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ASIA FILES

The 21st century world order changing in ways which the previous generation could not have easily imagined. One of the primary factors in the current transition from a unipolar world order to a multipolar world order - is the emergence of the continent of Asia as an economic and geopolitical tiger. Leading the charge for the new plurality in international relations is China, followed by India, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and the Asean group members. Follow 21WIRE's Asia Files for key news, insights and though-provoking features on this up-and-coming global regional powerhouse...

India Announces it Will Pay for Russian S-400s in Rubles and Rupees, Not Dollars

21WIRE + Zero Hedge | This latest move by India gives Washington an ‘easy out’, at least for the time being.

Davos in Desert: Pakistan Takes Advantage of Spurned Saudi Summit, Scoops up $6 billion in Funding

21WIRE + MEE | Pakistan announced it will receive $3bn in foreign currency sand another $3bn in loans from the Kingdom.

From Idlib to Xinjiang: Uyghur Fighters Trained for Terror

Steven Sahiounie | Are the West and their Gulf partners planning to destabilize Eurasia next?

It’s Coming: China Will Soon Challenge Silicon Valley

21WIRE + Fortune | The number are clear: the money and growth is in Asia – which means China will soon be able to poach top US talent to drive its consumer revolution.

Pilger: ‘Is World War III Already Underway?’

John Pilger | Award-winning journalist and documentary filmaker warns that the western militarized deep state is already pushing the world to the brink of global conflagration.

SUNDAY SCREENING: The Two Koreas – ‘The Imposed Divide’ (2018)

SUNDAY SCREENING | Our weekly documentary film curated by our editorial team at 21WIRE.

Trump’s China Play: Beware of Unrealistic Goals for North Korea Diplomacy

21WIRE + TAC | Will anything good come from the Trump and Kim summit, or is the US angling for a hand over China?

AFRICA: ‘007’ Snake-Oil Economist Peddles City of London Wares

P.D. Lawton | According to the ‘experts’, Africa’s economic problems will be solved by more neoliberal voodoo economics and CO2 ‘off-set’ schemes.

South Korea Hints at High-Level Peace Talks with North Korea

21WIRE | When the North and South start talking about peace, the US will always interfere with a new ‘diplomatic crisis.’

SHAKE & BAKE: 2018 Trends and Predictions from 21WIRE

SPECIAL REPORT | Region by region, we’re looking ahead to the next year. Here’s what to look out for…

India Set to Purchase S-400 Missile System from Russia

TASS | New defense deal between Russia and India set to be inked in coming weeks.

INDONESIA: Crony Capitalism has Reduced Cities to Dehumanized, Polluted Environments for Ordinary People

Andre Vltchek | Capitalism has reduced Indonesian cities to hollowed out carcasses.

DOLLAR BLOW: China Launches New ‘Yuan-Ruble’ Payment Mechanism

21WIRE | How will the West respond to this full-frontal challenge to the dollar’s global reserve status?

DPRK Defiant: ‘The More US Impose Sanctions, the Faster We Pursue Nukes’

21WIRE + RT | In this case, neocon war talk seems to be playing into the hands of Pyongyang, and the US defense industry.

SUNDAY SCREENING: Inside Burma: Land Of Fear (1996)

SUNDAY SCREENING | To better understand the current crisis, it’s important to examine the recent history of political upheavals in the country.

Episode #202 – SUNDAY WIRE: ‘Burmese Days’ with guests Gearóid Ó Colmáin & Vanessa Beeley

SUNDAY WIRE SHOW | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…

The Rohingya Refugee Crisis and the Disconnect from Objectivity

Gearoid O Colmain | The only way to be objective is to question your prejudice.

Henningsen: US on the Wrong Side of History in North Korea

Patrick Henningsen | Here’s why the US are the biggest obstacle to peace in the Pacific Rim.

Continuity as Change: President Trump, His Predecessors & the Primacy of U.S. Imperial Policy

Dr Can Erimtan | Will Trump be the one to end the war initiated by Bill Clinton’s experts, or it be another chapter to America’s saga in the Hindu Kush?

Jimmy Carter: ‘Koreans Want Peace Treaty to Replace 1953 Ceasefire’

Carter Center | Reframing the current diplomatic crisis in North Korea is essential if genuine progress is to be made.

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