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Tag: Barack Obama

Posted inAnalysis

Russia, Turkey come together in Syria to Uncle Sam’s chagrin

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 2, 2023January 7, 2023

The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year-old Syrian conflict, which former US president and Nobel laureate Barack Obama initiated as the Arab Spring swept through West Asia two decades ago. The United States suffered yet another big setback in West Asia as the year 2022 drew to a close. The unfolding Turkish-Syrian reconciliation […]

Posted inOpinion

Russia’s role in Syria prepared it for Ukraine war

by Faisal Al Yafai March 3, 2022March 3, 2022
Posted inIndo-Pacific

Abe’s Indo-Pacific vision is finally coming to life

by Brad Glosserman January 19, 2022January 22, 2022
Posted inOpinion

For Biden, failure is an option

by Brandon J Weichert October 4, 2021October 4, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Lot of malarkey floating around the South China Sea

by Mark J. Valencia November 10, 2020November 11, 2020
Posted inSoutheast Asia

What a Biden win would mean for Southeast Asia

by David Hutt October 29, 2020November 2, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Biden and the Middle East: selective engagement

by Ellen Laipson October 6, 2020October 6, 2020
Posted inSatire

Mensa Mirabilis: Trump’s three Peace Prizes

by Mike Phillips September 21, 2020September 21, 2020
Posted inAnalysis

North Korea is just like China after all

by Rob York July 7, 2020July 9, 2020
Posted inUnited States

Is America’s sword-carrying ‘Ninja bomb’ an ethical weapon?

by Dave Makichuk June 23, 2020June 24, 2020
Posted inUnited States

Obama: Trump’s crisis response a ‘chaotic disaster’

by AT Contributor May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Posted inUncategorized

US Afghanistan bombers’ busiest year in a decade

by AT Contributor January 28, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, United States, World

China trade: Blame Zhuangzi

by Francesco Sisci December 18, 2019April 4, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, South Asia, United States, World

Secret papers belied US public view of Afghan War

by AT Contributor December 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, Central Asia, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, United States, World

Iran’s ‘only crime is we decided not to fold’ 

by Pepe Escobar November 19, 2019April 4, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, United States, World

False security under the ‘indispensable nation’

by Andrew Bacevich November 3, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBrazil, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, United States, World

Inside story of the first Iran nuclear deal

by Pepe Escobar September 6, 2019February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump, near an Israeli flag at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun
Posted inIsrael, Middle East, Palestine, United States, World

The weaponization of Judaism

by Shalom Lipner August 30, 2019February 18, 2020
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, August 17, 2015.REUTERS/MAXIM ZMEYEV
Posted inFrance, Germany, Iran, Middle East, United Kingdom, United States, World

Europe struggles to save Iran deal

by Vijay Prashad July 17, 2019February 18, 2020
US President Barack Obama and Republican President-elect Donald Trump shake hands during a transition planning meeting in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson
Posted inBeijing, China, United States, World

Has Trump’s Justice Department become Obama’s?

by Lloyd Green April 23, 2019February 18, 2020

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