Militarization – Asia Times

No, the Quad won’t be an ‘Asian NATO’

by Mahima Duggal March 27, 2021March 26, 2021

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, consisting of India, Japan, Australia and the US, has become a more controversial grouping than ever before. The Quad Leadership Summit held on March 12 marked the upgrade of the forum from a ministerial-level consultation to a meeting of the Quad heads of state, spurring debate on the Quad’s future and […]

How Biden should approach China

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NASA wants Moon dust, and they want it now

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A convoy of ships follows an ice breaker on the Arctic's Northern Sea Route. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

China’s advances in Arctic may pose security threat to Canada

by Emanuele Scimia December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Karen children next to a barbed wire fence at Mae La refugee camp in Mae Sot near the Thai-Myanmar border. At least 87,000 people remain in the camps which were set up in 1984. Photo: AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul

AT Finance, Myanmar, Thailand

Forgotten refugee crisis on the Thai-Myanmar border

by Jim Pollard November 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A US naval vessel in the South China Sea. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, World

US drops the gauntlet on the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Seized crystal methamphetamine hidden in magnetic lifters at the port in Cavite outside of Manila. Photo: Twitter

AT Finance, China, Philippines, Vietnam

New leaks sprout in Duterte’s drug war

by Jason Castaneda November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

ولي العهد السعودي محمد بن سلمان يصافح وزير الدفاع الأمريكي جيمس ماتيس في مارس/آذار. صورة: AFP

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pentagon socialism: Militarizing the US economy in the name of defense

by William D Hartung November 4, 2018

Iraqi forces deploy on October 17, 2016 in the area of al-Shurah, some 45 kms south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Why US leaders persist in waging losing wars – and how they win anyway

by William Astore October 26, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) poses with Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai (L), Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (2nd L), Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah (2nd R) and Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith (R) for a group photo at the 51st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - US Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on August 3, 2018. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

‘Indo-Pacific’ pitch gets lukewarm reception in SE Asia

by Nile Bowie August 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Two US Air Force B-1B bombers fly over the South China Sea while operating with the destroyer USS Sterett. Photo: USAF / Richard Ebensberger

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Philippines, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

A better way to repel China in the South China Sea

by Robert E. McCoy June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

US guided-missile destroyer transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during bilateral training in South China Sea. Photo: Navy handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Few options for US against China in South China Sea

by Adam Ni June 6, 2018February 18, 2020

China's aircraft carrier, The Liaoning, followed by destroyers and frigates during a naval exercise on April 18, 2018. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

China’s missiles in the South China Sea mean girding for war

by Robert E. McCoy May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

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

USS Carl Vinson is anchored at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Monday, March 5, 2018. For the first time since the Vietnam War, a US Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries' efforts to stem expansionism by China in the South China Sea. Photo: AP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Never mind Vietnam, US should bolster naval defense of Taiwan

by Stephen Bryen April 20, 2018

No backing down – United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Malaysia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Despite denials, evidence shows Xi just as nationalist as Trump

by Xuan Loc Doan February 22, 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, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea

China nearly done militarizing South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in Manila against China's presence in disputed waters in the South China Sea. The Philippines is one of several countries opposed to Chinese expansion in the vital seaway. Photo: AFP / Ted Aljibe

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Trump appears to have forgotten the South China Sea in 2017

by Xuan Loc Doan January 12, 2018

The THEL's pointer-tracker seen at the White Sands laser test facility. Photo: US Army Space & Missile Defense Command via Wikimedia Commons

Beijing, China, Israel, Lebanon, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, World

Mothballed Star Wars laser could test China space supremacy

by Angelo M Codevilla April 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Construction is shown on Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands in this satellite image. Photo: CSIS/AMTI DigitalGlobe handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, South Asia

Beijing set to deploy fighter aircraft on South China Sea islands

by Reuters March 28, 2017February 18, 2020

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