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JAPAN: Ball is in Hashimoto’s Court as Okinawans Snub U.S. Bases
As expected, an overwhelming majority of Okinawan residents have voted for a cut in U.S. military bases on the southern Japanese island. What remains to be seen is what, if anything, Tokyo will do about it.IRAQ-U.S.: And the Winner is Clinton – and Saddam!
Despite their mutual hostility, both U.S. President Bill Clinton and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appeared to have emerged as winners in the latest crisis in the Gulf.PACIFIC-ECONOMY: Australia Sets Agenda For Small Island States
The 16-nation South Pacific Forum (SPF) has endorsed an economic agenda for the region which is clearly a victory for Australian diplomacy.BURMA: Rangoon Regime Gambles on an East-West Divide
The Cold War may be over, but Burma is still playing the East vs West card to its own advantage and the disadvantage of millions of Burmese who six years ago voted for a democratic government, but till now remain under military rule.IRAQ-U.S.: Saddam Becomes Clinton Campaign’s Best Friend
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has once again proven to be the best friend of a U.S. president facing elections.BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA: Bosnia’s Democratic Charade
The reluctance of the international community to chart a decisive course towards a unified and democratic Bosnia-Hercegovina, is step-by-step, institutionalising the ethnic division of this troubled country.TURKEY: Erbakan’s Balancing Act Has Deep Roots in History
The recent 10-day tour of Asia by Turkish prime minister Necmettin Erbakan, was as dramatic in the signal it conveyed of Turkey's new foreign policy course as the geographic range covered.RUSSIA: I’m In Charge Here, Says Yeltsin, Coughing Loudly
The return of president Boris Yeltsin to the Kremlin and the reappearance of his smiling face on live TV here has not eased speculation that he is too ill to rule Russia, if not now, then certainly soon.SOUTH-EAST ASIA-POLITICS: MacCarthy Syndrome Persists Even Now
Governments in South-east Asia continue to use the 'communist bogey' as an excuse to suppress political dissent even today -- six years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.US-POLITICS: Christian Right Wields Political Clout
The tumult and the shouting ended in a tale of two parties at the Republican Party convention in San Diego this week as the "Grand Old Party (GOP) " looked to move from the worst of times to the best of times.ARGENTINA-POLITICS: Menem’s Seven-Year Itch
Argentine President Carlos Menem, who bareley scraped back into power in elections 15 months now faces the the greatest testing time of his seven years in office, according to political analysts.INDIA-PAKISTAN: Taxing the Public to Pay for Politicians
Instead of trimming government expenditure, both Pakistan's Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her Indian counterpart H.D. Dewe Gowda are spending like there is no tomorrow.RUSSIA-CHECHNYA: No Desire To Resolve Conflict By Political Means
As the recent outbreak of fighting in Chechnya shows, the Russian elections may be over, but the war is not and will not be any time soon.ASIA-ENERGY: Gambling on Nuclear Power/REPEAT/
The vote that a small Japanese town made this week against a nuclear power project has not dented Tokyo's construction programme and similarly is unlikely to do much to curb Asia's growing infatuation with nuclear energy.ASIA-ENERGY: Gambling on Nuclear Power
The vote that a small Japanese town made this week against a nuclear power project has not dented Tokyo's construction programme and similarly is unlikely to do much to curb Asia's growing infatuation with nuclear energy.MIDDLE EAST: Netanyahu’s Stance Aids Jordan-Syria Rapprochement
King Hussein's trip to Syria Saturday -- his first since relations were strained over the 1994 Jordanian- Israeli peace treaty -- underlines the increasing significance of Syrian leader Hafez Assad in setting a new scene in the Middle East.SOUTH-EAST ASIA: China Springs New Surprise in Territorial Tussle
Despite repeated reassurances that it is not a bully, China continues to unnerve her smaller South-east Asian neighbours by making moves that leave them puzzled as to Beijing's real intentions in the region.INDONESIA-POLITICS: A Bloody Awakening Leaves Nation on Edge
The crackdown at the weekend by the military and police on supporters of a popular political Opposition figure reflects an Indonesian government increasingly irritated by challenges to its authority.LATIN AMERICA: The Lesson to be Learned from Ronson’s Homecoming
The British Ronson company, which produces the lighters of the same name, has taken a decision which should be of interest to Latin American companies wanting to attract investors with their cheap workforces.SOUTH-EAST ASIA: ASEAN Approaches 30 Years, And is Still Growing
When it was created in 1967, the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) was belittled as a group of mutually suspicious countries bound by little else except anti-communism.DISARMAMENT: Hong Kong a Hub For ‘Controlled’ Technology Trade?
A 910 kilogramme shipment of bomb parts originating in China and seized at Hong Kong's international airport earlier this year highlights a growing problem of illegal technology shipments to and from the Mainland via Hong Kong.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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