Asia

UN’s Ban Ki-moon, Obama, Condemn Third Nuclear Test by North Korea

The United Nations Security Council condemned the communist government of North Korea for conducting its third nuclear test on February 12, and tightened...

Warren Mass February 15, 2013

Possible Chem Weapons Transfer May Prompt Israeli Strike on Syria

Raven Clabough January 29, 2013

The possibility of the transfer of chemical weapons from Syria to Lebanon’s Hezbollah or al-Qaeda-inspired groups could provoke Israel to launch a preemptive...

After UN Internet Grab Fails, China Seeks to End Online Anonymity

Alex Newman January 2, 2013

Less than a month after governments debated ending online anonymity and other proposals to impose a global regulatory regime on the Internet at...

Obama Surrounds Syria with U.S. Troops; Regional War Nears

Alex Newman December 17, 2012

In a move that analysts said put the U.S. government even closer to overt military intervention in Syria and potentially a broader regional...

Communist China’s Cold War

Christian Gomez December 3, 2012

Despite conventional wisdom of a benign China, the recent landing of a J-15 fighter jet on the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning CV-16, plus the...

Will Peace Follow the UN Vote on Palestine’s Status?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 30, 2012

On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly voted to increase the Palestinian Authority's status to that of "nonmember observer state." ...

President Obama Wants TPP Finished by End of 2013

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 27, 2012

At a meeting last week in Cambodia chaired by President Obama, leaders from all the countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) approved...

Xi Jinping Named General Secretary of Communist Party of China

Christian Gomez November 19, 2012

On Thursday, November 15, at the first plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Vice President of the...

China Blocks Google Access for 12 Hours

Dave Bohon November 13, 2012

Google reported a dramatic drop-off in its traffic to sites in China for about 12 hours Friday, November 9, into Saturday morning. According...

Suit: China Bankrolls Hamas Terror

Daniel Sayani November 9, 2012

China’s support of regimes and international actors hostile to American interests overseas (such as Sudanese leader Omar Hassan Al-Bashir and Syrian ruler Bashar...