NATO – Page 25 – Asia Times

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

US President Donald Trump looks at British Prime Minister Theresa May during a dinner in Brussels on July 11, 2018. NATO leaders gathered in Brussels on July 11 for a two-day summit. Photo: AFP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert

European Union, Germany, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

NATO’s problem is that Europeans won’t fight

by Spengler July 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A Norwegian submarine seen during a training exercise in 2017. Photo: NATO

European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Eyes on Russia, NATO allies prepare for anti-sub warfare

by Asia Times staff July 6, 2018February 18, 2020

People hold placards during a 'Familes Belong Together' march and rally in Los Angeles, California, on June 30, 2018. Thousands of demonstrators marched across the US on Saturday to protest against the separation of families under President Donald Trump's hardline agenda. Photo: AFP/Frederic J. Brown

Australia, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, Syria, World

Trump and the meltdown of the European project

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 1, 2018February 18, 2020

India has finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry

European Union, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s controversial S-400 missile transfer is ‘done deal’

by Emanuele Scimia June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (L) with South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo before their meeting in Seoul on June 28, 2018. Photo: AFP/Chung Sung-Jun

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

US-South Korea alliance in spotlight amid shifting landscape

by Andrew Salmon June 28, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam, on November 11, 2017. Photo: AFP / Sputnik/ Mikhail Klimentyev

Beijing, China, European Union, Italy, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Family values: the growing alliance between Putin and Western populism

by Robert Skidelsky June 27, 2018

Male hand inserting a ballot to a ballot box. Flag of Afghanistan in the background. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Germany, Middle East, South Asia, World

Should Afghanistan postpone presidential election?

by Haroun Mir June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

F-35 fighter jets. Photo: Reuters

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkey vows retaliation if US bill suspends sale of F-35s

by Asia Times staff May 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghan National Army troops arrive at the site of the attack on the base in Mazar-i-Sharif. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Afghan security sector in dire need of reform

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail May 21, 2018

A boxing match. Confrontation between the USA and Turkey. Turkish and American national flags on Boxing gloves. Sports competition between the two countries. Concept of the foreign policy conflict. Photo: iStock

China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian arms deal sours US-Turkey relations

by Nicos Panayiotides May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) inspects the road section of the road-and-rail Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait on March 14, 2018. Photo: AFP / Yuri Kochetkov

China, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

Popular Putin prepares for Cold War 2.0

by Pepe Escobar May 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo

Afghanistan, South Asia, World

What has gone wrong in Afghanistan?

by Haroun Mir April 24, 2018

An image grab taken from a video released by the Syrian civil defence in Douma shows volunteers giving aid to children at a hospital following a reported chemical attack on the rebel-held town on April 8, 2018.
Photo: AFP/Syria Civil Defence

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Despite strike, US has lost the long game in Syria

by Fawaz Gerges April 14, 2018April 14, 2018

Afghan National Army troops arrive at the site of the attack on the base in Mazar-i-Sharif. Photo: Reuters

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

The United States’ diminishing leverage in Afghanistan

by Haroun Mir April 12, 2018

A picture taken on April 3, 2018, shows vehicles of US-backed coalition forces driving in the northern Syrian town of Manbij. Photo: AFP/Delil Souleiman

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

At showdown in Manbij, Turkey as NATO ally hangs in the balance

by Asia Times staff April 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian tank in Ukraine. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

European Union, France, Germany, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The geopolitics beyond the Skripal case

by Nicos Panayiotides April 5, 2018

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

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

From Ankara to Moscow, Eurasia integration is on the move

by Pepe Escobar April 5, 2018February 18, 2020

General John Nicholson, commanding general of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, launched a tirade against Russia’s role and intentions in Afghanistan in a BBC interview.

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

Regional cooperation on Afghanistan remains a chimera

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 25, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Ronald Reagan. 2018-03-23

European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Cold warrior Reagan’s bold foray into outer space

by Michael Rühle March 23, 2018

Henry Kissinger, Leonid Brezhnev and Viktor Sukhodrev visit a hunting farm at Zavidovo, Russia, May 1973. Photo via Flickr

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Congratulations or none, ostracizing Russia might be worse

by Stephen Bryen March 22, 2018

Putin attends a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights in Moscow. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Kochetkov.

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

Putin’s election: Russia’s strategic outlook

by Anna Scherbakova March 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

Australia, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Comparative thuggery challenging interests of US and its allies

by Norman A. Bailey March 12, 2018March 12, 2018

Tanks participating in the Joint Reindeer military exercises held in Norway. Source: Norwegian Army Facebook page video screen capture

US Marines join 5,000 troops for Arctic maneuvers in Norway

by Asia Times staff March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A new Cold War fomented by Russian President Vladimir Putin requires a stern response from the United States. The author says the US needs to make it clear that Americans are open to a more normal relationship with Russia if it acts with greater restraint.Image: iStock/Aquir

European Union, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

The US must harden its response to Putin’s new Cold War

by Richard N. Haass March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

Members of the Taliban in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. File Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, South Asia, World

President Ghani offers ‘unconditional’ peace talks to the Taliban

by Ruchi Kumar March 2, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L) at a news conference at the White House in Washington, February 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Trump urges Turnbull to flex more muscle

by Alan Boyd February 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Smoke rises from Syria's Afrin region, pictured from near the Turkish town of Hassa, on the Turkish-Syrian border, on January 20, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Osman Orsal

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Afrin marks the point of collapse for American influence in Syria

by David P. Goldman February 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger addresses the Munich Security Conference last week. Photo: AFP/Andreas Gebert/DPA

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

Munich did nothing to appease Cold War 2.0 fears

by Pepe Escobar February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump wants to increase military spending, including a costly upgrade to the country's nuclear arsenal to meet the threat from so-called "revisionist" powers, Russia and China. But the move could pose significant risks to the American economy.Image: iStock/curraheeshutter

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, World

Labeling China and Russia as threats puts the US at risk

by Ken Moak February 12, 2018

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