Obama Treads Carefully In The Minefield That Is Asia -- Emile Hokayem, The National
Some Europeans felt slighted when the US president Barack Obama chose not to attend the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But Mr Obama had a reason. With limited time and attention, he is more interested in trying to shape geopolitics where it will matter most in the 21st century – and that means Asia.
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