United Nations – Page 8 – Asia Times

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi stands next to national flags of Australia and Myanmar at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 19, 2018. Photo: AAP via Reuters/Mick Tsikas

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

How the West won and lost Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson March 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Construction of Padma Bridge, one of Bangladesh's largest infrastructure projects. Photo provided by author

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, Vietnam, World

‘Pitfalls’ ahead of Bangladesh getting out of LDC bloc

by Faisal Mahmud March 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Oman. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Gyanibash

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Global gathering will debate UN reforms for overseas workers

by Asia Times staff March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

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Justice may be coming for Philippine strongman

by Phelim Kine March 17, 2018March 26, 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

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Can China and US be partners instead of rivals?

by Sabena Siddiqui March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at a press conference on his drug war at Malacanang palace in Manila, January 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ezra Acayan

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, South Asia

Philippines teeters towards pariah status

by Jason Castaneda March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. Image: AFP PHOTO / Ahmad ABDO

Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Building the blocks for refugee identities

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees react as aid is distributed in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Cathal McNaughton

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

UN suspects Myanmar is guilty of genocide

by Sai Wansai March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A Rohingya girl grieves outside of a UNHCR tent in Bangladesh in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun Photo

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Bulldozing the truth in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Papua. Photo: Flickr Commons

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West Papua’s enduring struggle for independence

by Giacomo Tognini March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

Bashar al-Assad grafitti. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

No hope for Syria while Assad remains in power

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

Cybersecurity. Photo: Flickr Commons

China, Russia, Shanghai, World

How will new cybersecurity norms develop?

by Joseph S. Nye March 11, 2018

Photo: iStock

Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan faces global banking isolation over terror financing

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid @khuldune March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

United Nations flag. Photo: iStock

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Indonesia eyes United Nations Security Council seat

by Alek K Kurniawan February 28, 2018March 1, 2018

Myanmar's State Councellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi looks on during the 9th Asean-UN Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. Photo: AFP/Linus Escandor II

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, France, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

UN and Myanmar on a collision course

by David Scott Mathieson February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Photo: Flickr Commons

AT Finance, Egypt, European Union, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Singapore, World

Palestinian refugees: Trump reignites lingering debate

by Alexander Casella February 2, 2018

Palestinian demonstrators shout slogans as they hold crossed-out posters depicting US Vice-President Mike Pence and US President Donald Trump during a protest against Pence's visit to Israel, in the West Bank city of Nablus on January 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Abed Omar Qusini

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Vietnam, World

Trump’s bullying of the Palestinians has long precedence

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim January 29, 2018

North Korea has tested a series of ICBMs in the past six months. Photo: Reuters / KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Is North Korea the world’s main remaining ‘Cold War’ problem?

by Xuan Loc Doan January 22, 2018

South Korean and US tanks fire live rounds during a joint military exercise near the DMZ on April 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

The risk bombing North Korea holds for US interests in Asia

by Stephen Bryen January 11, 2018January 13, 2018

Is Kim Jong-un's latest entreaty legit, or is he attempting yet another hustle in the tried and true Kim family regime tradition? Photo: Reuters / KCNA

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

Kim warns US that ‘nuclear launch button is on his desk’

by Robert L. Anderson January 1, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Make America Great Again rally in West Virginia, on August 3, 2017. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, France, India, Israel, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

How Trump is the Gorbachev of the United States

by Ghazanfar Ali Garewal December 28, 2017

Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the United Nations, told the General Assembly that the US was taking the names of those countries that voted to support a resolution condemning the Trump administration decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
Photo: AFP/Luiz Rampelotto

China, Egypt, European Union, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Trump’s UN bullyboy tactics may serve to isolate the US

by Ken Moak December 28, 2017

North Korea has tested a series of ICBMs in the past six months. Photo: Reuters / KCNA

European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

US turns screws on North Korea after UN move

by Robert L. Anderson December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Residents wade through the flooding in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines. Photo: Reuters / Froilan Gallardo

AT Finance, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Tropical storm in Philippines kills at least 200 people

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2017February 18, 2020

A view of the intercontinental ballistic rocket, Hwasong-15, which was launched by North Korea. Photo: Reuters / KCNA

China, European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

North Korea warns UN sanctions are ‘an act of war’

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Jerusalem's Old City and the Dome of the Rock. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria

Why Trump’s statement has not led to violence in Jerusalem

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim December 19, 2017

A still image taken from a video distributed by Yemen's pro-Houthi Al Masirah television station on November 5, 2017, shows what it says was the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh's King Khaled Airport. Photo: Houthi Military Media Unit via Reuters TV

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

How US can respond to Iranian missiles

by Stephen Bryen December 16, 2017December 17, 2017

Sombath Somphone with Desmond Tutu in 2012.

AT Finance, Laos, Thailand

Laotian police likely involved in Sombath abduction, new details suggest

by Shaivalini Parmar and Shiwei Ye December 15, 2017

An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, on December 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Time for China to join the Middle East Quartet

by Emanuele Scimia December 13, 2017

Photo: iStock

Australia, China, European Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Kyoto accord 20 years on: hard won but inadequate

by Daniel Hurst December 10, 2017February 18, 2020