Geopolitics – Page 8 – Asia Times

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Afghanistan, Bahrain, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Trump, Iran and the lull before the storm

by Bilal Khan May 11, 2018

Conflict between China and USA in Asia-Pacific region. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Why Beijing is militarizing the South China Sea

by Richard A. Bitzinger May 10, 2018May 11, 2018

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Beijing, China, Shanghai, Taiwan, World

How Beijing wins friends and influences people

by Gary Sands May 10, 2018May 10, 2018

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

AT Finance, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

‘Trump is first president to treat China as equal’

by Jan Krikke May 10, 2018

A boxing match. Confrontation between the USA and Turkey. Turkish and American national flags on Boxing gloves. Sports competition between the two countries. Concept of the foreign policy conflict. Photo: iStock

China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian arms deal sours US-Turkey relations

by Nicos Panayiotides May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

Seas of clouds in Shanghai. Photo: iStock

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

Shanghai Co-operation Organization is aiming high

by Sabena Siddiqui May 3, 2018May 3, 2018

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Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Will Afghanistan’s cycle of violence ever end?

by Haroun Mir May 2, 2018

American and Chinese flag pair on desk over defocused background. Horizontal composition with copy space and selective focus.Photo: iStock

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

Changing perceptions is the key to cooperation

by Sun Xi April 30, 2018

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Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

What US war planners learned in southwest Asia

by William Holland April 30, 2018

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

The complex language of East-West diplomacy

by Tom Velk April 28, 2018April 28, 2018

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Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

When pushing for war, belief is all that matters

by Andrew Brennan April 25, 2018April 25, 2018

Bangladesh Flag Ballot Box. 3D Rendering. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Global spotlight on Bangladesh’s upcoming elections

by S K Chatterji April 24, 2018April 24, 2018

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Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

How to negotiate a lasting deal with North Korea

by Brahma Chellaney April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

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China, France, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Growing disdain for America’s false democratic ideals

by Christina Lin April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

Tehran has given Syria's regime political, financial, and military backing throughout the country's seven-year uprising. Photo: iStock

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Unified international action urgently needed in Syria

by Nicos Panayiotides April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Flickr Commons

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Will US leadership in Asia survive the Trump years?

by Joseph S. Nye April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

Flags of Italy and the European Union. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Italian politics and the future of Europe

by Jeffrey D. Sachs April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

A Russian tank in Ukraine. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

European Union, France, Germany, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The geopolitics beyond the Skripal case

by Nicos Panayiotides April 5, 2018

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Afghanistan, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Greater Bay Area, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Partition of Syria: US and Israel eye Golan Heights oil

by Christina Lin April 4, 2018April 4, 2018

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

Taiwanese flag raised blowing in the wind with blue sky. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, World

Would Trump back an independence bid by Taiwan?

by Gary Sands 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

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

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, World

US-China trade war would be mutually destructive

by Sabena Siddiqui March 28, 2018March 28, 2018

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Flickr Commons

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

Why populist Trump may be good for China

by Richard A. Bitzinger March 25, 2018March 25, 2018

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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

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

China, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

The futility of the West’s unilateral Cold War

by Sergei Karaganov March 25, 2018

Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid distributed by local organisations at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui: "I was going past one of the refugee camps when I stopped to photograph this aid distribution along a road. As the aid distribution got a bit chaotic, volunteers started throwing water bottles from the truck towards the refugees. I placed myself to get the newly made camp in the background as it showed how newly arrived Rohingyas living in these small makeshift shelters were in desperate need of aid." REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia

India, China and the Rohingya issue

by Pema Tseten March 24, 2018March 26, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 22, 2018

Symbolic of Sino-American relations, the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the People's Republic of China fly next to each other on a sunny, windy day. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Preserving the stability of a multipolar world order

by Hamza Liaquat March 19, 2018

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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