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China

Taiwan speeds up development of air defenses

by Asia Times staff February 13, 2019February 18, 2020

Australia, Oceania

Australia orders 12 submarines from French firm

by Bertil Lintner February 13, 2019February 18, 2020

A Russian T-34 tank from the Northern Fleet historic military equipment unit from WWII (the Great Patriotic War), is seen during a performance at a training ground in Murmansk in 2017. Photo: Pavel Lvov / Sputnik

Russian film T-34 forgets more than it remembers

by Stephen Bryen February 4, 2019March 10, 2020

US soldiers rest after military exercises by US and South Korea troops at Daegu in March 2005. Washington and Seoul have just signed a long-term military agreement, although a key aspect is still unclear. Photo: AFP / Kim Jae-hwan

United States, World

Why America can’t win wars

by David Isenberg February 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

US approves sale of AEGIS Weapons System to Japan

by Bertil Lintner January 31, 2019February 18, 2020

Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court in Hong Kong. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong

Filipina claims drug use made her steal from store

by Asia Times staff January 31, 2019February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong

Former domestic worker jailed for thefts at H&M store in HK

by Asia Times staff January 30, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Philippines

Filipino convicted and fined for bomb joke on airplane

by Asia Times staff January 22, 2019February 18, 2020

Russia’s nuclear-capable underwater drone to be deployed

by Emanuele Scimia January 21, 2019February 18, 2020

World

Asia Times relaunches

by Asia Times staff January 12, 2019February 18, 2020

Uncategorized

Asia Times relaunches

by Asia Times staff January 12, 2019February 18, 2020

Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, arrives at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

China, France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

New Pentagon chief says focus is on ‘China, China, China’

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019February 18, 2020

A video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry of the new Avangard missile, which is equipped with a hypersonic winged glider unit, during a test launch at the Kura Test Range in Russia's Kamchatka region. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry / Sputnik/ AFP

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Taiwan, World

Russia’s hypersonic ICBM blows away arms agreements

by Stephen Bryen December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A convoy of ships follows an ice breaker on the Arctic's Northern Sea Route. Photo: iStock

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

China’s advances in Arctic may pose security threat to Canada

by Emanuele Scimia December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

A US F-35B on display during a friendship event at Iwakuni Air Base in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture on May 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

China, European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Turkey, World

Budgetary, tactical questions hang over Japan’s F-35 force

by Peter J. Brown December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The Pacific Missile Range Facility in Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, where the interceptor was fired from. Photo: AFP/US Navy

Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

US tests system capable to knocking out Korean missiles

by Bertil Lintner December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, with National Security Advisor John Bolton (R) and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly (L). Neither Trump nor and Bolton are known to be keen on arms treaties. Photo: AFP/Lars Hagberg

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

The China agenda behind Trump leaving the INF treaty

by Richard A. Bitzinger December 10, 2018

A Russian S-300 air defense system launches a missile. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

China, European Union, France, Russia, World

Russia overtakes Britain in global arms trade rankings

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Syrian forces fire on ‘hostile aerial targets’ near airport

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir arrives for a press conference at the Diriya Palace in the Saudi capital Riyadh during the Gulf Cooperation Council summit on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Egypt, France, Iran, Middle East, World

Riyadh: Arabs in talks with US for NATO-style security pact

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

A South Korean Navy team prepares to move a North Korean mini-submarine which ran aground in September 1996. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Popularity of mini-submarines resurfaces

by Stephen Bryen December 9, 2018February 18, 2020

The HMCS Calgary steams alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Rim. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Canada wary of challenging China on South China Sea

by Emanuele Scimia November 25, 2018February 18, 2020

US Vice-President Mike Pence makes a toast with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a banquet hosted by Abe at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on February 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kiyoshi Ota

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Japan’s Abe maintains close ties to US while warming to China

by Peter J. Brown November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

An Indian soldier holding an automatic weapon upside down. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

India must focus on non-traditional security threats

by Manoj Kumar Mishra November 11, 2018November 11, 2018

A file photo of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle. Photo: US Army

Taiwan looks to import ‘drone’ choppers, naval mines from US

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The Indian frigate Tarkash in an international exercise with the French navy on May 11, 2017. India has ordered more ships to boost its naval presence in the Indian Ocean. Photo: AFP/Fred Tanneau

AT Finance, China, India, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

New Indian navy ships to monitor China in Indian Ocean

by Bertil Lintner November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships in Okinawa. The force is in charge of security in the Ryukyu and Senkaku islands which are claimed by China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, World

New US-Japan defense strategy proposed for strategic islands

by Stephen Bryen November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk through a garden before lunch in Yamanakako village, Yamanashi prefecture, on October 28, 2018. Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, World

Bromance before business as Modi visits Abe’s holiday home

by Andrew Salmon October 28, 2018February 18, 2020

A large Russian missile is seen in a rehearsal for a military parade in Red Square, Moscow, on May, 5 2008. Photo: iStock

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

Who profits from the end of the mid-range nuclear treaty?

by Pepe Escobar October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

The Trump administration has taken a hard line against China and Russia. Photo: IStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Russia, Shanghai, World

What sanctions on Russia and China really mean

by Pepe Escobar October 18, 2018February 18, 2020