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Below are some resources commenting on current affairs in Asia and how they may be leading to a biblically-prophesied future.

Fifty Years of Space Race

  • by Don Hooser
The space race has brought great advancements in scientific understanding. The world enjoys innumerable inventions as spin-offs of space age technology, but the costs have been incredibly high.

Exit President Putin, Enter Prime Minister Putin

  • by Cecil Maranville
Russian President Putin must leave office early next year. Yet his policies and his posture are those of a man building an empire, rather than merely a legacy. It’s clear he intends to hang onto power. What does this mean for the EU, the United States, China and Southern Asia?

World News and Trends: Ice Station Putin

  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
The race for Arctic riches in black gold is on. In midsummer Russia planted its flag on the North Pole via a submarine stunt beneath the Arctic ice.

Pakistan: A Nuclear-Armed Power Walks a Tightrope

  • by Melvin Rhodes
Pakistan's pro-Western leader has now survived three assassination attempts and is under increasing pressure from Islamic militants. If he falls, Pakistan will likely fall with him. If that happens, radical Islamists will likely gain control of Pakistan's arsenal of nuclear weapons.

ASEAN: Does It Offer Hope for Southeast Asia?

  • by Edmond Macaraeg
What hope is there for the governments from my region of the world to ever agree on ways to improve the life of ordinary citizens rather than limiting their cooperation to the realm of commercial concerns only? Actually, the hope is very great—but from a very different source, which in the future can provide lasting solutions to the regions many problems.

China Looks to Africa

  • by Cecil Maranville
China's philosophy toward African politics, coupled with its voracious appetite for energy and raw materials, makes an alliance with Africa ideal. But does Africa benefit as much as China does? And where does this alliance leave the United States and the European Union?

North Korean Nukes: What's Next?

  • by Darris McNeely
Longtime Stalinist Kim Jong Il has officially brought North Korea into the nuclear club. Now that North Korea has nuclear devices, what can the rest of the world expect?

Reflecting on Turkey

  • by David Treybig
With part of Turkey located in Europe and part of it located in Asia, this country has long been the site where civilizations, cultures, and ideas clash. It's where East meets West, where the Christian and Muslim religions collide, and where Turks today are trying to fashion successful lives in a world of competing ideas and philosophies.

A Pan-German Plan

  • by John Ross Schroeder
Who or what nation may be behind this major alteration of the political map? Why should the national boundaries of Europe have to be altered?

North Korea's Nuclear Blast: What Does It Mean?

  • by Darris McNeely
Stalinist Kim Jong Il has brought North Korea into the nuclear club. Headlines ask, "Who Can Stop Him Now?" Now that we know North Korea has nuclear devices, we ask, "What does this mean?"

World News and Trends: China's obscure Middle Eastern activities

  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
China receives little news coverage concerning its activities in the Middle East. As the late Deng Xiaoping once expressed it, "China must hide brightness and nourish obscurity . . . to bide our time and build up our capabilities."