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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, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Syria, World

A man for all diplomatic seasons

by Gordon Brown August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg in July 2017. Photo: Carlos Barria/ Reuters

Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

US heaps more sanctions on top of Russia

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take to the stage during a meeting at the German government guesthouse in Meseberg. Photo: AFP/Sergey Guneev/Sputnik

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

From Baltic Sea to Black Sea, Russia aims for a win-win

by Pepe Escobar August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

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

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

Afghanistan, AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Imran Khan in an era of strong leaders

by Zamir Awan August 17, 2018

One riff from a geopolitical supergroup and the hounds of hell could break loose. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Chongqing, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

So what will The Sanctioned supergroup do?

by Pepe Escobar August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting after an official welcoming ceremony at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP/Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency

China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Riding on Qatari wings, multipolarity arrives in the Middle East

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli civilians on the Golan Heights watch as fighting rages just beyond the border fence in Syria between Syrian government forces and ISIS fighters, on Friday, 27 July 2018. Photo: Mati Milstein/NurPhoto

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia plays referee on the Golan Heights

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 15, 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

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev walk along a Caspian Sea embankment while participating in the Fifth Caspian Summit in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Photo: Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi

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

All hands on deck: the Caspian sails towards Eurasia integration

by Pepe Escobar August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Mourners attend a mass funeral of victims, mainly children, killed in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition northern Yemen on August 13, 2018. Photo: AFP/Hani Al-Ansi

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia may have used guided bomb on Yemeni school bus

by Stephen Bryen 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

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

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

AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump scores an own-goal in the game against Iran

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

The falling lira is making it difficult for many Turks to make ends meet. Photo: iStock

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan blames plunging lira on American ‘political plot’

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Middle East, Syria, World

Syria blast kills 39 civilians

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A screen grab from a video released by Venezuelan TV shows President Nicolas Maduro, his wife Cilia Flores and military leaders reacting to a loud bang during a ceremony to celebrate the National Guard in Caracas on August 4. Maduro was unharmed, but not everyone is convinced it was a bid to kill him. Photo: AFP / Venezuelan TV

Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Was the Maduro drone attack a fake?

by Stephen Bryen August 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Political activist Samar Badawi, the sister of the jailed blogger Raif Badawi, was swept up in the latest crackdown on human rights activists in Saudi Arabia. The move prompted criticism by Canada. Photo: AFP/Alex Wong

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi claims ‘badge of pride’ in break with Canada

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi students stand on a road amid teargas during clashes with police in the protest in Dhaka on August 5, 2018, after the death of two students in a road accident. Photo: AFP / Munir Uz Zaman

Bangladesh, Germany, India, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Looking deeper into Bangladesh’s teen revolution

by Shafquat Rabbee August 6, 2018

Children at Syrian displacement camps have been recruited by a US-backed coalition fighting ISIS, Human Rights Watch alleges. Representational image: iStock

Middle East, Syria

US-backed Syria coalition denies using child soldiers

by Asia Times staff August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Middle East, Syria

Syrian insurgents arrest dozens suspected of collusion

by Paul Muir August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump's friendliness with Russia's President Vladimir Putin has mystified Western observers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Trump-Putin friendship could be all about oil and China

by Atif Kubursi August 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit on Syria on April 4. Photo: AFP / Adem Altan

AT Finance, China, Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, Syria, Turkey, World

The Bleak House of the US-Turkey alliance

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 3, 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

US Senator Lindsay Graham. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

US Senate crafts bill to wrest Russia policy away from Trump

by Asia Times staff August 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Middle East, Syria

China says willing to team with Syria’s Assad in push to retake territory

by Asia Times staff August 3, 2018February 18, 2020

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