Sep 20, 2011
The political development of Middle East and Central Asia (MECA) went through the whole 20th century. Since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First W
Sep 10, 2011
On this 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, we remember that 9/11 was not only an attack on the United States, it was an attack o
George Koo, Retired International Business Consultant and Contributor to Asia Times
Sep 09, 2011
Before September 11, 2001, China looked at the U.S. with a bit of awe, envy, admiration and even affection that was rooted from the days of being comrade-in-arm
Sep 07, 2011
Both China and the United States are playing an increasingly crucial role in Central Asia, where they have common and divergent interests, cooperation and competition. The common interests of China and US in Central Asia can mainly be identified in these areas
Jun 29, 2011
A recent Wall Street Journal report claims that Pakistan has urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai to turn to China as a reliable ally to lead Afghanistan and Pak
An Huihou, Research Scholar, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
Jun 16, 2011
After five months of turmoil and turbulence in West Asia and North Africa, US President Obama made another speech about US policy in the Middle East, driving ho
Zhao Gancheng, Senior Fellow, Shanghai Institutes for Int'l Studies
May 25, 2011
Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Foreign Relations, recently completed a visit to Islamabad for talks with Pakistani leaders in t
May 25, 2011
US Navy SEALs launched a secret operation in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad to kill Osama bin Laden which, the US says, is a victory in its war on terrorism.
May 21, 2011
The end of the Cold War more than a decade ago created a world in which the relative stability between the two superpowers has disappeared. During the Cold War,
Arvind Subramanian, Visiting lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
May 04, 2011
The United States and China–the world’s two economic superpowers– met last week for the third installment of their Strategic and Economic Dial