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Northern League party leader Matteo Salvini. Photo: Reuters/Tony Gentile

European Union, Italy, World

Investors restart selloff of Italian bonds

by Asia Times staff August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Swedish defense contractor Saab has been selling its fighter aircraft to countries such as junta-ruled Thailand, but could run up against a new 'democracy clause' in Swedish law. Photo: AFP / Fabrice Cofferini

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Europe’s fighter jet biz: finally getting its act together?

by Richard A. Bitzinger August 3, 2018

France, Paris, the Avenue of the Grande Armee linking La Defense. Photo: AFP

European Union, World

Eurozone growth slows to slowest pace in two years

by Asia Times staff August 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria. Photo: AFP/Alberto Pizzoli

Beijing, China, European Union, Italy, Shanghai, World

Rome’s new finance minister wants to sell China Italy’s debt

by Asia Times staff July 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse

China, European Union, Middle East, Russia, World

Trump: European Union is one of America’s greatest ‘foes’

by Asia Times staff July 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, center, is seen with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and US National Security Advisor John Bolton as he talks to the press at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 12. Photo: AFP/ Brendan Smialowski

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump, NATO and ‘Russian aggression’

by Pepe Escobar July 13, 2018February 18, 2020

F-14 tomcat shadows on NATO flag. 3d render. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, European Union, Germany, Russia, South Asia, World

Trump, Nato and the four percent solution

by Richard A. Bitzinger July 12, 2018July 13, 2018

US President Donald Trump looks at British Prime Minister Theresa May during a dinner in Brussels on July 11, 2018. NATO leaders gathered in Brussels on July 11 for a two-day summit. Photo: AFP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert

European Union, Germany, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

NATO’s problem is that Europeans won’t fight

by Spengler July 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Two Dutch-made submarines surface near southern Taiwan during an exercise in July 29, 2004. Taiwan has been having trouble updating its submarine fleet. Photo: AFP/Sam Yeh

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Taiwan’s submarine program failing to make any waves

by Emanuele Scimia July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Migrants are escorted by Slovenian police to the Austrian border. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The need for smart immigration policies

by Sami Mahroum July 6, 2018

Photo: DPA via AFP/Kay Nietfeld

European Union, Germany, World

With migrant deal, Merkel saves political coalition – for now

by Asia Times staff July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Questions now hang over the US dollar and Donald trump's policies. Photo: AFP/Cris Faga/NurPhoto

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, World

Dollar’s surprising strength challenges Asia

by William Pesek July 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A boatload of Syrian and Iraqi refugees nears the Greek Island of Lesbos. The Syrian civil war highlights the global crisis involving refugees and migrants, a crisis the author believes requires a new international migration system that recognizes all types of population movement between countries. Photo: Ggia/Wikipedia Commons

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, World

Europe’s left turns right on immigration

by Michael Bröning June 23, 2018

Migrants are escorted by Slovenian police to the Austrian border. Photo: iStock

European Union, World

French government warns Europe could ‘disintegrate’

by Asia Times staff June 22, 2018February 18, 2020

BMW staff working on the production of the electric car i3. Photo: dpa via AFP/Sebastian Willnow

China, Germany, World

China the only bright spot in Germany’s trade profile

by Asia Times staff June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Paco Serinelli

Who are you going to believe, me or your lying CDS?

by David P. Goldman June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The Liaoning carrier group with destroyers and frigates during a naval exercise in the western Pacific. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, World

Ports in a storm ‘stealthily’ expand China’s naval presence

by Gordon Watts June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria. Photo: AFP/Alberto Pizzoli

European Union, Italy, World

Italy’s new finance minister tries to reassure on euro

by Asia Times staff June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Italy's Prime Minister-designate Giuseppe Conte looks on as Italian President Sergio Mattarella signs documents at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Thursday. Italian Presidential Press via Reuters

Averting snap election, Italy’s populists form government

by Asia Times staff June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino visit the Fisht Stadium, which will host matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Sochi. Photo: Reuters/Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Russia’s World Cup blues are only to be expected

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio. Photo: Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi

Italy’s anti-euro bloc likely to gain crushing majority in new elections

by Asia Times staff May 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Italian President Sergio Mattarella foiled a populist coaltion's efforts to form a government, providing some relief to markets, but setting the stage for prolonged political uncertainty. Photo: Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, World

Investors bristle as Italy injects political risk back into 2018 equation

by Asia Times staff May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Italy's populist Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio (L), shakes hands with Italian lawyer Giuseppe Conte, a possible choice to lead a coalition government.

Italian bonds, stocks take beating on political uncertainty

by Asia Times staff May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The Resonanz Children’s Choir, led by conductor Avip Priatna (center), has won the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing Finale 2018. Photo: egpchoral.com

AT Finance, European Union, Indonesia, World

Indonesian children’s choir wins European competition

by Asia Times staff April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

German fascist Hitler visits fellow fascist Mussolini in Venice, Italy in 1934. Photo: AFP Forum

China, European Union, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Tracing the rise of political machismo

by Ian Buruma April 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Christine Lagarde at the People's Bank of China and IMF Conference in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Laos, Maldives, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

IMF head Lagarde warns of Belt and Road ‘debt risks’

by Gordon Watts April 12, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Hawk flies back into the White House to shake up world order

by Asia Times staff March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Henry Kissinger, Leonid Brezhnev and Viktor Sukhodrev visit a hunting farm at Zavidovo, Russia, May 1973. Photo via Flickr

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Congratulations or none, ostracizing Russia might be worse

by Stephen Bryen March 22, 2018

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing. Photo: AFP/ Philippe Lopez

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Middle East, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

Hong Kong’s ‘Superman’ flies into the sunset

by Asia Times staff March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Cathay Pacific Group Chairman John Slosar attends a news conference on the carrier's annual results. Photo: Reuters /Bobby Yip

China, European Union, Hong Kong, World

Cathay buffeted by financial headwinds and budget airlines

by Asia Times March 14, 2018February 18, 2020