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Turkey warns France against supporting Kurdish militia

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

الحي المسيحي بدمشق في عيد الميلاد المجيد. صورة: Mahmoud Nouelati

European Union, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Christmas makes a comeback in Damascus

by Sami Moubayed December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

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

US President Donald Trump (R) talks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they attend a working session during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8, 2017. Photo: AFP/ Michael Kappeler/Pool

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Why the US pushed the ‘India office’ out of the Pentagon

by Atta Rasool Malik December 24, 2018

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

The Khunjerab Pass, starting point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Asia Times

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On the road in the Karakoram

by Pepe Escobar 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

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

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

by Neil Hauer December 21, 2018

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European Union, Russia, World

A life lived for human rights

by Aryeh Neier 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

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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

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Trump made the right decision to quit Syrian conflict

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

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Sell everything – but look at emerging markets

by David P. Goldman December 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A visitor views an art installation depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, at the Seoul Art Center on December 19. Photo: AFP

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North Korea sounds the death knell for denuclearization

by Andrew Salmon December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US Congress is working to introduce new laws that will establish the creation of a new regulatory framework to prevent crypto-currency price manipulation. Photo: iStock

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Can Congress understand crypto enough to implement new laws?

by Peter J. Brown December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The glorious view of the Hunza Valley and snow-capped mountains from the top of Baltit Fort. Photo: Asia Times

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The new Great Game on the Roof of the World

by Pepe Escobar December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) shout religious slogans at a conclave near Pune. Photo: Danish Siddiqui, Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

The economics of India’s population growth

by Mohan Guruswamy December 20, 2018

The Y-9 transport aircraft is roughly of the size of a Boeing 737. Photo: Alert5/WikiMedia

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PLA turns transporters into flying ambulances and hospitals

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

Meng Wanzhou, deputy president and CFO of Huawei, was arrested in Canada early this month. Photo: Handout

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Huawei CFO’s arrest a sign of US world rule

by George Koo December 20, 2018

Chinese and EU flags. Photo: Flickr

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Rising China is changing Europe’s geopolitical landscape

by Anu Anwar December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

Team GB's Bianca 'Queen Bee' Walkden (left) unleashes a spinning back kick on her way to winning the gold medal and $70,000 in prizemoney at the World Taekwondo Grand Slam in Wuxi, China. Photo: World Taekwondo

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China invests in taekwondo with Hollywood-style Grand Slam

by Andrew Salmon December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar in 2017 now live in camps near Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh. But a British move in the UN to set a timeline for them to be returned may not succeed. Photo: AFP / Masfiqur Sohan

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Russia, China may veto British move in UN on Rohingya return

by Bertil Lintner December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Newly elected Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Yepifaniy Sergiy Dubenko (C) conducts the first liturgy since the creation of a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia in the Saint Michaels Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kiev on December 16, 2018. Photo: AFP/Genya Savilov

Unholy row as Ukrainian church splits from Russian church

by Giovanni Pigni December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

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

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Russia, Turkey, Iran push for new Syrian constitution

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

A Y-20 airlifter prepares to land at a PLA airbase. Photo: PLA Daily

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China identifies site for heavy duty Antarctic airstrip

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

The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in southern China's Guangdong province. Photo: Handout

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Controversial nuclear reactor goes live in southern China

by Frank Chen December 18, 2018February 18, 2020

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

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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

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Sudanese president visits Syria, signaling Arab thaw

by Sami Moubayed December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

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Vietnamese teacher publishes new textbook in Ukraine

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

A US F-35B on display during a friendship event at Iwakuni Air Base in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture on May 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

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Budgetary, tactical questions hang over Japan’s F-35 force

by Peter J. Brown December 17, 2018February 18, 2020