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Djibouti: the Casablanca of a new Cold War

by Bertil Lintner November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Small countries with limited resources have been known to turn themselves into financial centers where dodgy banks and companies find a haven from international regulators as a means to reverse their national fortunes. Djibouti, the third smallest country on the African mainland, has found another way to thrive: hosting military bases. The tiny nation formerly […]

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

AT 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

An aerial view of the US Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture July 27, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

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How the tentacles of the US military are strangling the planet

by Vijay Prashad October 3, 2018

The China Maldives Friendship Bridge, which is being built near the city of Male. This shot was taken on February 8. Photo: AFP

Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia

China plans network of Indian Ocean bases: security analyst

by Bertil Lintner May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

USS Carl Vinson is anchored at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Monday, March 5, 2018. For the first time since the Vietnam War, a US Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries' efforts to stem expansionism by China in the South China Sea. Photo: AP

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Never mind Vietnam, US should bolster naval defense of Taiwan

by Stephen Bryen April 20, 2018

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers fly from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Air Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan via Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

America’s military report card scores a failing grade

by Andrew Bacevich April 16, 2018

Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground-attack planes at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: AFP

China, France, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia’s military offer stalls in Lebanon, for now

by Sami Moubayed April 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor jet takes off at Kadena USAF Base on the Japanese island of Okinawa on June 15, 2009. Reuters / Yuriko Nakao

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan

Now may be the time to recalibrate Okinawa’s economy radically

by Grant Newsham February 28, 2018

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps march during a military drill as the sun rises at a military base in Taonan, Jilin province. Photo: Reuters/China Daily

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

China likely to build more overseas bases: Pentagon report

by Reuters June 7, 2017February 18, 2020

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US Marines and Okinawa: Enough exasperation to go around

by Grant Newsham June 2, 2017February 18, 2020