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Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addresses the media on his first day at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad on August 20, 2018. Photo: AFP / Farooq Naeem

Afghanistan, China, India, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistani foreign minister optimistic on future of relations with US

by Zamir Awan October 8, 2018

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

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

US-India 2+2 Dialogue: concerns for the whole region

by Zamir Awan September 13, 2018

Photo: AFP/Andrew Harnik

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

The way forward for US-Pakistan relations

by Zamir Awan September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Indonesian school students wave flags as they welcome a visiting North Korean nominal head of state in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Weda

AT Finance, China, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why Indonesia loves North Korea

by Erin Cook September 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Pentagon. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

How the last superpower was unchained

by Tom Engelhardt June 17, 2018

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers fly from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Air Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan via Reuters

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

America’s military report card scores a failing grade

by Andrew Bacevich April 16, 2018

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber flying over South Korea with US and South Korean fighter jets during a joint military drill this week. Photo: South Korean Defense Ministry via AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

A tale of American hubris

by Tom Engelhardt April 15, 2018April 15, 2018

A THAAD interceptor is test-launched in Kodiak, Alaska, on July 11, 2017. Photo: Leah Garton / Missile Defense Agency / Handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Weapons for anyone: Trump and the art of the arms deal

by William D Hartung April 2, 2018

US President Donald Trump with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: Mark Wilson / dpa for AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

The drums of war again herald the sorry rhymes of history

by David Simmons March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Italy, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Terror in the name of terror

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan February 8, 2018February 8, 2018

US Army soldiers take a defensive position in the desert, ready for any trouble that comes their way. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Mapping a world from hell: 76 countries now involved in US ‘war on terror’

by Tom Engelhardt January 9, 2018January 9, 2018

Armed police patrol busy public areas around Westminster as security is stepped up ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in London on December 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Eddie Keogh

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, Syria, World

ISIS returnees will bring new risks in 2018

by Tatiana Kanunnikova January 2, 2018January 2, 2018

Osama bin Laden in June 1999. Photo courtesy of AFP

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Bin Laden’s America: Niger, 9/11, and apocalyptic humiliation

by Tom Engelhardt November 3, 2017

A U.S. special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a U.S.-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 4, 2014. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, Germany, Vietnam, World

Washington’s African pivot in the ‘war on terror’

by Andrew Brennan November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Islamabad on October 24. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India dominates talks as Tillerson stops over in Pakistan

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 27, 2017February 18, 2020

This file photo shows US General David Petraeus when he was commander of the international security assistance force and commander of US Forces in Afghanistan, testifying at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the situation in Afghanistan in 2011. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Vietnam, World

‘Tell me how this ends?’ Petraeus finally answers his own question

by Tom Engelhardt October 19, 2017October 19, 2017

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview in Kabul in May. Photo: AFP/ Anadolu Agency

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

Karzai warns Afghans and neighbors to resist ‘US agenda’

by Ruchi Kumar October 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif addresses supporters during a rally in Gujranwala, near Lahore, in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Mohsin Raza

Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan focusing on new diplomatic ties, foreign policy

by Ehsan Sehgal September 28, 2017

People gather at a building destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes in the northwestern city of Amran, Yemen, on September 8, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Khaled Abdullah

Afghanistan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea may be next victim of US lust for battle

by Ehsan Sehgal September 27, 2017

A cadet of the Pakistan Navy participates in a ceremony to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi on August 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Akhtar Soomro

Afghanistan, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan held back by its obsession with security

by Hammal Kashani September 26, 2017

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

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

The right question about Trump’s Afghan policy

by Bilal Khan September 4, 2017

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, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Trump’s ‘new’ South Asia policy is Obama redux

by Bahauddin Foizee September 1, 2017

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

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

Trump’s Afghan policy riddled with flaws

by Hammal Kashani August 29, 2017August 30, 2017

US President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with members of his Cabinet at the White House on June 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

High crimes and demeanors in the Age of Trump

by Tom Engelhardt August 20, 2017

The destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul is shown on June 29, 2017. Photo: AFP / Ahmad al-Rubaye

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

Empire of destruction: the reality of ‘precision warfare’

by Tom Engelhardt July 25, 2017

The body of a Syrian girl lies on a bed at a makeshift hospital following reported shelling on a kindergarten in the rebel-held area of Harasta, on the northeastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, on November 6, 2016. At least four children were killed and 19 people injured in the government strike in Harasta, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Photo: Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP

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

How the invasion of Iraq came home

by Tom Engelhardt March 22, 2017

Members of the Taliban in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. File Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

How the US ends up training al-Qaeda and ISIS collaborators

by Christina Lin December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

US President Donald Trump speaking next to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

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

Anti-establishment hopes for Trump are dwindling

by Ghada Chehade November 18, 2016November 17, 2016

Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

US taxpayers carry the debt burden for dubious alliances

by Christina Lin September 22, 2016February 18, 2020

Obama’s ‘stupid stuff’ turned upside down

by Pepe Escobar September 18, 2014June 17, 2020