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China, United States, World

Even in US, fight against Huawei faces backlash

by Asia Times staff February 12, 2019February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

World

Too many tripwires

by David P. Goldman February 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Iranian parallels hanging over US-North Korea negotiations

by Annabella Roberts January 31, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Syria

Syrian Kurds, government plan for US withdrawal

by Sami Moubayed January 18, 2019February 18, 2020

United States, World

Vietnamese community protests deportation plans in Seattle

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

The challenges ahead for US-led Afghan peace efforts

by Manoj Kumar Mishra January 17, 2019

Then Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro smokes a cigar during interviews with the press during a visit of US Senator Charles McGovern in Havana in May 1975. Photo: Reuters/Prensa Latina

Bangladesh, Egypt, European Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

The Cuban Revolution, 60 years on

by Vijay Prashad January 6, 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 6, 2018. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Recent US moves reflect its shifting focus to Indo-Pacific

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 26, 2018

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine's Church, in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Tuesday, December 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nasser Nasser / Pool

European Union, Israel, Middle East, World

Bethlehem’s mayor conveys message of hope

by Anton Salman December 26, 2018

France, Mexico, World

Up against a wall: US braces for lengthy government shutdown

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The recent wave of violence in the West Bank highlights the desperate state of the Palestinian Authority. Photo:: iStock

China, European Union, India, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, World

Why the Palestinian Authority is the main roadblock to peace

by Joseph Dana December 23, 2018

فتح مسلح النار على إسرائيليين في 9 ديسمبر/كانون الأول بالقرب من مستوطنة عوفرا الإسرائيلية بالضفة الغربية صورة:AFP

Israel, Middle East, World

Israeli raids undermine Palestinian Authority

by Mohammed Dahman December 21, 2018February 18, 2020

وزير الخارجية اليمني خالد اليماني (يسار) وممثل الحوثيين محمد عبد السلام يتصافحون أمام الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة أنطونيو جوتيريس في السويد في 13 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018. صورة: AFP

Iran, Middle East, World

Yemen rivals shake hands, agree to Hodeida ceasefire

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Meng Wanzhou, deputy president and CFO of Huawei, was arrested in Canada early this month. Photo: Handout

China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Meng arrest a huge provocation to China

by Jeffrey D. Sachs December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

Director of the White House National Trade Council Peter Navarro. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, World

Trump’s trade czar, the latest architect of imperial disaster

by Alfred McCoy December 7, 2018

Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, World

Did Trump’s enemies try to derail a trade deal with China?

by David P. Goldman December 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinians leaving Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem on September 9, 2018. Photo: AP/Mahmoud Illean

Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

The unintended consequences of destroying Palestine’s aid economy

by Joseph Dana November 28, 2018

Members of the Asayish, Kurdish internal security police, arrive at the site of clashes with regime forces in Qamishli in northeast Syria. Syrian Kurdish forces said several fighters were killed when they clashed with regime fighters in the divided city of Qamishli on Sept 8. Photo: AFP / Delil Souleiman

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

US dance between Turkey and Kurds will soon come to an end

by Omer Taspinar November 22, 2018

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends the inauguration of Chabahar port on December 3, 2017. Photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

America’s senseless Iran sanctions

by Amin Saikal November 21, 2018

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

How Trump’s game of chicken with Iran could weaken dollar’s role

by Marshall Auerback November 19, 2018

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to condemn the lynching and murder of an Indian Muslim in Mumbai on October 6, 2015. Photo: AFP/Inranil Mukerjee

Middle East, Turkey, World

Why freedom of assembly still matters

by Jan-Werner Mueller November 14, 2018

Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Disregard for world opinion defines the US government

by Vijay Prashad November 7, 2018

ولي العهد السعودي محمد بن سلمان يصافح وزير الدفاع الأمريكي جيمس ماتيس في مارس/آذار. صورة: AFP

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pentagon socialism: Militarizing the US economy in the name of defense

by William D Hartung November 4, 2018

Photo: AFP

China, Taiwan, World

US charges Chinese state-owned chipmaker with economic espionage

by Asia Times staff November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Colin Powell and the WMD false flag.

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Vietnam, World

How historical fact makes right-wing fantasies more plausible

by Jefferson Morley October 31, 2018

US Vice-President Mike Pence addressing the Hudson Institute on the administration's policy towards China. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

What a US free and open Pacific policy means for Taiwan

by Gary Sands October 30, 2018

Iraqi forces deploy on October 17, 2016 in the area of al-Shurah, some 45 kms south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Why US leaders persist in waging losing wars – and how they win anyway

by William J. Astore October 26, 2018

Russian Topol ICBMs outside Moscow for the nation's annual May 9 Victory Day parade. Photo: AFP/DIMA KOROTAYEV

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

US focus on hard power will lead to increasing militarization of the globe

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 25, 2018

Former US President Bill Clinton, who was the event's keynote speaker, compared the emergence of blockchain with that of e-commerce in the late 90s. Photo: AFP

China, South Asia, World

The end of America’s China fantasy

by Brahma Chellaney October 23, 2018

Weeks of shuttle diplomacy between Beijing and Washington have yielded nothing. Illustration: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Trade war with China represents persisting US concerns

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 18, 2018