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Tag: Jim Mattis

Posted inUnited States

Ten former US SecDefs issue warning to defiant Trump

by Dave Makichuk January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

The madness of President Trump’s final days continues. In a scenario that seems impossible for the once great democracy of the United States, a rogue US president who has refused to vacate the White House after being voted out of office has been warned to back off, and not attempt a military coup. In the […]

Posted inUnited States

Mattis leads charge to end Trump’s ‘America First’ folly

by Dave Makichuk November 26, 2020November 26, 2020
Posted inUnited States

Mattis slept in his clothes, awaiting nuclear armageddon

by Dave Makichuk September 12, 2020September 12, 2020
Posted inUnited States

Trump feels the heat as protesters stay on streets

by Andrew Marszal June 4, 2020June 5, 2020
US and Philippine troops at a joint exercise event in a file photo. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Philippines mulls parting strategic ways with America

by Richard Javad Heydarian January 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, arrives at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Posted inChina, 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
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
Philippine military personnel unload one of the three Balangiga church bells after it arrived from the US at a military airbase in Manila on December 11, 2018. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe
Posted inAT Finance, China, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, World

US, Philippines bury an atrocity to ring in a new era

by Richard Javad Heydarian December 12, 2018February 18, 2020
A US naval vessel in the South China Sea. Photo: Facebook
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, World

US drops the gauntlet on the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Two J-15 fighter jets of the PLA Navy prepare to take off from China's aircraft carrier, The Liaoning,  during an exercise. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, World

US tells China to remove missile systems in South China Sea

by Asia Times staff November 12, 2018February 18, 2020
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis shakes hands with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe watched by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Chinese Politburo member Yang Jiechi. Photo: AFP
Posted inBeijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

US, China air grievances at marriage counseling session

by Christopher Scott November 10, 2018February 18, 2020
A US navy personnel (L) gives instructions to his Philippine counterpart during drills at a naval base in Sangley point, Cavite City, west of Manila on June 28, 2013. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Taiwan, World

US, Philippines tacitly realign against China

by Richard Javad Heydarian October 11, 2018February 18, 2020
The flexible and fast S-400 missile system. Photo: Sergey Malgavko/Sputnik
Posted inAustralia, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

US may permit India to buy Russian S-400 missile system

by Bertil Lintner October 5, 2018February 18, 2020
The United States and China are trading blows on economic and strategic fronts in what some see as the dawn of a new Cold War. Image: iStock/Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

US, China thrusting towards a new Cold War

by Richard Javad Heydarian October 2, 2018February 18, 2020
The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz Strike Groups transit in the Western Pacific with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on November 12, 2017. Photo: AFP/US Navy/Anthony Rivera
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

US allies converge on China in the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian September 28, 2018February 18, 2020
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. Photo: AFP
Posted inMiddle East, World

Mattis says US support for coalition ‘not unconditional’

by Paul Muir August 29, 2018February 18, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shake hands before their bilateral meeting at the 51st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Singapore on August 3, 2018.
Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

US looks to loosen China’s grip on SE Asia

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Australian warship and crew take part in a naval review and maritime parade in Sydney Harbor. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Australia charts its own South China Sea course

by Alan Boyd August 2, 2018February 18, 2020
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meeting US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in 2017. Anadolu Agency via AFP
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Mattis urged Congress against blocking F-35 sale to Turkey

by Asia Times staff July 20, 2018February 18, 2020
US guided-missile destroyer transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during bilateral training in South China Sea. Photo: Navy handout via Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Few options for US against China in South China Sea

by Adam Ni June 6, 2018February 18, 2020

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