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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in January. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

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

US Secretary of State asks: Is ‘One China’ policy sustainable?

by Asia Unhedged June 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Reuters

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia’s Lavrov calls for talks to ease Qatar stand-off

by Reuters June 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Souq Waqif market in Doha: Qatar's neighbors resent the country's ties to Muslim Brotherhood. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey

Trump berates Qatar as Gulf stand-off escalates

by Agence France-Presse June 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters

Secretary of State speaks on ‘America First’ to mixed reviews

by Asia Unhedged May 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump warms to taking Putin’s help in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 4, 2017May 4, 2017

US Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford are seen after briefing US senators on the situation in North Korea. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

North Korea, Northeast Asia

US emphasizes diplomacy on N. Korea nuclear issue

by Asia Unhedged April 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Donald Trump of the US will meet next week at Trump's Florida compound to discuss relations between the two economic superpowers. Photos: AFP/Fabrice Coffrini and Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, South Asia, World

The Trump test and the yuan

by Yu Yongding April 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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

The Trump-Xi summit — No Big Mac meals at Mar-a-Lago

by Jacob Mardell April 13, 2017

Men ride a motorbike past a hazard sign at a site hit by an airstrike in the town of Khan Sheikhoun. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Abdullah

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

Syria’s air force didn’t act alone. That has implications

by Stephen Bryen April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

A US sailor on a cruiser in the Gulf of Iraq. Photo: US Navy

European Union, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Will the US missile strike be the turning point in Syria’s shifting war?

by Harout Akdedian April 7, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, seen here with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his resort in Florida in April, will have to back up his talks with ASEAN leaders next month with action if he wants to achieve any progress in this region. Photo: Reuters

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

Tough-talking Donald Trump faces conundrum on North Korea

by Xuan Loc Doan April 7, 2017April 14, 2017

US President Donald Trump has promised to "drain the swamp" of Washington's politics-as-usual but his inability to fill top Asia specialist positions has led to choppy policy signals toward the region. Photo: Getty Images

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Pretty vacant: Trump’s Asia team

by Richard Javad Heydarian and Shawn W. Crispin April 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and US President Donald Trump. Photos: Reuters

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

Trump to Xi: Rein in North Korean nuclear threat or US will

by Bill Gertz April 5, 2017April 15, 2017

Police work at the scene after a terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge in London on March 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

What hopes can we pin on Boris Johnson’s visit to Moscow?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova April 3, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a ground test of a high-thrust engine for his country's missile program. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea: The really serious options on the table

by Pepe Escobar March 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Did Rex Tillerson dance to China’s tune?

by Xuan Loc Doan March 22, 2017

US Army 23rd chemical battalion soldiers put on their gear in South Korea, where America maintains nearly 30,000 troops, in a Reuters file photo from April 2013.

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

As US loses patience, North Korea holds a chemical card

by Bertil Lintner March 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 18, 2017 in Beijing, China. Reuters/ Lintao Zhang

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

US, China soften the rhetoric, say to work together on North Korea

by Reuters March 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Papuan protesters shout slogans during a rally in December 2016 calling for their right to self-determination. Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Specter of unrest in Indonesian mine mire

by John McBeth March 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters, Joshua Roberts

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

Why Tillerson will come back from Asia empty handed

by Asia Unhedged March 15, 2017February 18, 2020

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier with accompanying fleet. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Is Trump right about China’s maritime adventure?

by Xuan Loc Doan March 2, 2017

US President Donald Trump met with military advisers to discuss response to North Korea's nuclear bomb test on September 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Trump’s larval-pupal metamorphosis on China policy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 10, 2017

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters, Joshua Roberts

China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

The frozen ground of US-Russia ties is hard to till

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

Photo: Reuters/Dmitri Lovetsky

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

As Trump moves in, memory mixes with desire in Russia

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 23, 2017January 22, 2017

A file photo shows the Liaoning with vessels accompanying her in a drill. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Middle East, Taiwan, World

No ‘provocation’ can stop China military drills: party paper

by Reuters January 22, 2017February 18, 2020

President-Elect Donald Trump looks on in Des Moines, Iowa on December 8, 2016 during his USA Thank You Tour. Photo: AFP / Timothy A. Clary

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Mexico, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Donald Trump, American hero

by David P. Goldman January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a joint press conference with Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull at Kirribilli House in Sydney on January 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN

AT Finance, Australia, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Trump uncertainty scrambles top Asian allies

by Helen Clark January 18, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) talks with Vo Ban Tam, who was a member of the Viet Cong and took part in an attack on Kerry's Swift Boat in the Mekong River Delta on February 28, 1969. Photo: AFP / Alex Brandon

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Kerry’s bid to reassure Vietnam ahead of Trump takeover

by Ha Nguyen January 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Jack Ma's offer to create 1 million US jobs is an offer Donald Trump cannot possibly refuse. Photo: Imaginechina

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Trump, Kissinger and Ma playing on a crowded chessboard

by Pepe Escobar January 14, 2017February 18, 2020

J-15 fighters from China's Liaoning aircraft carrier conduct a drill in an area of South China Sea, January 2, 2017. Reuters/Mo Xiaoliang

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Global Times warns of ‘military clash’ if US blockades South China Sea

by Asia Times January 13, 2017February 18, 2020