Obama administration – Asia Times

Joe Biden and the future of America’s foreign policy

by Andrew Mumford September 1, 2021September 1, 2021

As the last US forces leave Afghanistan, Joe Biden’s decision to press ahead with the American withdrawal has prompted the first major foreign-policy crisis of his presidency. The harrowing pictures after the bombing attack at Kabul Airport were the result of a desire on behalf of President Biden to draw a line under a war […]

Biden seeks do-nothing escape from Israel-Palestinian conflict

by Daniel Williams May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

‘Imposing costs’ on Beijing for bad behavior

by Grant Newsham February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Afghanistan, South Asia, United States, World

Tragedies of the Afghan war

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 16, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, United States, World

How US sees containing China as an imperative

by Manoj Kumar Mishra November 21, 2019February 18, 2020

World

Andrew Marshall, the last wise man

by David P. Goldman April 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in May 2018. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters/ Mikhail Klimentyev

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s Syria withdrawal is a chance for peace

by Jeffrey D Sachs January 3, 2019

A US C-17 troop transport aircraft is parked at the 2017 Los Angeles Air Show. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Planet of war: US military prepares for global combat

by Danny Sjursen November 22, 2018

The US and Pakistani flags. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

The waxing and waning of US-Pakistan relations

by Manoj Kumar Mishra November 21, 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

Weeks of shuttle diplomacy between Beijing and Washington have yielded nothing. Illustration: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Trade war with China represents persisting US concerns

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 18, 2018

President Barack Obama talks on the telephone to the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the Oval Office, Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Official White House photo by Pete Souza.

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

A dithering Obama emboldened China

by William Holland October 8, 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

US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: Reuters/Saul Loeb

Stopping systemic prejudice another Obama legacy Trump can reverse

by George Koo May 29, 2018

Image: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

The secret nuclear weapons program of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

by Hans Rühle May 27, 2018

The new 2000 Indian rupee banknotes. Photo: Reuters/ Mukesh Gupta

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

India may revive rupee-rial arrangement for Iran trade

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

A THAAD interceptor is test-launched in Kodiak, Alaska, on July 11, 2017. Photo: Leah Garton / Missile Defense Agency / Handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Weapons for anyone: Trump and the art of the arms deal

by William D Hartung April 2, 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

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

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Maldives crisis: US-Indian strategic alliance forming

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

The US and Pakistani flags. Photo: iStock

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

Haqqani factor complicates troubled US-Pakistan relations

by William Holland January 18, 2018