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The Historical Great Powers of Asia: Introduction
The new era of great powers will be an era of Asian powers and of Asian geopolitical rivalry. In many ways, that marks a return to the historical norm.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:
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US Navy’s carrier drone delay handing the domain to China
As the US Navy cautiously inches toward carrier-based unmanned aircraft, China is racing ahead with stealthy naval drones, threatening to tilt the balance of power in the Pacific. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that Rear Admiral Michael “Buzz” Donnelly of the US Navy’s Air Warfare Division outlined a restrained approach to Collaborative Combat […] The post US Navy’s carrier drone delay handing the domain to...
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Time for Australia to think the unthinkable about America
How times change. In the less than three months since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the old economic and strategic order has been upended. No longer is the United States seen as the foundation of a rules-based international order (RBIO). Rather, it is seen as its principal enemy. While China may be the […] The post Time for Australia to think the unthinkable about America appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Why is the Israel lobby so anxious?
Last May, on a trip to the United States, world-renowned Israeli–Jewish historian Ilan Pappe was detained by Homeland Security and held for two hours. Aged 69 at the time, he was, among other things, asked about his views on Hamas and whether Israel’s actions on the Gaza Strip amount to genocide (he said yes). He […] The post Why is the Israel lobby so anxious? appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:ASEAN must act as Myanmar’s junta weaponizes quake disaster
Theearthquakethat struck Myanmar on March 28 was not just a natural disaster; it has become yet another weapon in the military junta’s brutal campaign to consolidate power. Instead of facilitating aid and relief for those affected, the country’s ruling military junta has reportedly used thechaosto target resistance-controlled areas,bombingopposition strongholds andblocking humanitarian assistance. This blatant...
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Collaboration not disruption is key to start-up success in Asia, say academics
South-east Asia should look to Japan and South Korea rather than Silicon Valley, research suggests
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Asia-Pacific start-ups make progress in stormy weather
The region’s resilience is delivering growth in an era of great global economic uncertainty
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:How the Pacific Islands can respond to the Trump administration
This article, first published by Pacific Forum, is republished with permission. Anyone who followed President Trump’s first term and his statements on the road to a second cannot be completely surprised at his foreign policy adjustments in the first months of this term. Still, the confusionandrapidity of this administration’s redirectionhave not only sown doubt around […] The post How the Pacific Islands can respond to...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Troubled automaker Nissan has a new CEO – but can he do the job?
Nissan faces a difficult road ahead that includes questions about whether its new CEO, Ivan Espinosa, is up to the task of leading the troubled auto manufacturer and whether its largely non-automotive board of directors is remotely qualified to run a modern auto company. As things stand now, a week after the 46-year-old executive officially […] The post Troubled automaker Nissan has a new CEO – but can he do the job?...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Big question: Can China or the US endure greater trade war pain?
China remains resolute in the face of US tariffs, challenging the United States to engage in a comprehensive trade war that could disrupt both economies. The critical question is: which nation can endure greater pain? Unlike the US, China does not contend with a free stock market, independent capitalists or an elected congress. This allows […] The post Big question: Can China or the US endure greater trade war pain?...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Lack of trust looms over high-stakes Iran-US nuclear negotiations
The announcement of planned talks between the US and Iran in Oman signifies a crucial development – especially given the history of distrust and animosity that has characterized their interactions. There remains a degree of confusion as to whether the negotiations over Iran’s development of a nuclear capacity will be direct or indirect. The US […] The post Lack of trust looms over high-stakes Iran-US nuclear...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Tajikistan Criminalizes Electricity Use Fraud Amid Energy Crisis
In the first instance of criminalizing illegal electricity consumption in Central Asia, Tajikistan is introducing prison sentences up to 10 years.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Japan and Europe Should Forge Ahead With Their Own Alliance, Without the US
Amid growing doubts about the reliability of the United States, Japan is rapidly repositioning itself as Europe’s most important security partner in Asia.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:NATO's Rutte wants closer ties with Japan in changing world
While Japan is not a member of NATO, both Tokyo and the alliance leaders seem eager to work together as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits the Asian country.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:David Degtyarev: How Kazakhstan’s para powerlifting champion is inspiring a generation
In this episode of Voices from Central Asia, we travel to Kazakhstan to meet David Degtyarev, a para-powerlifter who has become a two-time Paralympic champion.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trump’s tariffs: Asean urged to tap East Asia’s US$10 trillion forex reserves, assets
By diversifying its market investment sources, Asean can be less reliant on American capital, a former Malaysian central banker says.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Neither US nor China ready for once-in-a-lifetime trade war
Donald Trump’s trade war with China is producing one of the most tantalizing split screens in the history of global economics. On one, the US president is going full bore against China and threatening a 104% tariff. This includes Vice President JD Vance dismissing the 1.4 billion-plus people generating the gross domestic product of Asia’s […] The post Neither US nor China ready for once-in-a-lifetime trade war appeared...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Why of all days is Xi visiting Cambodia on April 17?
