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Teddy Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States, had a straightforward diplomatic prescription — “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” It's early days, but the Trump administration appears willing to use the stick. Photo: Wikipedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump administration shows it’s not reluctant to use the ‘big stick’

by Norman A. Bailey April 21, 2017April 23, 2017

Chinese workers level coal destined for one of China's electricity generating plants. Photo: AFP

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

Geopolitics becoming main driver of global oil prices

by Todd Royal April 21, 2017April 21, 2017

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb. Photo: Elgin Air Force Base/handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump’s dangerous blank check

by Stephen Holmes April 20, 2017April 20, 2017

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China, France, Germany, Middle East, Syria, World

All in play as France prepares to tear up political playbook

by Pepe Escobar April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Soldiers distribute pictures of a member of extremist group Abu Sayyaf Isnilon Hapilon, who has a US government bounty of US$5 million for his capture in the southern Philippines. Picture taken February 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Marconi B Navales

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Upwardly mobile Philippine terror group

by Noel Tarrazona April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Part of North Korea's missile arsenal. Photo: AFP/North Korean Central News Agency

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Vietnam, World

North Korean missiles officially banned and widely available

by Bertil Lintner April 19, 2017February 18, 2020

A union flag is seen near the Houses of Parliament in London. Photo: Reutrers/Stefan Wermuth

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Brexit may have lit the anti-establishment fuse in Europe

by Richard Cook April 19, 2017February 18, 2020

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with acting South Korean President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

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

Pence warns North Korea of US resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes

by Reuters April 17, 2017February 18, 2020

President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine greet supporters in Istanbul on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan claims referendum win, opponents plan challenge

by Reuters April 17, 2017February 18, 2020

An April police photo shows Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, suspected of a bombing on the St Petersburg metro. Photo: 5th Channel Russia/via Reuters

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

Who is Russia’s real bete noire, ISIS, al-Qaeda or the West?

by Shazar Shafqat April 16, 2017

Photo: iStock / Getty

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North Korean missile ‘blows up’ on launch

by Reuters April 16, 2017February 18, 2020

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

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

Trump stumbles into Putin’s Syrian backyard

by Nina L Khrushcheva April 15, 2017

Military officers visit the birthplace of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, a day before the 105th anniversary of his birth in Mangyongdae outside Pyongyang, North Korea April 14, 2017. Reuters/Damir Sagolj

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

Pyongyang warns of retaliation against US ‘military hysteria’

by Asia Times and agencies April 15, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea released this image of a test-fire of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP via KCNA/KNS

Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Syria

Japan says North Korea may have missiles loaded with sarin gas

by Asia Times and agencies April 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Jaw jaw is alway better than war war, but may take some prodding to yield peace. Photo: Reuters

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

A game changer for Syria?

by Omar Ashour April 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Source: Bloomberg

European Union, Middle East, Syria, World

US rate move is all about gold

by David Goldman April 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Thursday, 13 April 2017

by Richard Cook April 13, 2017

Al Pacino gets exasperated at the obstacles facing the Asia pivot. Photo via YouTube

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

I thought I was out: Middle East drawing US from Asia pivot

by Harry J Kazianis April 13, 2017February 18, 2020

An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transiting the South China Sea. Photo: US Navy/Sean M Castellano/handout via Reuters

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

China’s Xi urges peaceful resolution in call with Trump

by Reuters April 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Syria, World

Trade war risk abates as White House nationalists pushed aside

by Asia Unhedged April 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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

The Trump-Xi summit — No Big Mac meals at Mar-a-Lago

by Jacob Mardell April 13, 2017

There is nowhere from world politics as visitors to last weekend's Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong can attest. Photo: HKRU

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

Trump the war president?

by Ian Buruma April 12, 2017April 12, 2017

US guided-missile destroyer USS Porter taking part in a cruise-missile strike against a Syrian air base in April of last year. Photo: US Navy via AFP/Ford Williams

European Union, Middle East, Syria, World

Solution to global strife: more humanitarian aid, fewer missiles

by Gregory A Maniatis April 12, 2017April 13, 2017

Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Pacific Ocean. Photo: US Navy/Tom Tonthat handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Japan, US plan joint show of force toward North Korea

by Reuters April 12, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Before attacking North Korea, please try everything else

by Grant Newsham April 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Sailors conduct flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson flight deck. Photo: US Navy via Reuters

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

North Korea warns of nuclear strike if provoked; Trump ‘armada’ steams on

by Reuters April 12, 2017February 18, 2020

A recent anti-Trump demonstration in New York City (Midtown Manhattan). Photo: Asia Times/Doug Tsuruoka

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s Middle East supporters

by Barak Barfi April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

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The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 11 April 2017

by Richard Cook April 11, 2017

A Thomson Reuters Eikon ship-tracking screen shows cargo ships returning to Nampo port in North Korea. Photo: Reuters/Thomas White/Illustration

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

North Korean ships head home after China orders coal returned

by Reuters April 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Men ride a motorbike past a hazard sign at a site hit by an airstrike in the town of Khan Sheikhoun. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Abdullah

European Union, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria’s air force didn’t act alone. That has implications

by Stephen Bryen April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

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