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German soldiers walk in a camp of the German Armed Forces in Norway earlier this month. Photo: dpa via AFP

European Union, Russia, World

NATO troops descend on Norway for massive war game

by Asia Times staff October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit on Syria on April 4. Photo: AFP / Adem Altan

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan a threat to US effort to contain Iran

by Stephen Bryen October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

India finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Sputnik/Igor Zarembo

France, India, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

India walking a tightrope with US and Russian defense systems

by Emanuele Scimia October 21, 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

AT Finance, China, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

How the tentacles of the US military are strangling the planet

by Vijay Prashad October 3, 2018

US permanent representative to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison. Photo: Sputnik via AFP

European Union, Russia, World

US warns it’s ready to ‘take out’ Russian missiles it says violates treaty

by Asia Times staff October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Map: iStock

European Union, World

EU urges all sides to ‘respect’ Macedonia name change vote

by Asia Times staff and AFP October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Truck-mounted missiles are fired during the Vostok 2018 war games in Russia. Photo: YouTube screen grab

China, European Union, Russia, World

Video shows dramatic firepower at Russia’s Vostok war games

by Asia Times staff September 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Two Taiwan servicemen stand in front of US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters during a commissioning ceremony at an military base in Taoyuan on July 17, 2018. Photo: AFP / Sam Yeh

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Improving regional security by resetting US-Taiwan relations

by Stephen Bryen September 16, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Putin’s big bang in the Russian Far East

by Andrew Salmon September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian tank goes through its paces. The Vostok 2018 war games start on Tuesday. Photo: AFP/Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

The view from Moscow? A powerful signal to the world

by Giovanni Pigni September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

President Donald Trump has blamed Pakistan for failures in the continuing conflict in Afghanistan. Image: iStock/Juanmonino

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, World

When will Pakistan’s military leadership gain political wisdom?

by Haroun Mir September 5, 2018

Brexit talks . Image: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Sustaining Europe’s security trio

by Volker Perthes September 4, 2018

A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on May 23, 2016, shows Rouhani (left) arriving for a press briefing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after signing a three-way transit agreement regarding Iran's southern Chabahar port. Photo: AFP / Iranian Presidential handout

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

India risks losing big in Afghanistan

by Haroun Mir August 31, 2018

F-14 tomcat shadows on NATO flag. 3d render. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Is there really such a thing as NATO airspace?

by Christina Lin August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

US President Donald Trump, center, is seen with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and US National Security Advisor John Bolton as he talks to the press at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 12. Photo: AFP/ Brendan Smialowski

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Can Donald Trump unite the world (against himself)?

by Dilip Hiro August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take to the stage during a meeting at the German government guesthouse in Meseberg. Photo: AFP/Sergey Guneev/Sputnik

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

From Baltic Sea to Black Sea, Russia aims for a win-win

by Pepe Escobar August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Tatyana Zenkovich

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

The West must face reality in Turkey

by Richard N. Haass August 19, 2018August 19, 2018

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters during a rally at the conservative Justice and Development Party headquarters in Istanbul, following the results of a nationwide referendum. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s ongoing crisis could fracture NATO

by Marshall Auerback August 19, 2018

Smoke rises after Taliban militants launched an attack on the provincial capital of Ghazni on August 10, 2018. Photo: AFP/Zakeria Hashimi

Afghanistan, South Asia

The Taliban’s mini Tet Offensive in Afghanistan

by Haroun Mir August 13, 2018

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, left, shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on July 27. Photo: AFP/ Alexander Astafyev / Sputnik

France, Germany, Middle East, Russia, World

Color Revolution in the Caucasus rattles Russian leaders

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 8, 2018February 18, 2020

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.

Afghanistan, Australia, China, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, World

The dilemma of representation in Afghan peace negotiations

by Haroun Mir August 6, 2018

Andrew Brunson

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

The Pastor Brunson case sours US-Turkey relations again

by Nicos Panayiotides July 30, 2018

A Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bomber which is capable of carrying a newly developed missile. Photo: AFP/Alexey Kudenko/Sputnik

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Strategic impact of Russia’s hypersonic missiles questioned

by Emanuele Scimia July 29, 2018February 18, 2020

The two leaders sign the summit declaration, watched by the North Korean leader's sister and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: Pool / Kevin Lim / Straits Times

AT Finance, European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Summing up the Trump summits

by Richard N. Haass July 26, 2018

Russian warships, among them the frigate Admiral Gorshkov (second left), sail near Kronshtadt naval base outside St Petersburg on July 20, 2018, during a rehearsal for the Naval Parade. Photo: AFP / Olga Maltseva

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Here’s the real reason the US must talk to Russia

by Pepe Escobar July 21, 2018February 18, 2020

'American companies and citizens are not being adequately defended by our government.' Photo Illustration: iStock

AT Finance, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Russia’s trump card: hybrid warfare

by Richard A. Bitzinger July 18, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping speaks at the fifth plenary session of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Xi Jinping’s vision for global governance

by Kevin Rudd July 15, 2018July 15, 2018

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel gets a point across to US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Canada on June 10. Friction between the European Union and the Trump administration has since intensified. Photo: Jesco Denzel / Bundesregierung / dpa / for Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Trump, NATO and the emerging multi-order world

by Christina Lin July 15, 2018

US President Donald Trump, right, is seen with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a press conference on the second day of the NATO summit in Brussels on July 12. Photo: AFP/ Ludovic Marin

AT Finance, European Union, Germany, Malaysia, Russia, World

Would America fight in northern Europe? A question for NATO

by Stephen Bryen July 14, 2018February 18, 2020

F-14 tomcat shadows on NATO flag. 3d render. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, European Union, Germany, Russia, South Asia, World

Trump, Nato and the four percent solution

by Richard A. Bitzinger July 12, 2018July 13, 2018