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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been reaching out to Israel. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

China, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Japan has important role In Middle East but must clarify it

by Abraham Cooper and Ted Gover July 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bomber which is capable of carrying a newly developed missile. Photo: AFP/Alexey Kudenko/Sputnik

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Strategic impact of Russia’s hypersonic missiles questioned

by Emanuele Scimia July 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, World

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

by Stephen Bryen July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for a group picture during the 10th BRICS summit on July 26, 2018 in Johannesburg. Photo: AFP/Gianluigi Guercia

AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

How BRICS Plus clashes with the US economic war on Iran

by Pepe Escobar July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

An Omani man drives a motorcycle through the flooded streets of Nizwa, Oman, after monsoon rains touched down. Photo: iStock

European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Climate change, politics and conflict: the Middle East’s volatile mix

by Jonathan Gorvett July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Israelis attend a rally in Tel Aviv on July 22 to protest over a new surrogacy law that does not include gay couples. It came after parliament approved surrogacy for single women or those unable to bear children, without granting such a right to same-sex couples or single men. Photo: AFP / Jack Guez

AT Finance, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, Thailand, World

Beautiful and ugly, which is the real Israel?

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Russia's 3M22 Zircon anti-ship hypersonic missile. Screen grab: Military Technology Zone/ YouTube

Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Trump’s deference to strongman Putin could embolden China’s nuke strategy

by Xuan Loc Doan July 24, 2018

Illustration: iStock

Germany, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

White Helmets flee to Jordan

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

Sections of road that can be used as runways in the event of combat could be a good way to preserve planes and air assets if attacks on airbases appear likely. Photo: iStock

China, Germany, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Asian states should look at ‘land-based aircraft carriers’

by Stephen Bryen July 22, 2018February 18, 2020

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

European Union, France, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

Facing protests at home, Iran supports terror abroad

by Joseph Hammond July 21, 2018

A group of fans in Moscow's Red Square display a banner reading 'See you in Qatar' in reference to the 2022 World Cup. Photo: AFP / Jewel Samad

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

It’s not a game as tensions rise in Qatar’s feud with Saudi Arabia

by Simon Chadwick July 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian warships, among them the frigate Admiral Gorshkov (second left), sail near Kronshtadt naval base outside St Petersburg on July 20, 2018, during a rehearsal for the Naval Parade. Photo: AFP / Olga Maltseva

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

Here’s the real reason the US must talk to Russia

by Pepe Escobar July 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Maxim Shemetov

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, Syria, World

Philippines says US sanctions no obstacle to Russian arms deal

by Asia Times staff July 19, 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

'American companies and citizens are not being adequately defended by our government.' Photo Illustration: iStock

AT Finance, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Russia’s trump card: hybrid warfare

by Richard A. Bitzinger July 18, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a ball from the 2018 World Cup to US President Donald Trump after a meeting in Helsinki in July. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

A walk on the wild side as Trump meets Putin at Finland station

by Pepe Escobar July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Photo: AFP/Yuri Kadobnov

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Brushing Russia probe aside, Trump, Putin lay groundwork for future talks

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

Map of Syria: iStock

Israel, Middle East, Syria

Syria accuses Israel of attacking military position

by Asia Times staff July 16, 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

(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 19, 2013 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Twelve Russian intelligence officers have been indicted by a grand jury for hacking Democratic Party emails ahead of the 2016 US presidential election, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced July 13, 2018. The indictment was drawn up by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who is looking into Russian interference in the November 2016 vote. Mueller was appointed on May 17, 2017 as special counsel to lead the investigation into links between President Donald Trump's election campaign and Russia.
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Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump-Putin summit hits last-minute turbulence

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 14, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Photo: AFP/Andrew Harnik

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US needs to change its approach to talks with North Korea

by Robert E. McCoy July 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Sukhoi SU-57 (T-50). Photo: Wikipedia/Alex Beltyukov

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia won’t mass produce SU-57 because it’s ‘one of the best’

by Asia Times staff July 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Kuwait. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines, Syria

Filipina domestic workers go unpaid for years in Kuwait

by Asia Times staff July 12, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping, right, and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, center, arrive for the 8th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AFP/ Wang Zhao

Beijing, China, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

China’s silky charming of Arabia

by Pepe Escobar July 11, 2018February 18, 2020