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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.

The G8 and the Elephant in the Living Room

  • by Melvin Rhodes
Any potential good that might have come from the recent summit of the world's economic giants was overshadowed by the death of two rioters among approximately 100,000 who gathered in Genoa to protest the talks. Widespread international poverty remains unresolved, and the United States grows increasingly unpopular.

In Brief... Indonesia Unravels

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
Civil unrest and recent deployments have eroded discipline; field units ignore rules of engagement and even open fire on other forces. An outbreak of violence across the country will make it impossible for the army to hold the nation of 17,500 islands together.

In Brief... Water Shortages Worsening

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
"One Billion Asians Could Be Parched in 24 Years, Say Experts" sounds like the title of a science-fiction novel. Actually, it's the title of an Agence France Presse report on a meeting of world experts on water supply who met recently in Honolulu, Hawaii.

World News and Trends: Indonesia plagued by corruption and vigilantes

  • by John Ross Schroeder, Melvin Rhodes
Indonesia is a far-flung nation of 17,000 islands. It began as a modern state in 1949, emerging from the Dutch colonial regime. It has a long history of violence. The English expression "to run amok" comes from an Indonesian term, amuk, meaning to attack furiously.

Martyrs for a Homeland

  • by Graemme Marshall
Teenage girls are the best candidates for suicide bombers among the Tamil Tigers.

Why Is Everyone Courting India?

  • by Graemme Marshall
Everyone seems to want stronger ties with India. The U.S., Japan and Germany all seek India's favor. Does this signal a change in Asian focus?

Is China Really "Opening Up" to the West?

  • by Darris McNeely, Melvin Rhodes
By a remarkable coincidence, controversial international trade agreements that are opening up China to America and the European Union come exactly 100 years after a previous disastrous opening.

In Brief...World News Review Rise of East Asian Power Bloc

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
While the recent World Trade Organization meetings were marred by protestors, the more significant meetings may have been those held the week before in the Philippines. Asian leaders gathered for a summit meeting that laid a foundation for the formation of a regional bloc of East Asian nations.

World News and Trends: The Growing Danger of China and Russia

  • by John Ross Schroeder, Scott Ashley
American network television anchorman Dan Rather soberly reminded newspaper readers recently that "the world remains a tough, dangerous neighborhood" and that big trouble may be brewing for the West in China and Russia.

In Brief... World News Review Sino-Russian Alliance

  • by Cecil Maranville, Peter Eddington
Stratfor's organizing theme for its 1999 Annual Forecast is found in the title: "A New and Dangerous World." That concept remains valid and the fundamental trends identified within that theme remain intact.

In Brief... India Wages War on Polio

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, David Palmer
India is fighting an ancient war in a desert village, not against an armed enemy, but against the scourge of polio.