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Posted inAnalysis

The sinking Maldives and the Glasgow climate meet

by Mort Rosenblum October 28, 2021October 28, 2021

The Glasgow climate summit, likely humanity’s last shot at averting the unthinkable, is nearly upon us with a tidal wave of harrowing data and a backwash of deluded denial. For a quick look at why the outlook is so troubling, take a paddle up Schitt’s Creek. One exchange in that incisive Canadian TV series says […]

Posted inSouth Asia

Sri Lanka outlaws face-covering after attacks

by Asia Times staff April 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Surrendering jihadists emerge from tunnels

by Asia Times staff March 25, 2019February 18, 2020
An image grab from propaganda video released by ISIS shows fighters with the trademark Jihadists flag. Photo: AFP
Posted inMiddle East, Syria

Oscar nominee Derki went undercover with Syria’s jihadists

by Sami Moubayed January 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Illustration: iStock
Posted inFrance, Middle East, Syria, World

Jihadists advance against insurgents in northern Syria

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020
Mixed signals have been coming out from US President Donald Trump's administration since the G20 talks at the weekend. Photo: AFP / Ralf Hirschberger / dpa
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Perils of US withdrawal from Syria

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 21, 2018
Illustration: iStock
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrian jihadists vow to keep fighting as deadline looms

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Illustration: iStock
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrian rebels deny pulling weapons out of stronghold

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 1, 2018February 18, 2020
Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi
Posted inAfghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani elections and the thorny way ahead

by S K Chatterji August 15, 2018
Syrian government soldiers stand flashing the victory gesture next to a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hanging on a tank at the Nassib border crossing with Jordan in the southern province of Daraa on July 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Youssef Karwashan
Posted inEuropean Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

What’s going to happen when Assad wins the war in Syria?

by Patrick Lawrence July 17, 2018
Somali soldiers patrol in convoy near Sanguuni military base, where an American special operations soldier was killed by a mortar attack on June 8, about 450km south of Mogadishu, on June 13, 2018. Photo: AFP / Mohamed Abdiwahab
Posted inWorld

How civil initiatives will help to defeat al-Shabaab

by Tatiana Kanunnikova July 9, 2018
During monsoon rain in September 2017, a Rohingya walks through a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Photo: AFP/Dominique Faget
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Rohingya deserve non-violent leadership

by Anagha Neelakantan June 11, 2018
Afghanistan continues to be roiled by a violent Taliban insurgency, but reconciliation talks in Abu Dhabi have brought the warring parties a bit closer to peace, according to UAE officials. Photo: iStock.
Posted inAfghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Afghanistan’s criminalized politics threaten state security

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail May 14, 2018
Israeli F-16s perform an exhibition exercise during an Independence Day show on April 06, 2014, in Netanya, Israel. Photo: iStock
Posted inEgypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Air strikes in Sinai underscore Israel’s tightening alliance with Arab states

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim February 5, 2018
The US and Pakistani flags. Photo: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Haqqani factor complicates troubled US-Pakistan relations

by William Holland January 18, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump is right about challenging Russia over Syria

by Spengler July 10, 2017
Singapore. Photo: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria

Singapore is firmly in the jihadist cross-hairs

by Jeremy Luedi June 26, 2017June 26, 2017
Cross-carrying mourners march after the funeral of Coptic Christians who were killed in Minya, Egypt, on May 26. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
Posted inAfghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Why Libya is a breeding ground for jihadists

by Manish Rai June 7, 2017June 7, 2017
King Abdullah II and Vladimir Putin. The Jordanian leader has been silently supportive of Russia's military intervention in Syria. Photo: AFP
Posted inAfghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Revamped jihadi militia opens new chapter of violence

by Sami Moubayed March 4, 2017February 18, 2020
Supporters of the religious party Jamat Ehl-e-Sunnat chant slogans to condemn a suicide blast at the tomb of Sufi saint Syed Usman Marwandi in Karachi. Photo: Akhtar Soomro, Reuters
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

In Pakistan, roots of militancy are a lot deeper than Jihad

by Salman Rafi February 22, 2017

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