Independent Media Institute – Page 10 – Asia Times

Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Disregard for world opinion defines the US government

by Vijay Prashad November 7, 2018

Former CIA director James Clapper. Photo: Jefferson Morley

World

Former spy chiefs warn of Trump’s dangerous radicalization

by Jefferson Morley November 2, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

If everything is so ‘wunderbar’ in Germany, why are the voters so unhappy?

by Marshall Auerback November 1, 2018

Colin Powell and the WMD false flag.

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Vietnam, World

How historical fact makes right-wing fantasies more plausible

by Jefferson Morley October 31, 2018

Jair Bolsonaro. Photo: Wikipedia

Australia, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

Bolsonaro of Brazil: Slayer of the Amazon

by Vijay Prashad October 31, 2018

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a speech on June 1, 2017. A "tired" Duterte has taken a break from public duties to rejuvenate, his spokesman said on June 15, 2017, as Islamist gunmen rampaged through a southern city in the biggest crisis of his year-old rule, sparking speculation about the state of his health. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis

AT Finance, France, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, World

The growing international alliance of right-wing demagogues

by Vijay Prashad October 24, 2018

Yemeni children vent anger against Riyadh and Washington on August 13, 2018, as they take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. Photo: AFP / Stringer

European Union, France, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Turkey, World

Surgical strikes: what attacks on Yemen and Khashoggi’s demise have in common

by Jefferson Morley October 24, 2018

A Yemeni child suffering from malnutrition lies on a bed at a treatment centre in a hospital in the capital Sanaa on October 6, 2018. Photo: AFP / Mohammed Huwais

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Khashoggi saga takes spotlight off Yemen tragedy

by Vijay Prashad October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul

Iran, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Khashoggi affair won’t stop Trump’s drive for war with Iran

by Jefferson Morley October 17, 2018

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Photo: AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt

Beijing, China, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

A full employment economy? What could possibly go wrong?

by Marshall Auerback October 16, 2018

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Photo: AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt

China, Mexico, Northeast Asia, World

NAFTA 2.0 promises to deepen economic, environmental crises

by Benjamin Dangl October 7, 2018

An aerial view of the US Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture July 27, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

AT Finance, China, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

How the tentacles of the US military are strangling the planet

by Vijay Prashad October 3, 2018

The Bank of International Settlements said, "Investors appeared unnerved by poor forward visibility of results." Image: iStock

China, France, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Top finance doctor warns: World economy about to get very sick

by Marshall Auerback September 28, 2018

US President Donald Trump speaks during 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. Photo: AFP/Timothy Clark

China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

No laughing matter: Trump’s speech threatens world order and peace

by Vijay Prashad September 27, 2018

US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Bryan R. Smith

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

The renegade president brings his war to the United Nations

by Benjamin Dangl September 26, 2018

Rue de Rennes, Paris, on May 7, 1968: protests by Sorbonne students. Photo: Marc Garanger / Aurimages

AT Finance, France, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

The fight for better university education is global

by Vijay Prashad September 20, 2018

The US Federal Reserve building. Photo: AFP/Karen Bleier

Middle East, World

Central bankers as ‘dealers of last resort’

by Marshall Auerback September 13, 2018

Smoke rises in the Syrian village of Kafr Ain in the southern countryside of Idlib province after an air strike on September 7. Photo: AFP/Anas al-Dyab

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

There’s at least one more ugly battle brewing in Syria

by Vijay Prashad September 12, 2018

Protesting Indian farmers at a rally in Mumbai sustain themselves on meager Indian breads and pickles on March 13, 2018. Photo: Priyamvada Kowshik / Instagram

Egypt, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Hunger: The constant sound inside the heads of the poor

by Vijay Prashad September 6, 2018

A group of Mexican labor union members don US President Donald Trump masks, during a protest against his economic policies and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Photo: AFP/Alfredo Estrella

China, European Union, France, Mexico, Middle East, World

Trump’s NAFTA deal can’t solve America’s manufacturing problems

by Marshall Auerback September 4, 2018

Lawyer and human rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj, before she was arrested by the Pune police, leading to outrage across India. Photo: Courtesy Varsha Torgalkar

Bangladesh, Egypt, European Union, India, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

Dissent is being muzzled across our planet

by Vijay Prashad August 30, 2018

US President Barack Obama and Republican President-elect Donald Trump shake hands during a transition planning meeting in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

AT Finance, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Past failures to punish white-collar crime helped produce Trump

by Marshall Auerback August 28, 2018

The falling lira is making it difficult for many Turks to make ends meet. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, France, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Could Turkey trigger the next global financial crisis?

by Vijay Prashad August 23, 2018

Yemeni children vent anger against Riyadh and Washington on August 13, 2018, as they take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. Photo: AFP / Stringer

Iran, Israel, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

The hour when children die: What is going on in Yemen?

by Vijay Prashad August 16, 2018

US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting on July 18, 2018, at the White House in Washington, DC. In a file photo taken on May 2, 2018, a handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Hassan Rouhani giving a speech on Iranian TV in Tehran. Photo: AFP and Iranian Presidency / Nicholas Kamm and Handout

China, European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

The knife in Iran’s back: Trump opens door to chaos

by Vijay Prashad August 9, 2018

Robots welding in a car factory. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Trump’s trade war with China: There’s a much better way

by Marshall Auerback July 21, 2018

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

How Trump is about to send world oil prices soaring even higher

by Vijay Prashad July 19, 2018

Syrian government soldiers stand flashing the victory gesture next to a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hanging on a tank at the Nassib border crossing with Jordan in the southern province of Daraa on July 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Youssef Karwashan

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

What’s going to happen when Assad wins the war in Syria?

by Patrick Lawrence July 17, 2018