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Central Asia
Medvedev and Yildirim: Russia and Turkey should develop their relations more actively
Russia and Turkey have great potential to increase the bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said during a meeting with the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. According to him, Russia and Turkey have a historically large volume of trade ties, but for a number of…
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East Asia
Troubles ahead?
A new U.S. President has been elected, and this time the world’s most powerful job went to, should we say, a rather unconventional person. Indeed, a former real estate tycoon and TV celebrity is not the type of individual we expect to see in the Oval Office. But such was…
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East Asia
Ruling party wants Park’s resignation in April
Jun Ji-hye – The Korea Times Lawmakers of the ruling Saenuri Party unanimously agreed Thursday to push for President Park Geun-hye’s voluntary resignation by the end of April and an early presidential election in June. The move overshadowed the opposition bloc’s attempt to impeach the scandal-ridden President. The opposition parties initially…
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Central Asia
Russia and Armenia sign combined forces agreement
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Armenian counterpart Vigen Sargsyan signed an agreement on establishing combined forces. Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said the group would include Russia’s military base in Armenia, as well as units of the Armenian armed forces, Sputnik reports. The Defense ministers also signed a…
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East Asia
S.Korean president to follow parliamentary decision to step down
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said that she will follow any parliamentary decision on her fate, including a shortened presidency. She made the comments during her third televised address to the nation since a scandal involving herself and her longtime confidante emerged in October. “If ruling and opposition parties find…
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East Asia
What to Expect from the New American President Trump’s Foreign Policy
by Greg R. Lawson – Contributing Analyst, Wikistrat In light of the surprising election of Donald J. Trump to become the 45th President of the United States, leaders around the world are scrambling to determine what this means for their own national interests. On one hand, this is an entirely…
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Central Asia
Hydropower Plant Discussions in Central Asia
Akmaral SABATAR, The MagazineN, Kyrgyzstan The Rogun Hydropower Plant (HPP) is being constructed on the Vakhsh River in the Pamir Mountain, Tajikistan. The dam will be the world’s tallest one and will provide the country a stable energy supply. Emomali Rahmon, the president of Tajikistan, joined the opening ceremonies of…
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South East Asia
Persecution of Rohingyas disturbs Bangladesh
by Shafiqul Bashar – President, AJA Bangladesh Chapter DHAKA (Bangladesh): While the persecution by Myanmar army continues in Rakhine State, thousands of Rohingya Muslims thronged the Bangladesh border in their attempt to infiltrate into this country for shelter. Hundreds of Rohingyas are floating in dozens of wooden boats in the…
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West Asia
From the Obligation Policy Towards Stability: The New Phase of Israel-Turkey Relations
by Selim Han Yeniacun – Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The bumpy relations of two democratic states have always caused confusion on minds, especially by Western societies since the proclamation of independence of Israel that read by David Ben Gurion to recent conflagration spreading whole northern regions of Israel, Turkey was the…
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Central Asia
KPK-Baluchistan lawmakers divulge CPEC a future hub of world trade
By Nazir Siyal – KARACHI (Pakistan) The CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) a window of opportunity for rest of the world after strategic role of the Chinese government that remained a friend of Pakistan always stood with at every critical juncture, whereas, Russia and other countries have now revealed interest in…
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