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Andrew Brunson

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

The Pastor Brunson case sours US-Turkey relations again

by Nicos Panayiotides July 30, 2018

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

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

Hopes and forebodings in India over the rise of Imran Khan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 29, 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

Photo: Anadollu Agency via AFP/Evren Atalay

Middle East, Turkey, World

After US appears to secure release of citizen from Turkey, Trump threatens ‘large sanctions’

by Asia Times staff July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

Middle East, Turkey

Turkish lira plummets after central bank holds rates

by Asia Times staff July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Major General Reha Ufuk Er makes a speech as Turkey takes delivery of its first F-35 fighter jet with a ceremony in Texas. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP

India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Defying Pentagon, US Congress halts F-35 transfer to Turkey

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

Iranians burn an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US demonstration outside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

‘Tweet of Mass Destruction’ ratchets up tension on Iran

by Pepe Escobar July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, Turkey, World

The Trump/Russia link: The simplest theory likely the best

by Thom Hartmann July 24, 2018July 24, 2018

ISIS claimed responsibility for a deadly blast at Kabul international airport on Sunday. Screengrab: Local news

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey

Lethal blast at Kabul airport

by Asia Times staff July 23, 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

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meeting US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in 2017. Anadolu Agency via AFP

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Mattis urged Congress against blocking F-35 sale to Turkey

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

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

How Trump is about to send world oil prices soaring even higher

by Vijay Prashad July 19, 2018

Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Open Letter to Larry Kudlow: You need a different China strategy

by David P. Goldman 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

A Patriot missile launcher near the Israeli city of Eila. Photo: AFP/Jack Guez

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

US in talks to sell Patriot missiles to Turkey

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

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

People shine the lights of their mobile phones as they read the names of people killed during the July 15, 2016, coup attempt in Turkey, while standing near the "July 15 Martyrs Bridge" (Bosphorus Bridge) in Istanbul on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Turkey

Turkey marks 2nd anniversary of bloody attempted coup

by Asia Times staff July 16, 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

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Middle East, Turkey, World

What systemic risk?

by David P. Goldman July 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters via China Daily

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

Half-year stock market pulse wavers

by Gary Kleiman July 12, 2018July 12, 2018

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

Map of Uzbekistan. A detail from the World Map provided by RAND McNALLY. Map: iStock

China, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish businesses getting set for Uzbek bonanza

by Altay Atli July 10, 2018July 10, 2018

A US Army soldier from NATO and an Afghan policeman are seen at a checkpoint during a patrol against Islamic State militants at the Deh Bala district in eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan. Photo: AFP/ Wakil Kohsar

China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

NATO wary about summit with Trump days before he meets Putin

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria’s future uncertain as Assad gains ground

by Nicos Panayiotides July 7, 2018

Migrants are escorted by Slovenian police to the Austrian border. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The need for smart immigration policies

by Sami Mahroum July 6, 2018

A Norwegian submarine seen during a training exercise in 2017. Photo: NATO

European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Eyes on Russia, NATO allies prepare for anti-sub warfare

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

Syrian government tanks and soldiers take positions in the town of Western Ghariyah, about 15km east of the southern embattled city of Daraa. Photo: AFP/ SANA handout released on June 30, 2018.

AT Finance, China, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Eagle-meets-Bear and the Syria tug-of-war

by Pepe Escobar July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak (C) arrives for a court appearance at the Duta court complex in Kuala Lumpur on July 4, 2018.Najib, 64, was detained on July 3 as the government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad intensified a probe on corruption during his rule, including the alleged siphoning off of billions of dollars from state fund 1MDB. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Rise of populist autocrats driven by corruption

by James A Goldston July 5, 2018July 5, 2018