arctic powers eye cooperation

by Doug Tsuruoka March 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (left) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 27. Photo: Reuters / Lintao Zhang

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

Nepal set to hop on China’s Silk Road, whatever India thinks

by Salman Rafi Sheikh March 29, 2017February 18, 2020

US soldiers arrive in Zagan, Poland, in January 2017 as part of Nato's troop buildup in Eastern Europe. Photo: Agencja Gazeta/Anna Krasko via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Fanning fear-mongering rhetoric is not doing us any favors

by Ken Moak March 28, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a ground test of a high-thrust engine for his country's missile program. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea: The really serious options on the table

by Pepe Escobar March 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Germany, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Are America and China destined for war?

by Harry J Kazianis March 23, 2017March 23, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambayev at the Ala-Archa State Residence in Bishkek. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Putin tours Central Asia, glossing over Russian influence

by Sergei Blagov March 12, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump receives a figurine of a sheriff during a meeting with county sheriffs at the White House on February 7. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Lots of shouting, tiny stick

by Pepe Escobar February 8, 2017February 18, 2020

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reviews the honour guard before a meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters/Toru Hanai

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Mattis reaffirms US alliance with Japan ‘for years to come’

by Reuters February 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Anarchy in Athens, ISIS in Syria... anger is the thread that ties them together. Photo: Reuters

China, Egypt, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Look back in anger, unplugged

by Pepe Escobar February 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A pedestrian looks at a newspaper headline on US president Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in central Sydney. Photo: Reuters/David Gray

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Donald Trump’s diplomatic fumble with Australia

by Harry J Kazianis February 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood

China, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, World

US administration tightens sanctions, Iran hits back

by Reuters February 4, 2017February 18, 2020

How does North Korea pay for the diesel in the trucks that move its missiles around? Photo: DPA/Joern Petring

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The James Mattis great American reassurance tour

by Harry J Kazianis February 2, 2017February 18, 2020