Outlook 2019 – Asia Times

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

Power projection, economic resilience, domestic discontent

by Alex Kruglov January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

As 2018 drew to a close, Russia was yet again in the news. But while there were plentiful negative stories coming out of the world’s largest country over the year, and while much uncertainty lies ahead, it’s not all gloom. Politics dominated the news – with the re-election of Vladimir Putin as president for an […]

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Middle East, World

Make or break for Hun Sen’s one-party state

by David Hutt December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Stability tests abound for Vietnam

by David Hutt December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, Bahrain, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

Blockade beat, World Cup ahead

by Jonathan Gorvett December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Japan’s economy faces stronger headwinds in 2019

by William Pesek December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea risks rising, South Korean growth slowing

by Andrew Salmon December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Bahrain, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia gets back to basics

by Jonathan Gorvett December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, World

Trouble ahead, trouble behind for Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Malaysia, Singapore

Honeymoon wanes on Mahathir’s ‘New Malaysia’

by Nile Bowie December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

US trade war raises the specter of new Cold War

by Sebastien Falletti December 25, 2018February 18, 2020