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US President Donald Trump delivers a threat-filled address at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017. Yet science fiction envisages an even bleaker future. Photo: Reuters / Lucas Jackson

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Brute isolation: Trump and the art of unraveling the Iran deal

by Pepe Escobar September 21, 2017February 18, 2020

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

China, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iran nuclear deal must change, says Tillerson

by Arshad Mohammed and John Irish September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

US soldiers prepare to raise the American flag during a memorial ceremony in Kabul to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

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

9/11 and the unsolvable Afghan drama

by Pepe Escobar September 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A US soldier climbs a hill with a heavy rucksack near the town of Walli Was in Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan, in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

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

Pakistan trumps new US strategy for Afghanistan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 3, 2017February 18, 2020

A girl looks out from a bullet-riddled bus in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, in Syria, July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Latest talks see US yield to Russia over southern Syria

by Sami Moubayed September 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Members of Pakistan's Frontier Corps patrolling border. Photo: Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

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

Pakistan in a pickle over how to respond to new US game plan

by F.M. Shakil August 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

The rising American chorus for a nuclear Japan

by Jeremy Luedi August 29, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Tillerson says US will keep up ‘peaceful pressure’ on North Korea

by Reuters August 28, 2017February 18, 2020

A propaganda poster blaming US and other countries' sanctions is seen in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 17, 2017. The poster reads: 'No one can stop our way!' Photo: KCNA/via Reuters

China, European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

North Korea, US playing dangerous game of chicken

by Yoon Young-kwan August 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. Photo: Foreign Ministry of PRC

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

China responds to Tillerson’s North Korea editorial

by Asia Unhedged August 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Debris and smoke are seen after an OV-10 Bronco aircraft released a bomb, during an airstrike, as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over parts of Marawi city, Philippines.Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, China, Philippines, South Asia, World

Is the US angling to bomb Islamic State in the Philippines?

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha shows the way to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a meeting at Government House in Bangkok on August 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Rungroj Yongrit/Pool

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

Thailand belatedly focuses on its benighted banks

by Gary Kleiman August 10, 2017

Philippine President Rodrigo tries on a Special Action Force (SAF) helmet with a five-star patch given to him as a token during the 116th Police Service Anniversary inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines August 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

US, China vie for anti-terror influence in the Philippines

by Noel Tarrazona August 10, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: North Korea, not the China-India standoff, is the main issue. Photo: Reuters/Mohd Rasfan

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

A war in the Himalayas would expose India’s soft power

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 10, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: North Korea, not the China-India standoff, is the main issue. Photo: Reuters/Mohd Rasfan

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

North Korea frees Canadian pastor, Tillerson tries to calm nerves

by Asia Unhedged August 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha shows the way to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a meeting at Government House in Bangkok on August 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Rungroj Yongrit/Pool

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

Tillerson in Thailand presses for more action on North Korea

by Amy Sawitta Lefevre August 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) greets his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho on the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila on August 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joe Campbell

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

South Korea and US agree to apply pressure

by Reuters August 7, 2017February 18, 2020

An Osprey aircraft lands on flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard operating in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

US-Japan security: more sympathy and fewer complaints, please

by Grant Newsham August 7, 2017August 7, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Russia adjusts to realities in US politics

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 30, 2017

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Photo: Reuters / Charles Platiau

Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Syria, World

A coup in the House of Saud?

by Pepe Escobar July 20, 2017February 18, 2020

President Trump speaks in the Oval Office in February.
Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Trump puts pragmatism before ideology in Southeast Asia

by David Hutt July 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, on July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

With US indifferent, scope of Syria ‘peace talks’ has shrunk

by Sami Moubayed July 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in Prague on November 11, 2016.Photo: AFP/Michal Cizek

Bahrain, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump’s Iran policies are in a cul-de-sac

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

A North Korean soldier sits on a bank of the Yalu River just north of Sinuiju, North Korea, on April 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Damir Sagolj

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

Time to think and act differently on North Korea

by George Koo July 9, 2017

Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting

by Pepe Escobar July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk in Mall of Qatar in Doha, on July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Naseem Zeitoon

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Qatar rejects Arab states’ accusations, UK’s Johnson flies to Saudi

by Reuters July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Is a US-Iran showdown imminent?

by Shazar Shafqat July 4, 2017July 5, 2017

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

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Turkey

Tillerson urges Qatar, Saudi-led group to ‘lower rhetoric’

by Agence France-Presse June 26, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (right) and Secretary of Defense James Mattis hold a press conference after talks with Chinese diplomatic and defense chiefs at the State Department in Washington on June 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

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

Still unclear if US can pressure China over North Korea

by Sudhanshu Tripathi June 24, 2017

No backing down – United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

US unlikely to act on anti-China rhetoric

by Ken Moak June 17, 2017June 18, 2017