Geopolitics – Page 3 – Asia Times

FinTech, financial technology and world economy, abstract image visual

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

How the future of the global economy will be defined

by Joseph Nathan January 5, 2019

Technology is at the core of the "Made in China 2025" policy. Illustration: iStock

Australia, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Has China created its own dilemmas?

by Joseph Nathan January 4, 2019January 4, 2019

Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, arrives at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

China, France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

New Pentagon chief says focus is on ‘China, China, China’

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Syria withdrawal ‘will not affect’ US support for Israel

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

This handout photograph released by India's Ministry of External Affairs on July 5, 2018, shows Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj meeting with Bhutan's then-prime minister Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi. Photo: AFP / Handout

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

China pushes for greater influence in Bhutan

by Prakash Katoch December 31, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a ball from the 2018 World Cup to US President Donald Trump after a meeting in Helsinki in July. Photo: AFP

France, Russia, World

Putin assures he is still ‘open to dialogue’ with Washington

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers, belonging to the 1st MSF (Mobile Strike Force) prepare to participate in a class taught by US Soldiers and contractors.

Afghanistan, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Impediments to the US mission in Afghanistan

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 28, 2018December 28, 2018

Map of Nepal and Bhutan: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pawns in a geostrategic chess game in the Himalayas

by Bhim Bhurtel December 26, 2018

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

Australia, Beijing, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Working with China is more beneficial than fighting it

by Ken Moak December 25, 2018December 25, 2018

Kurdish fighters attend the funeral of a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter in the town of Tal Tamr in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 21. Observers say the planned withdrawal of American forces from Syria will put Kurdish fighters in Turkey's crosshairs. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump, Erdogan vow to avoid Syria power vacuum

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The Khunjerab Pass, starting point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Asia Times

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

On the road in the Karakoram

by Pepe Escobar December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A visitor views an art installation depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, at the Seoul Art Center on December 19. Photo: AFP

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

North Korea sounds the death knell for denuclearization

by Andrew Salmon December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese and EU flags. Photo: Flickr

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Rising China is changing Europe’s geopolitical landscape

by Anu Anwar December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

The US Senate passed two resolutions that have angered Riyadh. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

US Senate resolution on Yemen could hamper progress

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 17, 2018December 17, 2018

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) welcomes his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir in Damascus. Photo: SANA

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Sudanese president visits Syria, signaling Arab thaw

by Sami Moubayed December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese navy ship flying flag. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

How Japan can be a strategic leader in Indo-Pacific

by Christina Lai December 14, 2018December 14, 2018

وزير الخارجية اليمني خالد اليماني (يسار) وممثل الحوثيين محمد عبد السلام يتصافحون أمام الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة أنطونيو جوتيريس في السويد في 13 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018. صورة: AFP

Iran, Middle East, World

Yemen rivals shake hands, agree to Hodeida ceasefire

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese flag: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Global perceptions of an ascendant China

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

A Yemeni child receives treatment for malnutrition at a hospital in the city of Taez on November 21. Photo: AFP

Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Why states must act from a human security perspective

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 12, 2018

Illustration: iStock

France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Syrian forces fire on ‘hostile aerial targets’ near airport

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Maldives: iStock

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Perspectives on India-China competition in Maldives

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 8, 2018

Director of the White House National Trade Council Peter Navarro. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, World

Trump’s trade czar, the latest architect of imperial disaster

by Alfred McCoy December 7, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / Anadolu Agency

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Five academics who unleashed the ‘demon’ of geopolitical power

by Alfred McCoy December 6, 2018

India and China flag buttons. Image: iStock

China, European Union, India, South Asia, World

Why India will supersede China – Part 2

by Jan Krikke December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

India flag with China flag. Image: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why India will supersede China – Part 1

by Jan Krikke December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

Mixed signals have been coming out from US President Donald Trump's administration since the G20 talks at the weekend. Photo: AFP / Ralf Hirschberger / dpa

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Korea, World

Cracks, confusion and the US-China trade war truce

by Gordon Watts December 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Pakistan. Image: iStock

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

CPEC may invite hybrid warfare against Pakistan

by Atta Rasool Malik December 5, 2018

A man sews an Iraqi Kurdish flag that will bear a portrait of Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani. Photo: AFP / Safin Hamed

Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, World

In Iraqi Kurdistan, hereditary politics come full circle

by Sami Moubayed December 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Russia's President Vladimir Putin boarding a car upon arrival at Ezeiza International airport in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018. Photo: AFP via by G20 Press Office

China, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Kerch blockade aims to make Putin great again

by Andrei Kolesnikov December 1, 2018

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping along with members of their delegations attend a dinner meeting at the end of the G20 Summit. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

US, China hammer out trade war truce to ease global tensions

by Asia Times staff December 1, 2018February 18, 2020