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Like lottery tickets, there is a high probability that cryptocurrencies are worthless. But there is also an extremely small outside chance that they will be worth a great deal someday, for reasons that currently are difficult to anticipate. Photo: iStock

China, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Bitcoin: a digital lottery ticket for a dystopian future?

by Kenneth Rogoff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Colombian President Iv·n Duque after his speech at the United Nations in New York September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, World

Is Donald Trump signaling adieu to allies?

by Prakash Katoch December 24, 2018

Chief justice William Rehnquist administers the Presidential Oath of Office to George H W Bush during his January 20, 1989, inauguration ceremony at the United States Capitol. Photo: Wikipedia

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

On getting in and out of a swamp

by Norman A. Bailey December 24, 2018

Kurdish fighters attend the funeral of a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter in the town of Tal Tamr in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 21. Observers say the planned withdrawal of American forces from Syria will put Kurdish fighters in Turkey's crosshairs. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump, Erdogan vow to avoid Syria power vacuum

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan attend a cabinet meeting at the White House in July. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, France, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump to replace defense head Mattis with deputy Shanahan

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The retirement of US Defense Secretary James Mattis raises fears that a voice of prudence and professionalism will be absent from Donald Trump's cabinet. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Mattis exit has worrisome implications for Asian allies

by Peter J. Brown December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A fighter from the Kurdish women's protection units (YPJ) attends the funeral of an Arab fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the town of Tal Tamr in the countryside of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 21, 2018, who was killed while fighting against the Islamic State group. Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP

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

Damascus to ‘stand by’ as Kurds face Turkish onslaught

by Sami Moubayed December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Turkey to move on Kurds in Syria ‘in coming months,’ Erdogan says

by Asia Times staff December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters/Sputnik/Kremlin

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia’s Chechnya model for Syria will only deepen the conflict

by Neil Hauer December 21, 2018

Mixed signals have been coming out from US President Donald Trump's administration since the G20 talks at the weekend. Photo: AFP / Ralf Hirschberger / dpa

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Perils of US withdrawal from Syria

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 21, 2018

A convoy of US forces' armored vehicles near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, in early 2018. The United States is preparing to withdraw its troops from Syria, a major move that throws into question America's role in the region. Photo: AFP/Delil Souleiman

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

Trump made the right decision to quit Syrian conflict

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 21, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Syria

US defense chief Mattis resigns

by Asia Times staff December 21, 2018February 18, 2020

الرئيس الأمريكي دونالد ترامب يلقي بيان عن سوريا في البيت الأبيض في 13 أبريل/نيسان 2018. صورة: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

Middle East, Syria, United States, World

قرار الولايات المتحدة المفاجيء بسحب قواتها من سوريا يربك حلفائها

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 20, 2018January 31, 2019

The facade of the Dubai Courts building where the Australian was tried. Photo: AFP

Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, Syria, World

Jailed Australian ‘a victim of Arabian Peninsula feud’

by Alan Boyd December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A picture taken on April 3, 2018, shows vehicles of US-backed coalition forces driving in the northern Syrian town of Manbij. Photo: AFP/Delil Souleiman

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Citing ‘victory,’ Trump orders full troop withdrawal from Syria

by Asia Times staff December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

محاربون من تنظيم الدولة الإسلامية في موقع مجهول.صورة: Wikimedia Commons

Middle East, Syria

المرصد السوري: تنظيم «الدولة الإسلامية» يقتل 700 سجين في شرق سوريا

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 19, 2018March 2, 2019

A member of the Yemeni pro-government forces in the city of Hodeida. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

America’s challenging military disengagement

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 19, 2018December 19, 2018

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks after a meeting in Geneva on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia, Turkey, Iran push for new Syrian constitution

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

Vaccination is widely used to prevent measles, mumps and rubella. Photo: iStock

Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Syria, World

‘Stupidity epidemic’ impedes vaccination against preventable diseases

by Jonathan Gornall December 18, 2018

A Yemeni child receives treatment for malnutrition at a hospital in the city of Taez on November 21. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Yemen remains on precipice of large-scale famine

by Vijay Prashad December 18, 2018

Source: Google Maps

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

How silent nations can engage China on Xinjiang

by Joseph Hope December 18, 2018

The US Senate passed two resolutions that have angered Riyadh. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

US Senate resolution on Yemen could hamper progress

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 17, 2018December 17, 2018

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) welcomes his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir in Damascus. Photo: SANA

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Sudanese president visits Syria, signaling Arab thaw

by Sami Moubayed December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

الرئيس السوداني عمر البشير. صورة Ebrahim Hamid / Anadolu Agency

France, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Sudan’s president visits Syria

by Asia Times staff December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Car bomb ‘kills 9, wounds dozens’ in Syria’s Afrin

by Asia Times staff December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesters wearing yellow vests (gilets jaunes) demonstrate against rising costs of living on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on December 8, 2018. Photo: Lucas Barioulet / AFP

China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

European disarray looks doomed to continue

by Richard N. Haass December 16, 2018

Russia sent the Tu-22M Backfire strategic bomber to Venezuela. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, European Union, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

How Russian provocation backfired in the Caribbean

by Stephen Bryen December 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto. Credit: AFP via Aurimages/Ulf Andersen

Afghanistan, AT Finance, France, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Fatima Bhutto: ‘Everything is political, if you do it right’

by Muhammad Cohen December 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Fighters take main ISIS hub

by Asia Times staff December 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018, at Hassa, in Hatay province. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey threatens new Syria offensive against US objection

by Asia Times staff December 14, 2018February 18, 2020