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. US Disengagement from the Middle East and the Impact on Asia 140 March 26, 2013 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Taipei Times (Taiwan) 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:Taiwan Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: Canadians Need To Know the Real Impact of Trump’s Tariffs January 15, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Saudi Arabia: Trump’s Transactionalism Creates Narrow Opening for Palestinians January 16, 2026. Published in Arab NewsTrump’s foreign policy is neither ideological nor institutional. It is centralized, personality-driven and oriented toward visible, near-term wins. 0 Venezuela: Venezuela: Why the Political Transition Is with Chavismo and Not against Chavismo January 19, 2026. Published in Analitica[N]either Trump nor Rubio has confidence in the Venezuelan opposition leadership to lead the transition. 0 Austria: Message after the Deadly ICE Shooting: No One Is Safe January 16, 2026. Published in Der Standard[M]ore people need to take to the streets. They won't change Trump’s mind, but maybe an ICE agent will think twice before pulling a trigger. 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on Trump and Greenland: Fundamental Disagreement January 15, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Topics Ireland: This Crisis Is Not Ultimately about Greenland. It’s about Something Much Bigger January 20, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Trump Tariff Threat Is Yet Another Bully Tactic January 20, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Venezuela: Venezuela: Why the Political Transition Is with Chavismo and Not against Chavismo January 19, 2026. Published in Analitica[N]either Trump nor Rubio has confidence in the Venezuelan opposition leadership to lead the transition. 0 Poland: Greenland, Venezuela: Donald Trump Caught at a Crossroad* January 19, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita[P]ower politics ... is the principle of the right to use force wherever the interests of the U.S. require it. 0 Australia: Machado’s Peace Prize Gift Shows She’s Betting on a Future with Trump January 19, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Proposal Met with Skepticism, Caution amid Shaky Gaza Ceasefire January 19, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: Donald Trump Heading to Davos as Bond Market Vigilantes Plot against Him January 19, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Brazil: Why the Venezuelan Invasion Interests Nvidia More than Exxon* January 19, 2026. Published in Folha Donald Trump has not read history. He invaded Venezuela [to steal] the country’s oil, as if it were still 1973. 0 Related Articles Australia: China-Taiwan-US Triangle Held Together by Assumptions and 1 Dangerous Lie January 2, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Hong Kong: US Military Uses, Taiwan Pays the Bill: America Won’t Stop until It Squeezes Taiwan Dry November 27, 2025. Published in TakungpaoThe United States treating Taiwan like a cash machine is nothing new. India: Arms Sale to Taiwan Deepens US-China Friction as Military Drills Intensify November 20, 2025. Published in FirstpostWhile China has warned of serious consequences and may impose sanctions, the U.S. frames the sale as a necessary sustainment measure for existing aircraft rather than an escalation. Philippines: Our US Alliance May Well Get Our Nation Destroyed November 7, 2025. Published in The Manila TimesLet’s not follow Kyiv’s tragic path of letting Washington and its allies use our land, sea and air for war against a rival nuclear power. Australia: Trump Seems Relaxed about Taiwan and Analysts Are Concerned October 22, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleUS, Japan Interlinked over Island DissensionNext articleChina and US Manufacturing: Future Competition? LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment