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A petard, from a 17th-century manuscript of military designs. Photo: Wikipedia

China, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Shallow rhetoric, tweets, conspire to quell quality dialogue

by David Simmons September 29, 2017

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Thailand, World

The Daily Brief for Thursday, 28 September 2017

by Paul Muir September 28, 2017

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif addresses supporters during a rally in Gujranwala, near Lahore, in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Mohsin Raza

Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan focusing on new diplomatic ties, foreign policy

by Ehsan Sehgal September 28, 2017

Members of Pakistan's Frontier Corps patrolling border. Photo: Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

America’s ‘new’ Afghanistan policy no more than a facelift

by Junaid Ashraf September 28, 2017

South Korean F-15s participate with the US Air Force in joint exercises. Photo: Kamaile Casillas / Pacific Air Forces / DVIDS / Handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Korea crisis: dual freeze must include China and Russia

by Emanuele Scimia September 28, 2017

General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on September 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P Bernstein

Beijing, China, European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

US military chief Dunford: China is main threat to security

by Bill Gertz September 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Should the US decertify the Iran nuclear agreement?

by Todd Royal September 27, 2017

Choe Son Hui, director of the North Korean foreign ministry's US affairs department. Source: CCTV

North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

North Korea reportedly sends envoy for talks in Moscow

by Asia Unhedged September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy rides a bicycle sporting the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, on September 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Thaier Al-Sudani

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

Unravelling the riddle of the Kurds’ Iraqi pipedream

by Pepe Escobar September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A key reason for US President Donald Trump's failure to galvanize international support are his undiplomatic, ill-advised behaviors, which have alienated American allies. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Beijing, China, Germany, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump says military option on North Korea would be ‘devastating’

by Steve Holland and Idrees Ali September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why is North Korea terrorizing the US with a hydrogen bomb?

by Sudhanshu Tripathi September 27, 2017

People gather at a building destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes in the northwestern city of Amran, Yemen, on September 8, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Khaled Abdullah

Afghanistan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea may be next victim of US lust for battle

by Ehsan Sehgal September 27, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Wu Hong

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Sino-Russian alliance creating a ‘Eurasian fortress’

by Frederick Kuo September 26, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: Reuters

European Union, Italy, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Final destination of Brexit Britain remains unclear

by Xuan Loc Doan September 26, 2017

Brent crude

China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Oil jumps to two-year high amid threats from Turkey

by Asia Unhedged September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Eduardo Munoz

AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, World

US isolation on the bell curve of international opinion

by Adam Garrie September 25, 2017

China, Russia, World

China Digest for Monday, 25 September 2017

by Liu Hsiu Wen September 25, 2017September 25, 2017

Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich of Russia at the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee in Moscow, April 2017. Photo: Xinhua

China, Russia, World

China and Russia agree to expand energy cooperation   

by Asia Times staff September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq on Sept. 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The inconvenient Kurds

by Spengler September 25, 2017

Image: iStock

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Markets wrap up historically strong quarter with low volatility

by Reuters September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

The Hwasong-14 is seen in an undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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

‘N. Korean missiles can reach Chicago, would not be stopped’

by Doug Tsuruoka September 23, 2017February 18, 2020

The then US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (right) watches as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reacts to a reporter's question at the State Department in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2017. Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Straws in the wind for a reset in US-Russian relations

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 22, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) delivers a speech at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kenzaburo Fukuhara / Pool

Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Despite skepticism, ‘BRICS Plus’ an idea worth pursuing

by Junaid Ashraf September 22, 2017

The Free Port of Vladivostok: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Bahrain, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, World

Vladivostok waiting on tourism windfall with Russia’s new e-visa

by Inga Velanskaya September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World

Asia stocks fall, yen gains as North Korea moots another H-bomb test

by Shinichi Saoshiro September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump is hedging his bets on North Korea. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

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

Trump orders new trade sanctions against North Korea

by David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

BMPT-72

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

I’ll be back — the Russian Terminator (tank) resurfaces

by Asia Unhedged September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump delivers a threat-filled address at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017. Yet science fiction envisages an even bleaker future. Photo: Reuters / Lucas Jackson

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Brute isolation: Trump and the art of unraveling the Iran deal

by Pepe Escobar September 21, 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

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Is China capable of showing restraint as the US has with North Korea?

by Todd Royal September 21, 2017

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

‘Halal jihad’, Pakistan and the blood borders

by Bilal Khan September 21, 2017September 21, 2017

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