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Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting

by Pepe Escobar July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

A photo taken on February 9, 2017 shows construction work on the Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR) of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) in Tung Chung, Hong Kong. Photo: AFP / Anthony Wallace

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Tianjin, Vietnam, World

HK’s role for next 20 years? Silk Road ‘super-connector’

by Pepe Escobar July 1, 2017February 18, 2020

An Afghan policeman looks at bloodstains of victims outside a mosque where a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in Kabul in June. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Fear and loathing on the Afghan Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

China's COSCO shipping has suspended services to Qatar after several Arab countries severed diplomatic ties with the Gulf state. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Blood on the tracks of the New Silk Roads

by Pepe Escobar June 14, 2017February 18, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs a document at the G7 summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, on May 26. Photo: Guido Bergmann / Handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

Eurasian integration meets America First

by Pepe Escobar June 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Macron plays host to Russia's Putin at Versailles. Photo: Kremlin handout

European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Putin, Trump and ‘my guy’ Macron

by Pepe Escobar June 1, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman holds a poster of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a campaign rally in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, World

Iran bets its future on ‘reformist’ Rouhani

by Pepe Escobar May 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping at a news conference that marked the end of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China May 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Chongqing, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Xi’s wild geese chase the Silk Road gold

by Pepe Escobar May 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Honour guards march before a welcoming ceremony ahead of the Belt and Road forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on May 13. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Peace, harmony and happiness, plus a deluge of yuan

by Pepe Escobar May 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets China's leader Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Italy, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

China widens its Silk Road to the world

by Pepe Escobar May 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Outgoing French President Francois Hollande (R) looks at President-elect Emmanuel Macron (L) as they stand at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe during a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II on May 8, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / PHILIPPE WOJAZER

European Union, France, Middle East, Russia, World

Emmanuel Clinton and the revolt of the elites

by Pepe Escobar May 8, 2017May 9, 2017

A woman walks past campaign posters for Marine Le Pen (L) and Emmanuel Macro. Photo: Reuters/Pascal Rossignol

European Union, France, Russia, World

Emmanuel Clinton vs Marine LeTrump

by Pepe Escobar April 24, 2017February 18, 2020

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China, France, Germany, Middle East, Syria, World

All in play as France prepares to tear up political playbook

by Pepe Escobar April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a ground test of a high-thrust engine for his country's missile program. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea: The really serious options on the table

by Pepe Escobar March 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Paramilitary policemen stand in formation as they take part in an anti-terrorism oath-taking rally, in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, February 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters.

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Could Great Wall of Iron become New Silk Roadblock?

by Pepe Escobar March 16, 2017February 18, 2020

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Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

WikiLeaks trove fails to shift dial on Trump-Putin narrative

by Pepe Escobar March 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

‘The time to invest in Iran is now’

by Pepe Escobar March 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei speaking at the international conference on Palestine in Tehran. Photo: Asia Times.

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Letter from Tehran: Trump ‘the bazaari’

by Pepe Escobar March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Ultimate Bogeyman: Vladimir Putin is just the latest in a long tradition of Russian leaders vilified by the West. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Go post-West, young man

by Pepe Escobar February 20, 2017February 18, 2020

One Belt, One Road, One China: Is the new White House crew changing tack on Beijing? Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Decoding Trump’s pivot to China

by Pepe Escobar February 11, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump receives a figurine of a sheriff during a meeting with county sheriffs at the White House on February 7. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Lots of shouting, tiny stick

by Pepe Escobar February 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Anarchy in Athens, ISIS in Syria... anger is the thread that ties them together. Photo: Reuters

China, Egypt, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Look back in anger, unplugged

by Pepe Escobar February 4, 2017February 18, 2020

File photo of a Pakistani Naval guard warding off troublemakers at Gwadar port. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Game-changers ahead on the (long) Maritime Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar February 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman takes a photo of a giant chicken sculpture made to resemble Donald Trump outside a shopping mall in the city of Taiyuan, in China's Shanxi province. Photo: AFP

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Who’s top rooster in the South China Sea?

by Pepe Escobar January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Whither now for Trump's America? The man behind the curtain can either ignite a trade war or grant China's wishes for more access to its investors

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Will Trump hop on an American Silk Road?

by Pepe Escobar January 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Global helmsman Xi Jinping steps up with charm offensive

by Pepe Escobar January 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Jack Ma's offer to create 1 million US jobs is an offer Donald Trump cannot possibly refuse. Photo: Imaginechina

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Trump, Kissinger and Ma playing on a crowded chessboard

by Pepe Escobar January 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Wayang kulit puppets in Java, Indonesia. Photo: Collection Jean François Hubert

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Shadow play: the New Great Game in Eurasia

by Pepe Escobar January 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Reshuffling Eurasia’s energy deck — Iran, China and Pipelineistan

by Pepe Escobar July 31, 2015May 15, 2020

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Civil war up, humanism down

by Pepe Escobar April 10, 2015May 15, 2020