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Tag: National Defense Authorization Act

Posted inTurkey

US calls for tougher scrutiny of Turkey’s TB2 drones

by Umar Farooq August 6, 2022August 11, 2022

This story was originally published by ProPublica. As countries around the globe add armed drones to their arsenals, federal lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to investigate how US parts and technology ended up in what has fast become one of the most popular models on the world market: Turkey’s TB2. Manufactured by the Turkish […]

A US-made F-16 fighter jet. Photo: AFP/Sam Yeh
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

US war machine continues to grow under Trump

by Vijay Prashad August 3, 2018August 6, 2018
A file photo of a previous Han Kuang exercise shows troops in a landing operation. Photo: Defense Ministry of Taiwan
Posted inBeijing, China, Taiwan

US defense bill suggests participating in Taiwan drill

by Asia Times staff July 26, 2018February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump with Senator Tom Cotton. Photo: Zach Gibson/Pool via CNP
Posted inBeijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia

US Senate ZTE ban could derail China trade negotiations

by Asia Times staff June 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Smoke billows over the embattled northern Syrian city of Raqa in September. The seven-year-old civil war continues with no end in sight. The author argues that China should play a greater role in helping to end conflicts throughout the Middle East.
Photo: AFP/Delil Souleiman
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Laos, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

China urged to play a greater role in Middle East turmoil

by Christina Lin April 8, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart for Vietnam from Beijing Airport in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Trump’s ‘hard line’ on China likely just political posturing

by Ken Moak February 26, 2018
Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Defining the US-China relationship crucial to peace, prosperity

by Ken Moak January 24, 2018
US carrier strike group Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz transit the Western Pacific with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on November 12, 2017. Anthony Rivera/US Navy via Reuters
Posted inBeijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia

US military reach in the Pacific dwindles long-term

by William Holland January 12, 2018
The China and Australia puzzle. Photo: iStock
Posted inAustralia, Beijing, China, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

US, Australia face dilemma with China policies

by Ken Moak December 20, 2017
Taiwanese frigate Lan Yang alongside in Keelung Harbor. Washington is considering res-establishing warship port-of-call visit exchanges with Taiwan, a proposal that has angered Beijing.Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Uwe Aranas
Posted inBeijing, China, Taiwan, World

Possible port visits to Taiwan by US warships angers Beijing

by Emanuele Scimia December 17, 2017
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks on America's 'Relationship with India for the Next Century' at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on October 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Gripas
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

US-India cooperation (against China) may be gaining momentum

by Emanuele Scimia October 23, 2017
A Chinese J-11 fighter jet flies near a US Navy aircraft about 215km east of Hainan on August 19, 2014. Photo: Reuters / US Navy / Handout
Posted inBeijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Taiwan

Xi’s reformist drive could prevent a cross-Strait arms race

by Emanuele Scimia October 13, 2017
Guantanamo's Camp Delta will continue to prove a contentious issue both domestically and internationally. Photo: Reuters
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by Rebecca Gordon April 9, 2017April 12, 2017

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