Warmongering – Page 2 – Asia Times

US President Donald Trump speaks during a post-election press conference in the East Room of the White House. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Midterm massacre and the shape, tenor of Trump’s Asia-policy mix

by William Holland November 8, 2018

An Apple iPad monitor in Istanbul displays the logos of well-known world brands. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Masses manipulated by manufactured consent and desires

by Imad Zafar October 19, 2018

Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul

Iran, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Khashoggi affair won’t stop Trump’s drive for war with Iran

by Jefferson Morley October 17, 2018

Rivalry between India and Pakistan sometimes gets un-neighborly. Illustration: iStock

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan-India rift ‘the fault of the stars’

by Imad Zafar September 24, 2018

A toy soldier fires a rocket launcher in front of an explosion. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Vietnam, World

Heroes and zeroes: McCain and Drumpf

by Neville Sarony September 9, 2018

A US-made F-16 fighter jet. Photo: AFP/Sam Yeh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

US war machine continues to grow under Trump

by Vijay Prashad August 3, 2018August 6, 2018

In this image released by the US Department of Defense the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile on April 14, 2018, against Syria. Photo: AFP / US Department of Defense / Kallysta Castillo

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

The ‘scourge’ of chemical weapons: Newspeak in the modern era

by David Simmons July 10, 2018

A Syrian military officer records a video inside the destroyed Scientific Research Centre in Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Missile strikes are not a Syria strategy

by Richard N. Haass April 21, 2018

The destroyed Scientific Research Center is seen in Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Are we at an inflection point?

by Norman A. Bailey April 17, 2018

Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground-attack planes at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Why military escalation in Syria is not in US interest

by Frederick Kuo April 11, 2018

CGI of Chinese J-31/ F-60 Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter Jet . Photo: China Military Net

Beijing, China, Egypt, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China’s military reach goes global, leaving rivals behind

by William Holland February 15, 2018

Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement mark 1,000 days of the Saudi-led military intervention in the Yemeni conflict, in Sanaa on December 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Australia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, World

Implications of Houthi capture of US Navy underwater drone

by Stephen Bryen January 6, 2018

A still image taken from a video distributed by Yemen's pro-Houthi Al Masirah television station on November 5, 2017, shows what it says was the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh's King Khaled Airport. Photo: Houthi Military Media Unit via Reuters TV

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

How US can respond to Iranian missiles

by Stephen Bryen December 16, 2017December 17, 2017

Souvenir plates with images of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong and President Xi Jinping are seen at a shop during the Communist Party's 19th National Congress in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/ Tyrone Siu

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

China is no more ‘aggressive’ than US and its allies

by Ken Moak November 27, 2017

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 missile is launched during a drill in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 30, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, France, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Rational actors – including China – must rein in Kim

by Todd Royal September 11, 2017

Chinese troops march during a military parade in Zhurihe, Inner Mongolia. Source: CCTV

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Asia must get serious to counter China’s hegemonic rise

by Todd Royal August 24, 2017

US soldiers arrive in Zagan, Poland, in January 2017 as part of Nato's troop buildup in Eastern Europe. Photo: Agencja Gazeta/Anna Krasko via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Fanning fear-mongering rhetoric is not doing us any favors

by Ken Moak March 28, 2017