Could Chinese President Xi Jinping have picked a more inconvenient moment to swan into Cambodia than April 17? Not only is it the anniversary of the Fall of Phnom Penh, when the Beijing-backed Khmer Rouge marched into the capital in 1975. It’s also over Khmer New Year, Cambodia’s biggest and most sacred national holiday, when […] The post Why of all days is Xi visiting Cambodia on April 17? appeared first on Asia...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Japan’s delicate surge of top-tier Chinese workers
The face of Chinese migration in Japan is changing. Last month, the business magazine Toyo Keizai profiled the phenomenon of Chinese children enrolling in some of Tokyo’s top elementary schools. The article series zoomed in on Tokyo’s Bunkyo-ku, home to the University of Tokyo as well as some of the capital’s best public schools, noting […] The post Japan’s delicate surge of top-tier Chinese workers appeared first on...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Pakistan Sees Opportunity in Trump’s Tariffs
Its main Asian competitors for access to the U.S. textile market have been slapped with higher tariffs.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trade, Tariffs and Trump in Southeast Asia
The tariffs will disrupt existing production networks and increase costs, while damaging Washington's image and relations with the region.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:What SE Asia does and doesn’t want from Trump
On his first official visit to Asia, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth underscored while in Tokyo the need for Japan to accelerate military strengthening in light of China’s growing assertiveness and the looming risk of a Taiwan contingency. From Manila to Hanoi, regional leaders have publicly welcomed reassurances of the US’s security presence, viewing America’s […] The post What SE Asia does and doesn’t want from...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Shocked by Trump, Australia Must Double Down Its Relations With Asia
The U.S. president's indiscriminate tariff offensive has resolved a long-running debate about where the country's future lies.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Thailand: US Scholar Detained on Royal Insult Charge
Click to expand Image Paul Chambers, Thailand, April 8, 2025. 2025 Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (Bangkok) – Thai authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against Paul Chambers, a leading Thai studies scholar, Human Rights Watch said today.On April 8, 2025, Chambers was detained after he reported to police in Phitsanulok province regarding lese majeste (insulting the monarchy) and...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:What the Asian Tigers can teach Trump
The US president is interested in making America bigger. But human talent, not land, is the asset most worth investing in.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:‘The White Lotus’ version of Thai Buddhism gets some things right
The new season of “The White Lotus” is set on a luxury resort on the Thai island of Koh Samui. This comedy-drama series, which critiques wealthy tourists, focuses one plotline on foreigners arriving in Thailand who are interested in engaging with its Buddhist traditions. It depicts a young American woman who is interested in joining […] The post ‘The White Lotus’ version of Thai Buddhism gets some things right appeared...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:‘We Won’t Accept Threats,’ China Says in Response to Trump’s Bullying With Additional 50% Tariffs
Chinese government will implement countermeasures if US imposes new tariffs. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Chinese government classified as an “error” of an “extortionate nature” the threats by US President Donald Trump to impose additional tariffs of 50% on China starting this Wednesday, if the Asian country does not back down on imposing […]
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:15 reasons these Trump tariffs are a mistake
It’s not hard to make the case for bringing factories back to the United States. It’s likewise not hard to understand that some carefully targeted tariffs, especially when coupled with other industrial-policy measures, would give this “reshoring” a boost. It’s impossible to make the case for very high tariff levels on everything made by almost […] The post 15 reasons these Trump tariffs are a mistake appeared first on...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Trump’s self-defeating tariffs on south-east Asia
Forced to choose between the US and China, the likes of Vietnam may opt for Beijing
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:China’s strategy in Korea: rewriting history to weaponize it
In April 2017, Donald Trump recounted to the Wall Street Journal a conversation he’d had with Xi Jinping. Trump said that Xi went into the history of China and Korea. Not North Korea, Korea. And you know, you’re talking about thousands of years … and many wars. And Korea actually used to be a part […] The post China’s strategy in Korea: rewriting history to weaponize it appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Desert Storm: China’s Gobi missile salvo a message for US
China just delivered a warning shot from the Gobi Desert—combining mass ballistic missile firepower, precision radar tracking and a clear message of strategic intent. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted an unprecedented missile defense test in the Gobi Desert, showcasing its advanced capabilities and […] The post Desert Storm: China’s...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:When the troops come home in Russia and Ukraine
Two years into his prison term for a 2020 murder, Ivan Rossomakhin was recruited into a Russian private military company (PMC) in exchange for freedom. He returned home from Ukraine in 2023 and, within days, killed an 85-year-old woman in a nearby town. One week after beginning his new sentence in August 2024, he was […] The post When the troops come home in Russia and Ukraine appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Parsing ASEAN’s Response to President Trump’s ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs
If the Southeast Asian bloc is to navigate the current economic and geopolitical turbulence, it needs to think and act collectively.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Indonesia’s Prabowo asleep at the wheel on Trump tariffs
JAKARTA – One week since President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs threw the global economy into turmoil and Indonesia’s government seems to have been caught flat-footed. Adopting the same conciliatory position as most of ASEAN, the country is looking for a tariff-easing deal. But, with domestic economic policymaking chaotic and the foreign ministry adrift, forming […] The post Indonesia’s Prabowo asleep at the...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:European and Asian defense stocks have rallied this year. A lack of trust in the U.S. could be driving those gains
Increased defense spending typically lifts all arms stocks, however European and Asian defense stocks have been outperforming their U.S. counterparts.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: