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Ripple effect: North Korea's latest missile test is a calibrated ratcheting up of tensions. Photo: Reuters

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

Missile launch a drill for attack on US bases in Japan: KCNA

by Agence France-Presse March 7, 2017February 18, 2020

US sailors in a rigid-hull inflatable boat approach the USNS Invincible to conduct a personnel transfer Photo: Courtesy Deven B King/US Navy via Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Iranian vessels in ‘unsafe, unprofessional’ US encounter

by Reuters March 7, 2017

Don't look up.

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

North Korea fires missiles; Japan calls test ‘extremely dangerous’

by Reuters March 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Awww... too bad

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Thank goodness nukes are complicated and pricey

by Ben Richardson March 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Like their two heavyweight wrestlers seen here battling it out for gold at last year's Olympics, Egypt and Iran have been great rivals for centuries. But they have also proved great sources of stability and repositories of civilization. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, World

Egyptian-Iranian détente a boon for the region and beyond

by Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Yassin El-Ayouty March 1, 2017March 3, 2017

Sea shells: North Korea has the capacity to inflict real pain on the South. Photo: AFP via KCNA

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

Pentagon: More to North Korea military than missiles, nukes

by Harry J Kazianis February 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A US Navy F/A-18 launches from the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in this undated handout picture released November 1, 2014. Photo: Reuters / US Navy handout

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

As US-China tussle, Asean frets

by Richard Javad Heydarian February 23, 2017February 18, 2020

A file photo shows the Liaoning with vessels accompanying her in a drill. Photo: Reuters

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

Risk and imagination in the Trump era

by Greg Raymond February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump with his newly appointed national security adviser, Lieutenant General H R McMaster. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Trump picks straight-talker McMaster as security adviser

by Reuters February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, seen here on February 13. Photo: Reuters

Flynn resigns as national security adviser

by Reuters February 14, 2017February 18, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting at the State Department in Washington D.C., U.S. February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Abe summit: how will it go down?

by Harry J Kazianis February 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A mural of the late founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, is seen through a car in south Tehran. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Iran is Putin’s depreciating asset

by David P. Goldman February 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Army officers stand on Indian Army's Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher system during a rehearsal for Republic Day parade in Kolkata, India, January 20, 2017. India celebrates its annual Republic Day on January 26. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

AT Finance, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia

India’s new army chief and ‘cold start’ military doctrine

by Kadayam Subramanian February 9, 2017February 8, 2017

The Chinese Coast Guard regularly patrols the disputed waters off the Senkakus, or Diaoyou islands. Photo: Reuters

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China’s maritime disputes explained

by Ben Richardson February 8, 2017February 18, 2020

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reviews the honour guard before a meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters/Toru Hanai

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

In Japan island defense, Mattis shifts China dispute focus

by Bill Gertz February 8, 2017February 8, 2017

US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada (not seen) walk past the honor guards at the Ministry of Defence in Tokyo, Japan on February 4, 2017. Photo: AFP/David Mareuil/ Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Mattis calms certain nerves, while others are worried

by Richard Javad Heydarian February 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Shi'ite fighters fire a rocket towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

UK arms sales to Middle Eastern strongmen could backfire

by Emanuele Scimia February 5, 2017February 4, 2017

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE's deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, talks to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Afghanistan, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India and the UAE: Tackling terrorism together

by Sudha Ramachandran February 3, 2017February 2, 2017

A woman takes a photo of a giant chicken sculpture made to resemble Donald Trump outside a shopping mall in the city of Taiyuan, in China's Shanxi province. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Laos, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Who’s top rooster in the South China Sea?

by Pepe Escobar January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Holy Wigs, Fatman!

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Donald as Dark Knight is mirror into America’s tortured soul

by William J. Astore January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump was the most vocal anti-China candidate in the 2016 US presidential election. Photo: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

The birth of a new nationalist world order under Trump

by John Feffer January 25, 2017January 25, 2017

US President Barack Obama talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru November 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Russia: Still a Paper Tiger in the Pacific?

by Richard A. Bitzinger January 25, 2017January 25, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping is clearly a clever tactician, but the Group of Seven nations and world markets are left hoping that he is a visionary as well. Photo: Reuters / Arnd Wiegmann

Beijing, China, World

Xi to head new commission for military-civilian development

by Reuters January 23, 2017February 18, 2020

A file photo shows the Liaoning with vessels accompanying her in a drill. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Middle East, Taiwan, World

No ‘provocation’ can stop China military drills: party paper

by Reuters January 22, 2017February 18, 2020

What would the Donald do to de-escalate an entanglement with, for example, the Russian Women's contingent seen here on parade in Red Square? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Escalation watch: four global hotspots for Trump

by Michael T. Klare January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/Files

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

Trump team challenge: Hardening critical infrastructure

by Stephen Bryen January 20, 2017January 20, 2017

Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, European Union, India, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Why is the South China Sea so important to the US?

by Leszek Buszynski January 18, 2017February 18, 2020

It's what you can't see... Doomsayers are too eager to write off the US military. China has a long, long way to go. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Aircraft carriers in Asia: How they are taking shape

by Richard A. Bitzinger January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

The launch of a US High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor. Photo: AFP

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

Can China and Russia counter the US THAAD in South Korea?

by Emanuele Scimia January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

J. Randy Forbes arrives at Trump Tower in New York City on December 5. Photo: AFP / Dominick Reuter

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

Why Trump, and Asia, need Randy Forbes as US Navy secretary

by Harry J Kazianis January 16, 2017February 18, 2020