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Posted inAnalysis

America’s Iran strategy takes a heavy hit

by MK Bhadrakumar October 19, 2020October 22, 2020

Tehran in a statement on Sunday by its Foreign Ministry described October 18, 2020, as a “momentous day,” marking the termination of the United Nations Security Council’s arms restrictions and travel bans on Iran.   Indeed, with effect from Sunday, under UNSC Resolution 2231 on the 2015 nuclear deal, “all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related […]

Posted inIndia

Modi brings defense production back to home turf

by Sumit Sharma August 10, 2020August 12, 2020
Posted inChina Digest

China urges France to scrap Taiwan arms deal

by AT Contributor May 13, 2020May 14, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

China’s loose arms still fuel Myanmar’s civil wars

by Anthony Davis January 28, 2020February 18, 2020
A young Indonesian Catholic looks on as she celebrates Christmas during mass at the Saint Fransiskus Asisi church in Karo, North Sumatra on December 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / IVAN DAMANIK
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Syria, Thailand

Message of Christmas cries out against the din

by David Simmons December 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

Myanmar, Ukrainian firm ink arms plant deal

by Bertil Lintner March 9, 2019February 18, 2020
A Russian S-300 air defense system launches a missile. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov
Posted inChina, European Union, France, Russia, World

Russia overtakes Britain in global arms trade rankings

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020
A view of Yemen's rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeida on November 7, 2017.  Photo: AFP / Abdo Hyder
Posted inFrance, Germany, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

In Yemen’s war, Saudis see Hodeida as Iran connection

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives in Jerusalem on September 2. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, China, Israel, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, World

Duterte eyes Israeli arms

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman addresses the media during a visit to the Israel-Syria border. Photo: AFP / Jalaa Marey
Posted inIran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Israel aims for Middle East with new ‘precision rocket’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 28, 2018February 18, 2020
Russian Aerospace Forces MiG-31s have conducted simulated firing of the Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missile with a small radar signature and high maneuverability. Photo: AFP/Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Major powers starting to deploy hypersonic weapons

by Stephen Bryen May 1, 2018February 18, 2020
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Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

China’s new defense budget: money and manpower

by Richard A. Bitzinger March 11, 2018March 11, 2018
Part of North Korea's missile arsenal. Photo:  AFP/North Korean Central News Agency
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria

North Korea, Myanmar in a sanctions-busting embrace

by Bertil Lintner February 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Australian infantrymen from the 5/7 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment display high-tech weapons and gadgets in a file photo: Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Bahrain, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Australia shoots for bigger gun sales

by Alan Boyd January 30, 2018February 18, 2020
A North Korean ballistic missile blasting through outer space in a three-dimensional Illustration. Image: iStock/Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Asia’s space race gathers pace

by Alan Boyd January 6, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Indonesia boosts its air and sea denial capabilities

by Emanuele Scimia November 20, 2017November 20, 2017

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