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Paul Delaroche, Napoléon à Fontainebleau, 1840. With other global powers increasingly at odds with US foreign policy under Donald Trump, the nation's hegemony on the world stage may soon face its own crisis point. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Unmasked: Trump Doctrine vows carnage for new axis of evil

by Pepe Escobar September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P. Bernstein

China, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iran nuclear deal must change, says Tillerson

by Arshad Mohammed and John Irish September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shannon Stapleton

China, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

If threatened, U.S. will ‘totally destroy’ North Korea, Trump vows

by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Still from Mainichi footage in Iran.

Afghanistan, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria

Japan newspaper releases video showing Iran dispatching Afghan refugees to battlefields in Syria

by Asia Unhedged September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Kurds show their support for the upcoming independence referendum at a rally in Erbil, Iraq, on September 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Azad Lashkari

France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Moment of glory? Kurdish referenda in Iraq, Syria explained

by Sami Moubayed September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

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Threats against China could result in another Great Depression

by Ken Moak September 18, 2017

Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai. Chinese companies’ share of global electronics production, meanwhile, rose from 30% in 2012 to nearly 60% in 2016, and this share will rise to 87% by the end of the present year. Photo: iStock

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Western contempt for China turns to panic

by Spengler September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Carlos Barria

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As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at UN

by Reuters September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran is the key connectivity link in routes through both Central Asia and the Caucasus. Photo: iStockphoto/Getty

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Iran turns The Art of the Deal upside down

by Pepe Escobar September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean Soldiers at the Joint Security Area facing the North Korean side of the border. Photo: iStock

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Mr Trump, tear down this (Korean) wall

by Pepe Escobar September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tehran in 2016. Photo: Reuters

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New freight train service from China to Iran opens

by Asia Unhedged September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish market caught in geopolitical minefield

by David P. Goldman September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

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Geopolitics drives Turkey’s acquisition of Russian missile defense

by Emanuele Scimia September 15, 2017

Damaged buildings in Aleppo. Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

Iran, Middle East, Syria

Iran takes role in rebuilding Syria with power-grid deal

by Asia Unhedged September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shaking hands with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) in Ankara. Photo: AFP

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Erdogan’s dalliance with Iran and Russia may hurt Turkey’s banks

by David P. Goldman September 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Syrian midfielder Mardik Mardikian (second from left) is mobbed by his teammates after scoring against Japan during a friendly in Tokyo on June 7, 2017. Photo: AFP

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History, hope, heroes: the story of Syria’s World Cup dream

by Sami Moubayed September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Former US president Barack Obama delivers a speech in Montreal. Photo: Reuters/Dario Ayala

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Obama will rue the day he made the Iran nuclear deal

by Todd Royal September 1, 2017

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

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Trump’s Afghan policy riddled with flaws

by Hammal Kashani August 29, 2017August 30, 2017

Doha, Qatar. Photo: Flickr Commons

Iran, Middle East, Turkey

Defiant Qatar restores diplomatic ties with Iran

by Asia Unhedged August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

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For Afghanistan, Trump should dust off Obama’s Syria plan

by Adam Garrie August 22, 2017

A picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen in the Waer district of Homs, Syria, on July 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sanadiki

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

Assad lays down new rules in winner-takes-all Syrian future

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in Prague on November 11, 2016.Photo: AFP/Michal Cizek

France, Iran, Middle East, World

Parliament keeps oil, foreign ministers in Rouhani’s cabinet

by Reuters August 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a media conference with Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali and Iraq's Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji (not pictured) in Najaf, Iraq May 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani

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Iraqi Shiite powerbroker gambles with Sunni embrace

by Sami Moubayed August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters via Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court

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And the winners in the post-Daesh era are …

by Pepe Escobar August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Map of Syria: iStock

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

As their mutual enemy retreats, friction grows between Russia, Iran

by Asia Unhedged August 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Malaysian police have staged raids in Kuala Lumpur, seen here, and Cyberjaya, to look for terrorists or fighters from foreign countries. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria

Over 50 migrant workers held by Malaysian police in Nilai

by Asia Times staff August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

People walking past the Damascus International Fair in the Syrian capital countryside. The fair is scheduled to open on August 17 until August 26. Photo: AFP/Louai Beshara

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Syrian fair to attract a limited crowd

by Sami Moubayed August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, France, India, Iran, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Dueling ports underline China-India rivalry

by F.M. Shakil August 10, 2017February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

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America’s anti-Iranian posturing is dangerous and deluded

by Jeffrey D. Sachs August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

An oil production platform in Iran's Soroush oil fields. Photo: Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

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New Iran sanctions simply don’t add up

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 31, 2017

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