Geopolitics – Page 9 – Asia Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters

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

Xi watches Korean Peninsula drama from the sidelines

by Xuan Loc Doan March 17, 2018March 18, 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

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Can China and US be partners instead of rivals?

by Sabena Siddiqui March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

Naval gun sight. Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, France, India, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

China in sights of Indo-French defense cooperation

by Emanuele Scimia March 16, 2018March 16, 2018

K.P. Oli arrives for prime ministerial election at the parliament in Kathmandu

China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Nepal seeks harmony, not hegemony, from its neighbors

by Narayan Adhikari March 15, 2018

Bizerte port in Tunisia. Photo: Flickr Commons

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Great Game struggle for control of strategic port

by PK Semler March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

Map of Papua. Photo: Flickr Commons

AT Finance, European Union, Indonesia, World

West Papua’s enduring struggle for independence

by Giacomo Tognini March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

Bashar al-Assad grafitti. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

No hope for Syria while Assad remains in power

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy soldiers patrol at Woody Island, in the Paracel Archipelago in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

A New Order for the Indo-Pacific

by Brahma Chellaney March 11, 2018February 18, 2020

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Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

China’s new defense budget: money and manpower

by Richard A. Bitzinger March 11, 2018March 11, 2018

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

Global tactical and strategy concept, world globe with chess pieces. Image: iStock The source of the map - http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=57730

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

EU-Asean trade: A counterbalance to US and China

by Emanuele Scimia March 8, 2018March 8, 2018

Chinese and Indian patrols at the Doklam Plateau. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Why America’s ‘Quad’ is not a priority for India

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board.

Australia, China, European Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Has Beijing abandoned its soft power strategy?

by Jeffrey Gil March 3, 2018

Ballot box painted into national flag colors - East Timor. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Oceania, Timor Leste, World

Early elections test Timor-Leste’s hard-earned stability

by Giacomo Tognini March 3, 2018March 3, 2018

In a file photo, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya. speaks to members of the Security Council on February 24, 2018. On Monday, Russia vetoed a Western-backed resolution targeting Iran. Photo: Reuters / Eduardo Munoz

France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

What the Russian veto on Yemeni war signifies

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

United Nations flag. Photo: iStock

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Indonesia eyes United Nations Security Council seat

by Alek K Kurniawan February 28, 2018March 1, 2018

Taiwanese soldiers take part in a military drill in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on January 30, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Tyrone Siu

Chengdu, China, European Union, Germany, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

America’s Taiwan strategy badly needs rethinking, rebuilding

by Stephen Bryen February 26, 2018

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is currently in Washington for talks. Photo: AAP via Reuters / Lukas Coch

Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, World

‘Quad’ version of Belt and Road feels like a South China Sea Watch

by Pepe Escobar February 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger addresses the Munich Security Conference last week. Photo: AFP/Andreas Gebert/DPA

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

Munich did nothing to appease Cold War 2.0 fears

by Pepe Escobar February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US baits Turkey in hopes of ending Ankara’s Russian dalliance

by MK Bhadrakumar February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn' were banned by Minnesota schools over alleged racial slurs. Photo: Amazon.com

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

Whither political correctness?

by Neville Sarony February 19, 2018

USA and Syrian flag in grunge and vintage style. Photo: iStock

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

Ending America’s disastrous role in Syria

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 19, 2018

Technological advancements have simultaneously broken down global borders and caused new areas of conflict. Image: iStock/Getty Images

European Union, Israel, Middle East, Turkey, World

The power of dialogue in a disrupted world

by Klaus Schwab February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Swedish defense contractor Saab is reportedly in pole position to secure a deal to sell its Gripen fighter aircraft to the Philippine Air Force. Photo: Oleg V Belyakov / AirTeamImages /
Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

US, Europe and the geopolitics of aircraft sales in Asia

by Emanuele Scimia February 14, 2018

Diplomatic handshake between leaders from India and Saudi Arabia with flag-painted hands. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, Australia, China, India, Israel, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India-Saudi Arabia relations on promising path

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan February 13, 2018

USA missile launches from its underground silo launch facility. Photo: iStock

Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

US defense strategists up the nuclear ante

by William Holland February 7, 2018February 8, 2018

Opposition supporters protest against the Maldivian government's delay in releasing their jailed leaders despite a Supreme Court order, in Malé on February 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

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Maldives crisis: US-Indian strategic alliance forming

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor aims to strengthen China's strategic and economic ties in South Asia and help Pakistan reduce its dependency on the US and its allies in the West.Image: Wikimedia Commons

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

US-Pakistan relations: A troubling scenario for South Asia

by Rahim Nasar February 4, 2018

Gurkha soldiers carry out acclimatization training in Brunei after 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles relocated there from Folkestone, England. Photo: twitter, @BritishArmy

AT Finance, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Remembering the Gurkhas’ role in ensuring Brunei’s autonomy

by Tim I Gurung February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

2017年1月21日，南韩民众在南韩江陵一个火车站迎接北韩三池渊乐团团长玄松月。相片：Yang Ji-woong/Yonhap via Reuters

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朝鲜半岛局势正在缓和

by Andrew Salmon January 31, 2018February 18, 2020