Monthly Archives: October 2011

How Might Saudi Arabia Retaliate Against Iran For Alleged Plot? By Hossein Aryan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 24, 2011 Protesters holding up anti-Saudi signs rally in front of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran in March, following Saudi assistance to … Continue reading →

Central Asia:  Pentagon Tries to Cut Transport Costs by Spreading Wealth by Shahin Abbasov Stratfor October 17, 2011 The Pentagon is going local in Central Asia, seeking to increase the role of regional long-haul trucking firms and food producers in … Continue reading →

Azerbaijan:  Baku’s Natural Gas Discoveries Reviving Interest in Caspian Pipelines by Shahin Abbasov Stratfor October 17, 2011 The recent discovery of a sizable, new natural gas field in the Caspian Sea is giving officials in Azerbaijan additional reason to cheer. … Continue reading →

A Pakistani Erdogan in the making By M K Bhadrakumar Indian Punchline October 27, 2011 This may seem bizarre, but it is strictly factual. The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called the Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif to … Continue reading →

The men without qualities By Chan Akya Asia Times Oct 29, 2011 To understand the current events in Europe and the handling of the eurozone debt crisis, it is best if one is familiar with the epic, unfinished novel The … Continue reading →

Mongolian core to Russia’s nuclear bid By Peter Lee Asia Times Oct 29, 2011 Over the last two decades, Russia has aggressively exploited and leveraged the nuclear legacy of the Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet … Continue reading →

US changes tack towards Taliban By Amir Mir Asia Times Oct 29, 2011 ISLAMABAD – United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s October 27 briefing to a congressional committee on foreign affairs, saying that any Afghan-led peace process would have … Continue reading →

Lee Myung-bak:  Obama’s man-crush? By Sunny Lee Asia Times Oct 29, 2011 BEIJING – When one is dined and wined extravagantly, one should expect to pay an extravagant bill. That’s common sense. It is especially so in international politics where … Continue reading →

Backlash rocks South Korea’s US ties By Donald Kirk Asia Times Oct 29, 2011 SEOUL – The timing of the annual descent on South Korea of the United States defense chief was uncanny. Here the people of the South Korean … Continue reading →

US sows discord in South Asia By M K Bhadrakumar Asia Times Oct 28, 2011 Two templates in regional politics are seriously debilitating the United States’s campaign to bring Pakistan down on its knees in the Afghan endgame. One is … Continue reading →