Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. America’s Pacific President Rediscovers Asia 275 November 20, 2009 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Jakarta Post (Indonesia) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Indonesia Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Saudi Arabia: The End of New START and the Third Nuclear Age June 15, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIs humanity marching backward, or is it falling down into the nuclear abyss? 0 Saudi Arabia: US-Iran Deal Must Not Become Another Gaza Peace Plan June 18, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe parallels between this latest deal and the Gaza agreement are clear and concerning in equal measure. 0 Germany: Iran-US Negotiations: Advantage Tehran June 18, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungTrump as the self-declared protector of the Middle East is dangerous. 0 Germany: Cult of Harshness June 18, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungHegseth sees the military bombing of Iran not only as part of a geopolitical conflict, but a war “for Jesus.” 0 Ghana: The Blind Blame Trillionaire Musk, Skipping Capitalism? June 15, 2026. Published in GhanaWebMusk is very similar to Trump, they know what the people want to hear, but I doubt their sincerity. 0 Topics China: It’s Time To End the Farce of America’s ‘Military-Affiliated Blacklist’ June 19, 2026. Published in Huanqiu[T]his blacklist has long since superseded its original military-related purpose and is now Washington’s means of tracking and suppressing China’s top enterprises. 0 Egypt: Does Might Make Right? The US-Iran Peace Deal and Limits of Military Power June 18, 2026. Published in Ahram Online[O]ne of the most important lessons of the U.S.-Iran agreement is that diplomacy itself remains a strategic resource. 0 Saudi Arabia: US-Iran Deal Must Not Become Another Gaza Peace Plan June 18, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe parallels between this latest deal and the Gaza agreement are clear and concerning in equal measure. 0 Germany: Cult of Harshness June 18, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungHegseth sees the military bombing of Iran not only as part of a geopolitical conflict, but a war “for Jesus.” 0 Germany: Iran-US Negotiations: Advantage Tehran June 18, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungTrump as the self-declared protector of the Middle East is dangerous. 0 Austria: A Senseless Macho War Is Raging between the US and Iran June 17, 2026. Published in Der StandardEach side wants to fire the last rocket to show who’s stronger. 0 Ghana: The Blind Blame Trillionaire Musk, Skipping Capitalism? June 15, 2026. Published in GhanaWebMusk is very similar to Trump, they know what the people want to hear, but I doubt their sincerity. 0 Saudi Arabia: The End of New START and the Third Nuclear Age June 15, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIs humanity marching backward, or is it falling down into the nuclear abyss? 0 Related Articles Indonesia: Too Close to Trump: Gambling Sovereignty, Humanity for US’ Approval March 7, 2026. Published in The Jakarta PostThe trajectory is clear: Jakarta is tilting toward Washington at a cost many fear will be borne by ordinary Indonesians. Philippines: Human Rights Watch 2025 vs Donald Trump February 6, 2026. Published in The Manila Times[The Trump era] is marked as much by policies that endanger vulnerable populations as by political bravado. Indonesia: Trump’s 19% Tariffs: How Should We Respond? July 21, 2025. Published in Jakarta Globe Australia: Beijing and Washington Stops Provide Clues for Indonesia’s Direction under Prabowo Subianto November 13, 2024. Published in ABC News Portugal: Kissinger: Beyond Good and Evil* December 17, 2023. Published in Expresso'A man has died whose historical brilliance never managed to conceal his profound moral misery.' Previous articleThe U.S.’s Greatest China FearNext articleRobert Byrd, a Life in the Senate LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment