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Failure in Afghanistan: Lives lost, nothing gained

by Dave Makichuk December 19, 2019February 18, 2020

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Cold War mission: Destroy the Soviets

by Dave Makichuk December 11, 2019February 18, 2020

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Gorbachev issues a Cold War warning

by Dave Makichuk December 3, 2019February 18, 2020

Perhaps it’s time to remember Yuri Gagarin

by Edward R Dougherty December 1, 2019February 18, 2020

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Impact of Sino-Russian military, energy ties

by Federica Russo October 22, 2019February 18, 2020

US President Ronald Reagan. 2018-03-23

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Could Trump be the next Ronald Reagan?

by Mitch Shin July 2, 2019February 18, 2020

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Russia is still the weakest great power

by Richard A. Bitzinger June 14, 2019February 18, 2020

Former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping Photo: People.com.cn

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Deng Xiaoping’s victory

by Ian Buruma June 3, 2019February 18, 2020

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Since it’s a week for spy stories . . .

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Canceling INF Treaty makes sense

by Stephen Bryen February 3, 2019February 6, 2019

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Arms race fears as US pulls out of landmark missile pact

by Asia Times staff February 2, 2019February 18, 2020

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Mutual allies of US, China are geopolitical sandwich meat

by Christine LIn January 31, 2019

Conflict and instability continue to plague Afghanistan as the country struggles to achieve an enduring peace after decades of turmoil. Image: iStock

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‘The bleeding wound’: Afghanistan and the implosion of America

by Tom Engelhardt January 25, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on May 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Bobylev/TASS

Putin’s plan to slowly reclaim Russia’s lost empire

by Alexander Kruglov January 24, 2019February 18, 2020

Russia honors greatest land weapon of World War II

by Andrew Salmon January 14, 2019March 14, 2020

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A life lived for human rights

by Aryeh Neier December 21, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / Anadolu Agency

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Five academics who unleashed the ‘demon’ of geopolitical power

by Alfred McCoy December 6, 2018

Chief justice William Rehnquist administers the Presidential Oath of Office to George H W Bush during his January 20, 1989, inauguration ceremony at the United States Capitol. Photo: Wikipedia

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Still Bush league: Nostalgia can’t erase Bush 41’s horrific legacy

by Muhammad Cohen December 5, 2018

This file photo taken on July 31, 1991, shows US president George Bush and his Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev during a press conference in Moscow concluding the two-day US-Soviet Summit dedicated to the disarmament. Bush died at age 94, his family announced late on November 30, 2018. Photo: AFP / Mike Fisher

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The world George H W Bush made

by Richard N. Haass December 3, 2018

Japan and Russia both claim sovereignty over the Kuril Islands. Image: iStock

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Russia: No ‘automatic’ return of disputed islands to Japan

by Asia Times staff November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

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How to deal with arms control treaty violations: the Krasnoyarsk radar story

by Michael Rühle November 7, 2018

Human face painted with flag of Afghanistan. Image:iStock

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Afghanistan’s enduring desire for independence

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 20, 2018October 20, 2018

Conflict between USA and China. Image: iStock

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Are the US and China on the brink of a cold war?

by Mark Valencia October 2, 2018

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (center) reviews a military honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 8, 2018. Photo: AFP / Greg Baker

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Sino-Russia military relations at ‘an all-time high’

by Gordon Watts September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

President Donald Trump has blamed Pakistan for failures in the continuing conflict in Afghanistan. Image: iStock/Juanmonino

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When will Pakistan’s military leadership gain political wisdom?

by Haroun Mir September 5, 2018

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

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Family values: the growing alliance between Putin and Western populism

by Robert Skidelsky June 27, 2018

The Pentagon. Photo: Flickr Commons

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How the last superpower was unchained

by Tom Engelhardt June 17, 2018

How many nuclear missiles will North Korea have in two years? Photo: iStock

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Trump and the diplomatic trap

by Angelo M Codevilla June 2, 2018June 2, 2018

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Will Afghanistan’s cycle of violence ever end?

by Haroun Mir May 2, 2018

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Will US negotiate an exit strategy with the Taliban?

by Haroun Mir April 17, 2018April 17, 2018