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Sat, March 23, 2019 | 18:47

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Will North Korea, China give Trump big wins?

With a March 2 deadline approaching, the United States and China begin a new round of negotiations this week to agree on a breakthrough trade deal. Yet, this is not the only big foreign win Donald Trump is seeking this month as he also prepares for his second summit with Kim Jong-un.

Times Forum | 2019-02-13 17:26

Verification key to North Korea's denuclearization

On Feb. 1, Bloomberg Business News reported that according to Stephen Biegun, the U.S. special representative for North Korea, Pyongyang has promised to destroy all its facilities for producing nuclear weapons material, the critical component which actually fuels the massive explosion from such weapons.

Times Forum | 2019-02-10 17:23

Trump set to look abroad for victories

Donald Trump's decision to back down on Friday and reopen the U.S. government could be a pivotal point in his presidency. At the half way point of his term, with much uncertainty over his prospects in the next two years, it may be Richard Nixon who provides historical guideposts to what happens next.

Times Forum | 2019-01-30 17:33

Time for Trump to clean foreign policy house

President Donald Trump rediscovered his core foreign policy beliefs and ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. Official Washington had a collective mental breakdown.

Times Forum | 2019-01-28 17:25

Degeneration of Arab world

The Arab world is caught between centrifugal forces that are undermining any possibility of renewal. The Islamists with their different brands seek to reinstate religion as a source of proper ethical conduct, which will create some form of domino effect, and root out the corrupt establishments in the region.

Times Forum | 2019-01-23 17:19

World Economic Forum roiled by rising risks

The 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF), which starts in Davos, Tuesday, coincides with rising geopolitical and geo-economic risks. Yet, serious as these are, what may be most alarming is what WEF calls the resulting “crisis” from the world's diminishing ability to tackle major global challenges, especially on the environmental front.

Times Forum | 2019-01-22 17:19

Somali government bites hand that feeds it

After decades of turmoil resulting from drought, civil conflict, famine, armed militias, terrorists and even pirates, the East African country of Somalia remains a shattered state.

Times Forum | 2019-01-22 16:52

Why China, Taiwan should set sights on 2072

I woke with a start from one of those awful dreams - something eerie about Taiwan and China, in which leaders from both sides had been screaming at each other, all the while yelling at me to shut up and stay out of it. A nightmare. I know, most people have normal neurotic dreams in which they are hounded by wolves, unable to find their way home, or end up sobbing over a missi...

Times Forum | 2019-01-21 17:06

'Perfect storm' for Taiwan?

NEW YORK - While the world is looking elsewhere and transfixed on the whirling Washington merry-go-round, a perfect political storm is brewing in East Asia. Unpredictable winds are gathering over the Chinese mainland, their epicenter the Zhongnanhai compound near Beijing's once Forbidden City, as leader Xi Jinping renews his call for an independent Taiwan to “rejoin” the Peop...

Times Forum | 2019-01-18 17:40

The U.S. administration has announced that it will halve the number of troops inside Afghanistan. At the moment, there are around 14,000 troops, which means that around 7,000 troops will be remaining after 2019.

Times Forum | 2019-01-16 17:41

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