Asia

Is Chinese Economy a Paper Tiger?

Banks in China allow American customers to buy and to hold Chinese yuan. A state-owned Chinese bank in New York has begun to...

Bruce Walker January 16, 2011

Pakistani Lawyers Laud Jihadist Assassin

James Heiser January 12, 2011

When Governor Salman Taseer was murdered by his own bodyguard, “moderate Muslim” scholars in Pakistan greeted the assassination with cries of adulation. As...

China and India Fight Each Other and Christianity

Bruce Walker January 11, 2011

The civilizations of China and India are two of the oldest in human history. Archeologists have found Bronze Age Indian artifacts from about...

Communist Laos Opens Stock Market

Christian Gomez January 11, 2011

“Beware, my dear Zilkov. The virus of capitalism is highly infectious. Soon, you'll be lending money out at interest,” commented Dr. Yen Lo,...

Kyrgyzstan Honors Putin

Christian Gomez January 10, 2011

In a gesture of goodwill to Moscow, the government of Kyrgyzstan decided to name a 14,587-foot mountain, located in the Tian-Shan range in...

China’s Gambit for World Dominance

Christian Gomez January 7, 2011

The second half of the 20th century was defined by the military and ideological rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union....

Anti-American Shiite Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Returns to Iraq

James Heiser January 7, 2011

Approximately four years after fleeing Iraq in fear of arrest, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is returning to Iraq in triumph. As the Washington...

Cover Up: U.S. Funded Afghan Police Drug Use, Pedophilia

Alex Newman January 7, 2011

Analysts say secret U.S. diplomatic cables released by the whistle-blowing organization WikiLeaks show that American taxpayers — through the war-contracting firm DynCorp —...

Muslim Scholars Praise Murder of Pakistani Governor

James Heiser January 5, 2011

The murder of a Pakistani governor is being greeted with adulation by “moderate” Muslim scholars. Why? Governor Salman Taseer opposed the death penalty...

Bombings in Iraq Target Homes of Christians

James Heiser January 1, 2011

Following the October 31 massacre at Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad, the dwindling Christian community in Iraq decided to cancel public...

Iraq: As American Troops Leave, Persecuted Christians Flee

Bruce Walker December 30, 2010

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the head of the Iraqi government, has said that no American troops should remain in Iraq at the end...

Pakistan’s ISI and America’s CIA Facing Lawsuits

Muhammad Zamir December 28, 2010

A pair of lawsuits threatens to strain the relationship that has developed between the United States and Pakistan since 9/11. For the first...

Iran’s Dreary Power Struggles Continue

Bruce Walker December 28, 2010

The First Vice President of Iran, Mohammed Reza Rahimi, one of the closest political allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, faces charges of corruption...