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Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan (L) and Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (R) arrive at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Yangon on September 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

AT Finance, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Syria, World

World mourns the loss of a UN giant, Kofi Annan

by Dave Makichuk August 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Tatyana Zenkovich

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

The West must face reality in Turkey

by Richard N. Haass August 19, 2018August 19, 2018

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters during a rally at the conservative Justice and Development Party headquarters in Istanbul, following the results of a nationwide referendum. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

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Turkey’s ongoing crisis could fracture NATO

by Marshall Auerback August 19, 2018

An Iraqi peddler displays Iranian currency for sale in the capital Baghdad, on August 9, 2018. Caught in the crossfire between its key allies Tehran and Washington, Iraq's economy could suffer the heaviest collateral damage from the US reimposing sanctions against Iran. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Baghdad grapples with ‘curse’ of US sanctions on Iran

by Omar al-Jaffal August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

الرئيس التركي رجب طيب أردوغان

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China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US-Turkish alliance reaches the point of no return

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (C) is welcomed by officials upon his arrival in Ankara, Turkey on August 14, 2018. The Iraqi leader over the weekend canceled a scheduled visit to Tehran after announcing his government would adhere to US sanctions on Iran. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Muhammed Selim Korkutata

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

Iraqi PM downplays sanctions on Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman (center) and the chairman of Jordan's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant-General Mahmoud Freihat (left), appear with other defense ministers and officials of the 41-member Saudi-led Muslim counterterrorism alliance, formed in 2015. Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

‘Arab NATO’ faces challenges, question marks

by Jonathan Gorvett August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A rickshaw driver and children on a flooded street due to a heavy downpour brought about by tropical storm Yagi, August 11, 2018. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis

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Faced with disaster, Duterte falls from view

by Jason Castaneda August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Life carries on in Tehran despite the threat of US sanctions. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Fatemeh Bahrami

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

Economic war on Iran is war on Eurasia integration

by Pepe Escobar August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Idlib, Syria. Map: Wikimedia Commons

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Idlib militants eye China, Central Asia as next targets

by Christina Lin August 13, 2018

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) and President Hassan Rouhani at a meeting with foreign embassies and diplomatic mission representatives of Iran. Photo: Anadolu Agency

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Trump scores an own-goal in the game against Iran

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Sydney, Australia, where the Iraqi diplomat was based. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Raminus Falcon

Australia, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania

Diplomat, dinala sa korte at inutusang magbayad sa kaniyang kasambahay

by Asia Times staff August 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Sydney, Australia, where the Iraqi diplomat was based. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Raminus Falcon

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Diplomat taken to court and ordered to compensate maid

by Asia Times staff August 9, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House on March 20 in Washington DC. Photo: AFP/ Mandel Ngan

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

An ‘Arab NATO’ and America’s militarized Mideast policy

by Christina Lin August 3, 2018

Donald Trump after the Singapore Summit in Singapore. Photo: AFP/Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information/EyePress

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Trump’s grand strategy: reviving America’s global power

by Brahma Chellaney August 1, 2018

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Trumplomacy hits Iran – but Iran is not North Korea

by Zamir Awan July 30, 2018

The Saudi Arabian frigate HMS Al-Dammam maneuvers into position, with its helicopter circling overhead during Exercise Eager Lion in 2014. Photo: US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jesse A. Hyatt/Wikipedia Commons

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Did the Houthis sink a warship or hit an oil tanker?

by Stephen Bryen July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

The Korean War Memorial in Washington. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Korean War: How South Korea (and America) won the peace

by Andrew Salmon July 27, 2018July 27, 2018

Indonesian anti-terror police stand guard near explosive materials and other evidence confiscated in raids on suspected militants during a media briefing at police headquarters in Jakarta in a file photo: Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, Syria

Indonesia drills to the roots of its terror problem

by John McBeth July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranians burn an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US demonstration outside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

‘Tweet of Mass Destruction’ ratchets up tension on Iran

by Pepe Escobar July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

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Iraq, Italy, Middle East, World

Italian banker dodges queries on Africa deals

by PK Semler July 21, 2018July 21, 2018

Malaysia's then Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during the launching of the Malaysia world's Digital-Free Trade Zone in Kuala Lumpur on March 22, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Malaysia’s Najib sought CIA support before election defeat

by Nile Bowie July 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Regional states muscle in to seek a bigger ‘say’ in Afghan conflict

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Portrait of a boy with the flag of Kurdistan painted on his face. Photo: iStock

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

The Kurds’ enduring struggle for self-determination

by Nicos Panayiotides July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

Tundla, India, November 26: four people, three men and a boy, sitting in a departing train, the man waving good bye. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan bids farewell to traditional politics

by Zamir Awan July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

Syrian government soldiers stand flashing the victory gesture next to a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hanging on a tank at the Nassib border crossing with Jordan in the southern province of Daraa on July 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Youssef Karwashan

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

What’s going to happen when Assad wins the war in Syria?

by Patrick Lawrence July 17, 2018

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Brendan Smialowski

Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump is right about who’s to blame for bad relations with Russia

by David P. Goldman July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

"We have all the cards!" Trump told a crowd on Thursday, in reference to the ensuing trade war with China.

China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Is Trump an ‘effective leader’?

by Scott Cowen July 15, 2018

Given the scale and duration of MENA’s refugee crisis, the focus should be shifted from temporary to semi-permanent solutions, Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, World

African, Middle Eastern refugee crises demand long-term solutions, not quick fixes

by Nasser Saidi July 14, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, center, is seen with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and US National Security Advisor John Bolton as he talks to the press at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 12. Photo: AFP/ Brendan Smialowski

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump, NATO and ‘Russian aggression’

by Pepe Escobar July 13, 2018February 18, 2020