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Turkish tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018, at Hassa, in Hatay province. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Uneasy quest for Turkish-US compromise on Syrian Kurds

by Emanuele Scimia February 9, 2018

The rugged Wakhan Corridor of Badakhshan province in northern Afghanistan. Photo: AFP

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

China’s latest move in the graveyard of empires

by Pepe Escobar February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Deep inside the Catacombs of Paris. Photo: iStock

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Guidance from the Ghost of Richelieu

by Spengler February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

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How can America change Pakistani behavior?

by Brahma Chellaney February 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system. Photo: The Military Review

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Russia has better integrated electronic warfare capability than NATO: UK expert

by Asia Times staff February 1, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of Defence James Mattis. Photo: Retuers/Eric Vidal

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Pentagon’s new strategy at odds with Trumplomacy

by Emanuele Scimia January 29, 2018January 29, 2018

Turkish army tanks stationed near the Syrian border in operation "Olive Branch". Photo: AFP / Ozan Kose

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Turkey plays its latest card in the New Great Game

by Pepe Escobar January 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A US A-10 aircraft is pictured at the Kandahar air base in Afghanistan, on January 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

In any war with North Korea, the A-10 is a powerful weapon

by Stephen Bryen January 25, 2018

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the funeral ceremony, in Ankara, of Musa Ozalkan, a Turkish soldier who was killed during the operation against Syrian Kurds in Afrin region. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / handout via Reuters, January 23, 2018

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

Turkey re-enters Syrian endgame with ‘smart power’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

People hold flags and carry a banner reading 'We condemn and denounce the attacks of the Turkish government against our people in Afrin' during a protest against Turkish attacks on Afrin, in Hasaka, Syria, on January 18, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

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

Russia faces complex choices on how to play the Kurdish card

by Khalid Ibn Muneer January 22, 2018

'Bitcoin was the exclusive method of payment for the WannaCry ransomware attack that spread around the globe, causing billions of dollars in losses,' said US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan turns to NATO for improving cyber-defense

by Emanuele Scimia January 22, 2018

Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Taliban’s ‘Red Unit’ poses new threat to Afghan security

by Ruchi Kumar January 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

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Angered by allies, Turkey buys Russian defense system

by Emanuele Scimia January 2, 2018

Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Photo: Reuters / Simon Dawson

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West goes back to the future, apart from Brexit Britain

by Richard Cook December 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fred Dufour / Pool

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Canada’s foreign policy annus horribilis

by Danny Lam December 29, 2017

The land-based Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex in Kauai, Hawaii. Photo: US Missile Defense Agency via Reuters

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US-Russia bickering over INF Treaty extends to Japan

by Emanuele Scimia December 22, 2017

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Parliament in Ankara. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

Turkey’s stance on Jerusalem limited to rhetoric

by Khalid Ibn Muneer December 19, 2017

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

China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Turkey switches to full defiance of US, continues Putin courtship

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 14, 2017

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fred Dufour / Pool

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Canada’s future Pacific presence not aimed against China

by Emanuele Scimia December 8, 2017December 8, 2017

With friends like these... US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe feed fish during Trump's November 2017 visit to Tokyo. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

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‘Japan’s greatest fear is abandonment by the US’

by Doug Tsuruoka December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

France's Charles De Gaulle carrier in the Indian Ocean. Photo: AFP/Anne-Christine Poujoulat

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

France shows its hidden maritime muscles

by Bertil Lintner November 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Through night vision goggles, Afghan conflict becoming a proxy war

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 16, 2017February 18, 2020

President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

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For US and China, cooperation is best way forward

by Ken Moak November 13, 2017November 13, 2017

China's President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as he and other new Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee

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The rise of Xi Jinping poses no threat to the world

by Ken Moak November 6, 2017

Nato flag. Photo: iStock

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Military alliance looks to the Far East

by Emanuele Scimia November 6, 2017November 6, 2017

A close-up photograph of Afghanistan from a desktop globe. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

UN secretary general speaks out on Afghanistan

by Javier Delgado Rivera November 1, 2017

Chinese Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao shakes hands with People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan (L) as International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (R) looks on during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington on Oct 12. Photo: Reuters

At global forum, China fills US-shaped hole

by Nigel Green October 18, 2017October 18, 2017

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

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Russia’s S-400 missile system: A new Middle East invasion

by Stephen Bryen October 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint press conference with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic, on October 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Marko Djurica

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan steps up US row with boycott of outgoing ambassador

by Agence France-Presse October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Jet fighters release flares during the Zapad 2017 war games at a range near the town of Borisov, Belarus September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko

European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Moscow not ruling out war with NATO: Russian Defense Ministry

by Asia Unhedged October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

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