Monthly Archives: May 2011

Throwing good after bad By Doug Noland CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN Asia Times June 1, 2011 With market focus returning to credit issues, I’ll attempt to somewhat refine and reiterate my macro thesis. Unique from a historical perspective, the world has … Continue reading →

Resignation adds to Maliki storm signals By Sami Moubayed Asia Times June 1, 2011 DAMASCUS – The weekend resignation of Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi raised eyebrows, coming only three weeks after he was re-appointed to the post on … Continue reading →

China drops the Gwadar hot potato By Peter Lee Asia Times May 28, 2011 The occasion of Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Gilani’s official visit to China was an opportunity for both parties to stake a claim to a post-United States … Continue reading →

Two US visions of Sunni-Shia politics in Middle East by M.K.Bhadrakumar Diplomatic Perspective May 28, 2011 The failure on the part of US President Barack Obama to press ahead with the agenda of his Cairo speech of 2009 distracted attention … Continue reading →

Decoding Obama’s Bahrain puzzle By M K Bhadrakumar Asia Times May 24, 2011 The address by United States President Barack Obama on Thursday regarding the Middle East situation was a mixed bag of certainties and ambiguities, although Obama did bring … Continue reading →

The People’s Republic of America Reports 1.8% GDP Growth (or: Why This is NOT a Business Cycle) By David Goldman Inner Workings Asia Times May 26th, 2011 I’ve been on Larry Kudlow’s CNBC show arguing that the US will have … Continue reading →

Thailand:  No peace through polls By Nelson Rand and Chandler Vandergrift Asia Times May 28, 2011 UDON THANI and BANGKOK – Campaigning has begun in earnest for Thailand’s general elections scheduled for July 3. Few observers believe the democratic vote … Continue reading →

The counter-revolution club By Pepe Escobar THE ROVING EYE Asia Times May 28, 2011 They are a shish kebab of hereditary monarchies, emirates and outright theocracies. Most sit on oceans of oil (45% of the world’s reserves). They are addicted … Continue reading →

Show goes on in Iraq’s political circus By Sami Moubayed Asia Times May 28, 2011 DAMASCUS – Iraq has been absent from the world’s radar since upheaval rocked the Arab world in January, toppling the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt … Continue reading →

Dumb Question of the Twenty-first Century:  Is It Legal? Post-Legal America and the National Security Complex By Tom Engelhardt TomDispatch.com May 30, 2011 Is the Libyan war legal? Was Bin Laden’s killing legal? Is it legal for the president of … Continue reading →