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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P. Bernstein

AT Finance, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Tillerson Wants to Talk. But does Kim? And Does Trump?

by Andrew Salmon December 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last April in Moscow. Photo: AFP / Alexander Nemenov

European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Russia says N. Korea wants talks with US

by Asia Times staff December 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

The New Great Game moves from Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific

by Pepe Escobar December 7, 2017February 18, 2020

The Xue Long icebreaker made made China's first circumnavigation of the Arctic in 2017. Photo: Bahnfrend

China, Russia, World

Tillerson: US ‘late’ to the Arctic game

by Asia Times staff December 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, appears at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, India, on November 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Cathal McNaughton

China, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Ivanka Trump an unsuitable representative on women’s rights

by Atiya Anis December 1, 2017

Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab is shown in a court room sketch as he appears in Manhattan federal court in New York. Photo: Reuters / Jane Rosenberg

European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Gold dealer’s testimony puts Erdogan on shaky ground

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

Donald Trump's now former Secretary of State confers with the president in October 2017. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Tillerson presses China on curbing oil to N. Korea amid report he’s on the outs

by Asia Times staff December 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Erdogan, attend a joint news conference following a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on November 22, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria war, Sochi peace

by Pepe Escobar November 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

India rejigs its energy basket as Gulf tensions escalate

by Alam Srinivas November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Talk of Tillerson replacement grows

by Asia Times staff November 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya Muslims wait to cross the border to Bangladesh, in a temporary camp outside Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar November 12, 2017. Picture taken on November 12. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Myanmar crisis: US and EU must deal with military

by Emanuele Scimia November 16, 2017November 16, 2017

Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj. Photo: NDTV

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World

India keeps options open at US-led ‘Quad’ roadshow

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 14, 2017

Happier times: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania visit Beijing's Forbidden City with China's President Xi Jinping and China's First Lady Peng Liyuan. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Pleasantries aside, Trump edging toward ‘containment’ of China

by Frank Chen November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

US aircraft carrier US Nimitz was part of the Malabar naval exercise in July which included vessels from the Indian and Japanese navies The annual exercise in the Indian Ocean is seen as an ongoing effort to maintain security cooperation among the major democracies in south and east Asia.Photo: AFP/US Navy/Cole Schroeder

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Renewed Asia alliance works to curb China’s regional ambitions

by Brahma Chellaney November 7, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week to discuss improving economic and strategic issues aimed at countering China's growing influence in South Asia.
Photo: Wikimedia commons, via US state department.

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Threat of new cold war looms

by Imran Ali Sandano October 29, 2017October 29, 2017

The "Ive Mike" atmospheric nuke test, conducted over the Pacific Ocean by the US in 1952, was the first test of a full-scale thermonuclear device. Photo: Wikipedia

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump’s nuclear dreams: nightmares past and present

by Rebecca Gordon October 27, 2017

Photo: iStock / Getty

Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

US hopes to cut the Gordian knot of India-Pakistan rivalry

by MK Bhadrakumar October 24, 2017February 18, 2020

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

Afghanistan, 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

Rock, paper, scissors. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pictured with US President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July 2017. Photo: dpa

Afghanistan, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

US woos India into 100-year alliance against China

by M.K. Bhadrakumar October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang (r) seen opposite US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

China, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

China hopes US will abandon its biased views, focus on cooperation

by Asia Unhedged October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks in Washington. Photo: CSIS

China, India, South Asia, World

Backing India, US throws shade on China and ‘predatory economics’

by Asia Unhedged October 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis, U.S. President Donald Trump meets with members of his cabinet at the White House. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

US tells South military options against North Korea ‘last resort’

by Asia Unhedged October 18, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump uses an umbrella in heavy rain while surrounded by security as he arrives for a fundraising event at the home of former New Breed Logistics CEO Louis DeJoy, in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Trump says ‘only one thing will work’ with North Korea

by James Pearson and Jeff Mason October 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is seen with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani during a joint news conference in Tehran, Iran, on October 4, 2017. Photo: Murat Cetinmuhurdar / Presidential Palace/ Handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

Iraqi Kurdistan the fly to regional spiders Turkey, Iraq, Iran

by Pepe Escobar October 6, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in June. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

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

New upbeat phase for US-India relations

by Sabena Siddiqui October 5, 2017October 5, 2017

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a combination photo. Photos: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque, KCNA/Handout via Reuters

China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Trump, Tillerson play ‘good cop, bad cop’ with North Korea

by Reuters October 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Passersby walk past a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato

Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

US says in direct communication with North Korea

by Reuters October 1, 2017February 18, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People on September 30, 2017 in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia

US ‘probing’ to see if North Korea interested in dialogue

by Reuters September 30, 2017February 18, 2020

General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on September 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P Bernstein

Beijing, China, European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

US military chief Dunford: China is main threat to security

by Bill Gertz September 28, 2017February 18, 2020

The then US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (right) watches as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reacts to a reporter's question at the State Department in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2017. Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Straws in the wind for a reset in US-Russian relations

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 22, 2017