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A US A-10 aircraft is pictured at the Kandahar air base in Afghanistan, on January 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

In any war with North Korea, the A-10 is a powerful weapon

by Stephen Bryen January 25, 2018

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the funeral ceremony, in Ankara, of Musa Ozalkan, a Turkish soldier who was killed during the operation against Syrian Kurds in Afrin region. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / handout via Reuters, January 23, 2018

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey re-enters Syrian endgame with ‘smart power’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

The Department of Labor and Employment in Intramuros, Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Make it easier for OFWs to find jobs at home: senator

by Asia Times staff January 23, 2018February 18, 2020

People hold flags and carry a banner reading 'We condemn and denounce the attacks of the Turkish government against our people in Afrin' during a protest against Turkish attacks on Afrin, in Hasaka, Syria, on January 18, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

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

Russia faces complex choices on how to play the Kurdish card

by Khalid Ibn Muneer January 22, 2018

Source: Artisan Entertainment / YouTube screen grab

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

Reservoir Dogs in Syria

by David P. Goldman January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Jacky Naegelen

Iraq, Middle East, Russia, World

BP-Iraq deal to boost oil flow from Kirkuk

by Asia Times staff January 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Post-Arab Spring Europe goes against Trump’s Iran-bashing

by Emanuele Scimia January 17, 2018

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Thinking the unthinkable: nuclear war with North Korea

by Richard A. Bitzinger January 17, 2018

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Unpredictable perhaps, but certainly not a madman

by Leon Hadar January 16, 2018

Buildings are seen under construction in the Israeli settlement of Beitar Ilit, in the occupied West Bank. File photo: Reuters / Baz Ratner

China, European Union, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

There will be no one-state solution in Israel-Palestine

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim January 15, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman raises her fist through the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iranians’ best hope: a regime focused on domestic reform

by Geoffrey Hoon January 14, 2018February 18, 2020

United States Major General Edward Lansdale in 1963. Photo: US Air Force / Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Heart and mind of a US super spy

by Doug Tsuruoka January 13, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean and US tanks fire live rounds during a joint military exercise near the DMZ on April 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

The risk bombing North Korea holds for US interests in Asia

by Stephen Bryen January 11, 2018January 13, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands next to a Hwasong-15 ballistic missile. Photo: Reuters / KCNA

Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Be afraid, be very afraid: North Korea’s long-term strategy

by Bradley K. Martin January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

US Army soldiers take a defensive position in the desert, ready for any trouble that comes their way. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Mapping a world from hell: 76 countries now involved in US ‘war on terror’

by Tom Engelhardt January 9, 2018January 9, 2018

The Dubai Courts. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Flickr

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East

Maid admits taking indecent pictures of girl, 3, in Dubai

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on January 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ludovic Marin

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

Macron’s snub sends Erdogan further into Putin’s embrace

by Sami Moubayed January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks regarding his administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington on December 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Joshua Roberts

China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Trump’s National Security Strategy marks return to realism

by Norman A. Bailey January 4, 2018

Plans to deliver democracy to various parts of the world have often crashed and burned. Photo: iStock

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, World

Regime-change fans should know democracy does not guarantee peace

by Leon Hadar January 4, 2018

Iraq, one of the 24 countries where Filipinos are officially banned from working. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Syria

Filipinos prohibited from working in 24 countries

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Armed police patrol busy public areas around Westminster as security is stepped up ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in London on December 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Eddie Keogh

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, Syria, World

ISIS returnees will bring new risks in 2018

by Tatiana Kanunnikova January 2, 2018January 2, 2018

A file pic of Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief, in his office in Abu Dhabi in the UAE in Oct 2016. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East

Exiled Fatah leader Dahlan planning political comeback

by Sami Moubayed January 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Alice Soriano Aguilan is attacked by her employer's relative. Photo: Alice Soriano Aguilan, Facebook

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines

Maid in Iraq rescued after cry for help on Facebook Live

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Christmas decorations are seen in old Damascus, Syria, on December 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sanadiki

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Christmas lights re-appear after dark years for Syria’s Christians

by Sami Moubayed December 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Late Indian prime minister P V Narasimha Rao. Photo: Wikipedia

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World

P V Narasimha Rao: homage to a great Indian statesman

by Sunil Dhavala December 23, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has given its Medal of Valor award to the late Capt Rommel Sandoval (seen inset). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, Lt Jin Panganiban, Philippine Defense Forces Forum

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino soldier killed in Marawi gets highest military honor

by Asia Times staff December 22, 2017February 18, 2020

China's yuan-based system for oil futures is finally on its way. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, World

China plans to break petrodollar stranglehold

by Pepe Escobar December 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Bacillus anthracis. Photo: iStock / Getty

China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

S. Korea, Japan had best stock up on antibiotics to treat anthrax

by Stephen Bryen December 21, 2017

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Make America Great Again rally in West Virginia, on August 3, 2017. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s grandstanding on national security could end in tragedy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 20, 2017

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks regarding his administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington on December 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Trump’s new global vision lacks coherent global strategy

by Leon Hadar December 19, 2017

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