Politics – Page 13 – Asia Times

Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, United States, World

What ‘deep state’ really means

by Rebecca Gordon January 15, 2020February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Taiwan

War in the Taiwan Strait is not unthinkable

by Grant Newsham January 15, 2020February 18, 2020

Citizens in Delhi are fearing outbreak of diseases as tonnes of garbage lay across east Delhi following the strike by sanitation workers. --Photo/AFP/Files

India, South Asia

Manual scavenging: India’s indelible blemish

by Pitamber Kaushik January 15, 2020February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Cambodia

Farce, delay as Kem Sokha’s treason trial begins

by David Hutt January 15, 2020February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Taiwan

Embattled KMT may call for ex-leader’s comeback

by KG Chan January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

Iran, Middle East, Qatar

الصواريخ الإيرانية تلقي بظلالها على المونديال في قطر

by رصيف 22 January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

A merged Chinese-Taiwanese flag. Image: iStock/Getty Images

Prague, Taipei ink sister deal in snub to Beijing

by AT Contributor January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong

HK’s Lam rejects reducing one-way permit quota

by Jeff Pao January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Photo: Wikipedia

Pakistan, South Asia

Musharraf prevails while Khan faces survival challenge

by Imad Zafar January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

Iran, Middle East, United States, World

Trump balances election strategy, national security

by Ted Gover January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

Australia, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, United States, World

US-China trade war set to drag on

by Ken Moak January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

China

China ramps up Twitter diplomacy

by Jing Xuan Teng January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

A house is set on fire in Gawduthar village, Maungdaw township, in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

AT Finance, Myanmar

Myanmar continues to make mistakes of the past

by Maung Zarni January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

Soleimani murder engenders frightening new regional order

by Fatima Raza January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

The Beijing Sci-Tech Report will now accept bitcoin from subscribers. Image: iStock

China

Why Beijing is so terrified of crypto

by Paul Muir January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea

‘Guilty until proven guilty’ in Japan and Korea

by Jake Adelstein and Andrew Salmon January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Taiwan

Names emerge for 2024 as Tsai clinches second term

by Frank Chen January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong

Debate on ‘yellow economy’ hits the big screen

by Jeff Pao January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, United States, World

Trump’s Iran adventure has Japan over a barrel

by Ankur Tanwar January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

Three layers of analysis for US-Iranian relations

by Hunter Dorwart January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, India, South Asia

India’s Chinese model bound to fail

by Avinash Godbole January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Kurdish fighters from the YPG run across a street in Raqqa, Syria July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Turkey weighs challenges, benefits of NATO membership

by Tatiana Kanunnikova January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

A computer network cable above a Chinese flag in this July 12, 2017 illustration. Photo: Reuters/Thomas White/Illustration

China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, United States, World

Cyberwarfare defining the new Cold War

by Manoj Kumar Mishra January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

China slams US for congratulating Taiwan’s Tsai

by AT Contributor January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong

China defends barring rights chief from HK

by Jing Xuan Teng January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Iran, Middle East

How fragile is Iran’s regime?

by David P. Goldman January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Trump’s Iran adventure has Japan over a barrel

by William Pesek January 12, 2020February 18, 2020

A U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek

Afghanistan, South Asia, United States, World

Trump threatens Afghan Armageddon

by Nick Turse January 12, 2020February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, World

Philippines builds infrastructure to spur economy

by Luis Puyat January 12, 2020February 18, 2020

Worst case scenario: Are North Korea's nuclear weapons designed for actual use? Photo: iStock

India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Asia, United States, World

Arms control provides the only path to peace

by Prabir Purkayastha January 12, 2020February 18, 2020