Rather than help root out terrorists finding refuge in war-torn Somalia, the US support of warlords against Islamist militias has created what analyst and former US National Security Council official John Prendergast calls “an al-Qaeda recruiter’s dream.” The Islamists have gained control of the...
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According to this op-ed by Daljit Singh, a senior research fellow at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies, defeat, or perception of defeat, of America in Iraq could have destabilizing consequences for not just the Middle East, but all of Asia as well. If the United States, the global hegemon...
WE ARE in the season of American electoral politics. It is also a period of waiting. Waiting, with some sense of foreboding, for the unfolding of events that may have been planned by terrorists to coincide with the...
The recent Chinese acquisition of the IBM PC division does not illustrate China's rise at the expense of the US. Rather, it signals a deeper shift in the information technology (IT) business, which has been changing the global economic landscape. Jean-Pierre Lehmann contends that the shift...
Wanna hold your hand: Lenovo Chairman Liu Chuanzhi (Left) with John Joyce, Senior Vice-President of IBM Global Services, at a ceremony in Beijing December 8, 2004, cementing the new relationship
NEW DELHI: The recent...
Sometimes history does not fit neatly into a conceptualization of the nation-state. The ancient Goguryeo kingdom has been a source of contention for China and Korea. While both countries claim the region as part of their heritage, the Chinese Foreign Ministry renewed heated debates when it deleted...
Disputes surrounding China`s claim over Korea`s ancient Goguryeo kingdom took a positive turn after China promised yesterday to take due measures to settle the issue, but lingering fundamental differences remain a...
The US National Intelligence Council says the number of people with HIV/AIDS will grow significantly by the end of the decade. The increase will be driven by the spread of the disease in five populous countries—Nigeria, Ethiopia, Russia, India, and China—where the number of infected people will...
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吉尔吉斯斯坦共和国地处内陆，又缺乏远方大国关注的资源，但却占据着重要的战略位置。该国与饱受战争蹂躏的阿富汗（基地组织在此谋划了9•11恐怖袭击）相距不远，称得上是一个举足轻重的国家。本文作者迪利普•希罗（Dilip Hiro）指出，俄罗斯允许前苏联各加盟共和国参与美国领导的打击伊斯兰极端主义活动，但很快又对美国长期租用吉尔吉斯斯坦首都比什凯克（Bishkek）附近的马纳斯（Manas）空军基地深恶痛绝。希罗详细历数了吉尔吉斯斯坦与俄罗斯之间时断时续的联系：该国于1876年被俄国吞并、四十多年后爆发起义、之后又于1936年成为苏联的一个加盟共和国。吉尔吉斯斯坦90%以上的出口产品都销往俄罗斯，...
马纳斯枢纽：吉尔斯斯斯坦的民主抗议活动可能会影响美军基地的命运和阿富汗战争的结果。
伦敦：上周，在地处中亚的多山小国——吉尔吉斯斯坦共和国，历史再一次重演。民众的街 头抗议推翻了总统库尔曼别克·巴基耶夫（Kurmanbek Bakiyev）政府。整个过程酷似他的前任阿斯卡尔·阿卡耶夫（Askar Akayev）的倒台——2005年3月，在所谓的郁金香革命（Tulip Revolution）中，阿卡耶夫总统被迫下台，紧接着举行了受到操控的议会选举。
但历史可能无法指明，...
Defeat is imminent for the Syrian rebels in eastern Aleppo as government forces, supported by Russian airstrikes and Iranian militias, take control. The UN Security Council had been advised by a UN envoy that the city, once Syria’s largest, was at risk of becoming a “giant graveyard.” Rebels and...
Picking up the pieces: The Assad regime, with Russian support, controls Aleppo, and end of the civil war in Syria is near - with an outcome that expands Russian President Vladimir Putin's influence (Reuters photos)
LONDON: Bolstered by Russian air...
The US devotes 23 percent of its budget to defense purposes and veterans benefits – more than the next 13 countries combined. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cost $4 trillion alone. Even before the country pulled back from wars, the Department of Defense has distributed surplus equipment to...
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