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Russian Russian SU-27 intercepts a formation of US Air Force aircraft, including the B-52H Stratofortress pictured here. Photo: US Department of Defense

Highway to the danger zone: Russian, NATO planes lock horns over Baltic Sea

by Asia Unhedged July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Yandex taxi. Reuters / Gleb Garanich

China, Russia, World

Uber retreats in Russia

by Asia Unhedged July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkey chooses Russian over NATO missile defense

by Asia Unhedged July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Road to Aleppo: The Chinese don't forget that Syria controlled overland access to both Europe and Africa in ancient Silk Road times. Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad monitor traffic on the road to Aleppo in Syria on July 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki.

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

The New Silk Road will go through Syria

by Pepe Escobar July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Will China's Xi Jinping take a harder line on North Korea if radiation from nuclear tests threaten China?

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

China’s one option is to abandon N Korea: Zhu Feng

by Asia Unhedged July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Sources: British Petroleum; International Monetary Fund; Haver Analytics; Setser and Cole

Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Which oil-exporting countries hurt most in era of cheap oil?

by Asia Unhedged July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets China's leader Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP

China, Russia, World

String of deals cements Russia’s role in Belt and Road

by Asia Unhedged July 12, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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

World has much riding on South Korea’s President Moon

by William Pesek July 12, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 11 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 11, 2017

Umbrella Movement protesters in Hong Kong say Beijing is backpedaling on its so-called 'one country, two systems' political deal struck after the British colony was returned to China. The author suggests Western media reports on the protests fail to fairly portray both sides in the ongoing dispute and that this is a pervasive and potentially dangerous problem in reporting other global conflicts. Photo: Pasu Au Yeung/Wikipedia Commons.

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Vietnam, World

Subjective reporting and characterization threaten global stability

by Ken Moak July 11, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg in July 2017. Photo: Carlos Barria/ Reuters

China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Trump is undermining counterterrorism cooperation

by Tatiana Kanunnikova July 11, 2017July 11, 2017

A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes a selfie with children after recapturing the Fadiliya village from Islamic state militants, in Nawaran North of Mosul. Photo: Reuters / Air Jalal

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

Turkey’s market soars on Syria ceasefire prospects

by David P. Goldman July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump is right about challenging Russia over Syria

by Spengler July 10, 2017

AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

The Daily Brief for Monday, 10 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 10, 2017

A girl looks out from a bullet-riddled bus in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, in Syria, July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

Germany, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US-Russian ceasefire agreement holding in southwest Syria

by Ellen Francis July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A journalist takes a selfie with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after a news conference in Manila, Philippines April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro - RTS14GCC

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, Russia, World

Crisis after crisis, Duterte still on top

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Emmanuel Macron, like Donald Trump, personifies 'populism of the center'. Photo: AFP / Philippe Huguen

European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The Macron doctrine: frank, ambitious but open to compromise

by Zaki Laïdi July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Separate flags but a common history: the two Koreas were a united state for 1,000 years. Photo: iStock

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Four things to know about North and South Korea

by The Conversation July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting

by Pepe Escobar July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

The Daily Brief for Friday, 7 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 7, 2017

Shikotan – one of the bigger Kuril Islands. Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Russia, Japan look to joint development of Kuril Islands

by Irina Drobysheva July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on July 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool

China, Russia, World

Chinese, Russian media lock arms to challenge Western press

by Zi Yang July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet at the SCO summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 9, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Alexei Nikolsky / Kremlin via Reuters

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

India’s full membership in SCO positive for whole region

by Sudhanshu Tripathi July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

Kurdish fighters from the YPG run across a street in Raqqa, Syria July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

New front in Syria as Turks rout Kurds with Putin’s blessing

by Sami Moubayed July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

China, Germany, India, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Can the G20 live up to the world’s expectations?

by Yongfu Huang July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

How to create regime change in North Korea

by Stephen Bryen July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Map of Syria: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump WH authorizes strikes on Iranian-backed forces in Syria

by Asia Unhedged July 6, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, World

The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 5 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 5, 2017July 6, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meet on the sidelines of the APEC summit last year. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Russia’s ‘balanced’ approach to China, ASEAN has its limits

by Sergei Blagov July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Shiite Muslim demonstrators burn an effigy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a protest in New Delhi on June 9, 2017. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Military chief could be new commander of ISIS

by Sami Moubayed July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

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