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Rebel fighters ride on a pick-up truck in the northern Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai, Syria January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

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

As Turkey falls out with the US, it gets punished in Syria

by Salman Rafi January 7, 2017

A money changer counts U.S. dollar bills, with Turkish lira banknotes in the background. Photo: Reuters, Murad Sezer

Afghanistan, France, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Not-so-secret intelligence: The tapping of central banks

by Reuven Brenner January 1, 2017

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

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Obama strikes at Russia to get at Trump

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 31, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares for an interview in New York City. Photo: Reuters / Brendan McDermid

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s Erdogan cripples US role in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 29, 2016

US President Barack Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe greet veterans at Kilo Pier overlooking the USS Arizona Memorial on December 27, 2016 at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Abe pledges Japan will never wage war again

by Reuters December 28, 2016February 18, 2020

The USS Arizona burns in Pearl Harbor. Photo: Public Domain

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

The lingering shadows of Pearl Harbor

by Kent E. Calder December 27, 2016

The United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution aimed at ensuring that U.N. officials can monitor evacuations from besieged parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo, at the United Nations in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

2016 was a year of insanity. What’s next?

by Reuven Brenner December 26, 2016

Vladimir Putin has many things to toast internationally, but domestic unrest is growing. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Chafed at Syria snub, Obama punishes Putin’s chef

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 24, 2016

Smoke rises as seen from a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria December 12, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Why it’s possible to anticipate a Syrian peace process

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 16, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Why whipping up Russophobia won’t do America any good

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 12, 2016

Rapper YG (left), pictured in California. Photo: AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON

Anger at Obama’s refusal to ban rap song offensive to Asians

by Doug Tsuruoka December 6, 2016February 18, 2020

Kim Jong-un back in the black book? Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump, North Korea, bombs and burgers

by Peter Lee December 1, 2016

He snuck up on you... Donald Trump hugs a U.S. flag as he takes the stage for a campaign town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire. Photo: Reuters/Brian Snyder

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

Should Japan worry about President Trump?

by Grant Newsham November 13, 2016

Plain-clothes policemen present two Indian men who are accused of spying for Pakistan, in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters

China, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why Indian and Pakistani spies face hard times

by M.K. Bhadrakumar October 28, 2016

A special forces soldier waves an Iraqi flag from the top of a church damaged by ISIS forces in Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq. Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, World

The fall of Mosul will not end ISIS; Just look at Asia

by Al Emid October 23, 2016

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos reacts as he addresses the media after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, at Narino Palace in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 7, 2016. REUTERS/John Vizcaino

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Obama says Colombia president ‘right pick’ for Nobel Prize

by Reuters and Agence France-Presse October 7, 2016February 18, 2020

European Union, Germany, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan targets more than 50,000 in purge after failed Turkish coup

by Admin July 19, 2016

Obama says Chinese-led trade deal shows need for TPP: Washington Post

by Admin May 3, 2016September 28, 2016

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Washington’s promises to the Kurds — testing the US as an ally to the hilt

by Christina Lin April 13, 2016April 13, 2016

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Hiroshima and Obama’s nuclear disarmament legacy for future generations

by Admin April 12, 2016

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, World

Pentagon looks beyond FONOPs in South China Sea

by Peter Lee April 8, 2016

World

Panama papers leak: Sanders predicts and Obama indicts

by Admin April 5, 2016

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Economic monitor: The US-Asean Summit’s sunny disconnect

by Gary Kleiman February 22, 2016April 28, 2017

AT Finance, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Today’s Middle East — hopeless but not Syri-ous: Spengler

by Spengler February 16, 2016February 16, 2016

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Game changer — Pope Francis and the Russian Patriarch: Sisci

by Francesco Sisci February 5, 2016April 4, 2020

Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, World

On Iowa and the world: Spengler

by Angelo M Codevilla February 2, 2016February 11, 2016

China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

On seizures of US personnel by foreign powers: Codevilla

by Angelo M Codevilla January 15, 2016February 11, 2016

China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Romancing the Sunni: A US policy tragedy in three acts; Act III

by Angelo M Codevilla December 28, 2015December 30, 2015

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

Hersh, Gauthier, and the coming of terror in Xinjiang

by Peter Lee December 26, 2015

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

Romancing the Sunni: A US policy tragedy in three acts; Act II

by Angelo M Codevilla December 23, 2015December 28, 2015