Geopolitics – Page 7 – Asia Times

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel gets a point across to US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Canada on June 10. Friction between the European Union and the Trump administration has since intensified. Photo: Jesco Denzel / Bundesregierung / dpa / for Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Trump, NATO and the emerging multi-order world

by Christina Lin July 15, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hand with Seychelles President Danny Faure after presenting a model of Dornier aircraft during a joint press statement at Hyderabad house in New Delhi on June 25, 2018. India will be handing over a Dornier aircraft to Seychelles on June 26. / AFP PHOTO / MONEY SHARMA

China, India, Maldives, Pakistan, South Asia, World

After Seychelles faux pas, India must learn from China

by Prakash Katoch July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

Map of Uzbekistan. A detail from the World Map provided by RAND McNALLY. Map: iStock

China, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish businesses getting set for Uzbek bonanza

by Altay Atli July 10, 2018July 10, 2018

Hamburg. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Singapore, Taiwan, World

Hamburg: China’s European trade hub

by John J. Metzler July 10, 2018

Burning the US flag. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

America’s self-defeating quest for global supremacy

by Ken Moak July 10, 2018July 10, 2018

Indo-Pacific map. Image: iStock

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Is India shifting the goalposts in Indo-Pacific debate?

by Swaran Singh July 9, 2018

Taiwan strait map close up in an small world globe (this picture has been shot with a High Definition Hasselblad H3D II 31 megapixels camera and 120 mm f4H Hasselblad macro lens). Image: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Laos, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Taiwan resilient in face of Beijing’s coercive tactics

by Xuan Loc Doan July 8, 2018

Illustration: iStock

Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria’s future uncertain as Assad gains ground

by Nicos Panayiotides July 7, 2018

Photo: AFP

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Tariffs ‘kick off 50-year trade war’ with China

by Pepe Escobar July 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Mountain peak in Nepal shot from an aerial point of view. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, Nepal, South Asia

China and Nepal reach across the Himalayan divide

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa July 6, 2018

India has finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry

European Union, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s controversial S-400 missile transfer is ‘done deal’

by Emanuele Scimia June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on May 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Bobylev/TASS

Middle East, World

Rise of the strongman: What comes after democracy?

by Immanuel Fruhmann June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

US President Donald Trump is "catastrophically misinformed" about China. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Russia, World

President Trump moves to Navarro-Navarro Land

by David P. Goldman June 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustrative Editorial image using plastic toy soldiers and canons on a map of the South China Sea. Tensions and conflict in the region have been heating up in recent years. Trade wars will only make it worse. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

US struggles to counter Chinese maritime hegemony

by Brahma Chellaney June 14, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) at a reception in Tianjin. Photo: AFP via Sputnik/ Alexei Druzhinin

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Putin and Xi top the G6+1

by Pepe Escobar June 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnamese fruits seller on floating market - woman selling fruit from her boat in the Mekong river delta, Vietnam. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Beijing’s grand economic strategy for the Mekong

by William Holland June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Pristina, Serbia - February 2, 2007: United Nations flag. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. Photo: iStock

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

To veto, or not to veto, that is the question

by Hakimi Abdul Jabar June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Crystal globe and chess pieces on chessboard. Photo: iStock

European Union, Germany, United Kingdom, World

Multipolarity: The foundation of a new world order

by Ravi Kant June 7, 2018June 7, 2018

Vitaly Naumkin, head of the Centre for Arab Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, is pictured in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2007. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Top Russian pundit calls for Palestine talks in Moscow

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

ARABIAN SEAâ The USS Albuquerque SSN-706 participates in a photo-exercise Sept. 10, 2006 in the North Arabian Sea. U.S. and Pakistani forces are conducting a bilateral exercise in the Northern Arabian Sea and in territorial waters of Pakistan as part of exercise INSPIRED UNION 2006. Exercise INSPIRED UNION enhances interoperability and tactical proficiency between coalition and regional forces, which may be used as part of regional maritime security operations. MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment.Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, World

Renaming the US Pacific Command: Why Indo-Pacific?

by Abhishek Mohanty June 5, 2018June 6, 2018

The flag of Russia painted on a cracked and peeling wall.

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

The Russian Gordian Knot begins to unravel

by Norman A. Bailey June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

DO NOT USE, USE RESIZED VERSION -Gilgit-Baltistan occupies a strategic area of northern Pakistan. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why Gilgit Baltistan should be a province of Pakistan

by Sabena Siddiqui June 2, 2018

US President Donald Trump hopes to hold more talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in early 2019. Image: iStock

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

Can the US and North Korea meet each other halfway?

by Xuan Loc Doan June 2, 2018June 2, 2018

Friendly days. Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Hamburg on July 8. Photo: Reuters/Saul Loeb

China, European Union, France, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Are Trump and Xi conservatives? If so, so what? (Part 1)

by Tom Velk May 31, 2018May 31, 2018

kkmkmPhoto: iStock

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

The case for an early US-North Korea summit

by Rodger Baker May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Swiss flag in Davos town with church and mountains in the background. Davos is a ski resort and location of the annual World Economic Forum.Please see more flag pictures: Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Davos rival shows paradigm shift in power arc

by Nigel Green May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Map of Gulf. Photo: iStock

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

The UAE weaves a regional ‘string of pearls’

by Andrew Brennan May 26, 2018May 27, 2018

Yemen firefight. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Vietnam, World

It was Ideology and empire that lit Yemen’s fire

by Andrew Brennan May 25, 2018

Trade tensions between the US and China continue to escalate. Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, World

Uncertainty lingers as US-China trade tensions ease

by Sabena Siddiqui May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

Shanghai, China. Photo: iStock

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What Pakistan brings to the Shanghai table

by Zamir Awan May 24, 2018