Iraq – Page 27 – Asia Times

A boatload of Syrian and Iraqi refugees nears the Greek Island of Lesbos. The Syrian civil war highlights the global crisis involving refugees and migrants, a crisis the author believes requires a new international migration system that recognizes all types of population movement between countries. Photo: Ggia/Wikipedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

The time has come for a new international migration system

by Alexander Casella July 11, 2017

Umbrella Movement protesters in Hong Kong say Beijing is backpedaling on its so-called 'one country, two systems' political deal struck after the British colony was returned to China. The author suggests Western media reports on the protests fail to fairly portray both sides in the ongoing dispute and that this is a pervasive and potentially dangerous problem in reporting other global conflicts. Photo: Pasu Au Yeung/Wikipedia Commons.

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Vietnam, World

Subjective reporting and characterization threaten global stability

by Ken Moak July 11, 2017

A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes a selfie with children after recapturing the Fadiliya village from Islamic state militants, in Nawaran North of Mosul. Photo: Reuters / Air Jalal

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

Turkey’s market soars on Syria ceasefire prospects

by David P. Goldman July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

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

Trump is right about challenging Russia over Syria

by Spengler July 10, 2017

A member of the Iraqi security forces runs with his weapon during a fight. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani

Iraq, Middle East, Syria

‘Victory’ over Islamic State in Mosul imminent – Iraqi military

by Reuters July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Cross-carrying mourners march after the funeral of Coptic Christians who were killed in Minya, Egypt, on May 26. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Decimation of Mideast Christians a threat to peace

by Todd Royal July 6, 2017

AT Finance, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, World

The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 5 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 5, 2017July 6, 2017

Indian Shiite Muslim demonstrators burn an effigy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a protest in New Delhi on June 9, 2017. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Military chief could be new commander of ISIS

by Sami Moubayed July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

A man purported to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi makes an appearance at a mosque in Mosul, in 2014. Photo: Reuters / social media

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Abu Bakr dead? Unlikely, but if so another ‘caliph’ will emerge

by Sami Moubayed July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

The US flag flies over the war crimes courtroom in Camp Justice at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in a photo reviewed by the US Department of Defense. Photo: AFP/Michelle Shephard/ Toronto Star

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, World

Bali bomber trial fraught with legal risks

by John McBeth July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

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

Is a US-Iran showdown imminent?

by Shazar Shafqat July 4, 2017July 5, 2017

Oilfield pump jack with a wind farm in the background. Fossil fuel exploration and output has led to a world glut and resulting downward pressure on prices, a trend that's unlikely to change for the foreseeable future. Photo: Armin Kubelbeck / Wikipedia

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Oil prices continue to slide as US fossil-fuel supplies build

by Todd Royal July 3, 2017

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

France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Macron shifts on Syria, rejects ‘Assad must go’, neoconservatism

by Asia Unhedged July 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Will South Korea's voice on peninsula affairs finally be heard over Washington's?

Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

How Korea experts in Seoul and Washington hold US-ROK relations hostage

by Asia Unhedged June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

The destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul is shown on June 29, 2017. Photo: AFP / Ahmad al-Rubaye

France, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Iraq sees end to ‘caliphate’ as Mosul mosque retaken

by Emmanuel Duparcq with W.G. Dunlop June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

A general view of Urumqi, Xinjiang Province. Photo: Reuters/Sue-Lin Wong

Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Security clampdown in China’s west exacts toll on businesses

by Sue-Lin Wong June 28, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Ivanka Trump at the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Ceremony in Washington. Photo: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia

US brands China as among worst human trafficking offenders

by Reuters June 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image. Photo: iStock

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

The emerging Turkish-Iranian alliance

by Manish Rai June 27, 2017June 27, 2017

Singapore. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria

Singapore is firmly in the jihadist cross-hairs

by Jeremy Luedi June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

The China and Australia puzzle. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Canberra’s China policy dilemma

by Ken Moak June 24, 2017June 28, 2017

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

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Syria

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 20 June 2017

by Richard Cook June 20, 2017

A still image taken from footage shot on June 18, 2017 and broadcast on Iranian television, purports to show missiles being fired from Iran into eastern Syria. Photo: IRINN via Reuters

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Five takeaways from Iran’s missile strike in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a speech on June 1, 2017. A "tired" Duterte has taken a break from public duties to rejuvenate, his spokesman said on June 15, 2017, as Islamist gunmen rampaged through a southern city in the biggest crisis of his year-old rule, sparking speculation about the state of his health. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

As Marawi burns, Duterte fades from view

by Jason Castaneda June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea

US, China chiefs set to discuss security response to North Korea

by Asia Times and Reuters June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A helicopter flies through smoke billowing from houses after aerial bombings by Philippine Airforce planes on Islamist militant positions in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 17, 2017. Photo: AFP/ Noel Celis

AT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

Will the siege of Marawi spread?

by John McBeth June 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Two US Marine Corps F-18 Super Hornets depart after receiving fuel during an operation against Islamic State forces on May 31, 2017. Photo: US Air Force via Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

US warplane downs Syrian army jet in Raqqa province

by Reuters June 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image. Photo: iStock

Australia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US rocket deployment triggers intense speculation

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

Fans watch a World Cup qualifying match, in Doha, between Qatar and South Korea, in June. Photo: Reuters / Ibraheem Al Omari

Bahrain, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Turkey, World

How the World Cup became a political football

by Simon Chadwick June 18, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey: Did Trump fire Comey because he showed insufficient zeal in uncovering the pattern of press leaks. Photo: Reuters file

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

The lawyers’ civil war

by David P. Goldman June 16, 2017February 18, 2020