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Trump cannot afford breaking off ties with Pakistan: NYT

United States President Donald Trump cannot afford to walk away from Pakistan, which has often provided vital intelligence and has the world's fastest-growing nuclear arsenal, a New York Times article…

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US creates rift among Russia, Turkey & Iran

Turkey summoned the US charge d'affaires in Ankara to convey its concerns over the US' continuing support for the Kurdish militia in Syria with weapons and training, President Recep Erdogan…

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China’s end game The path towards global leadership

By Timothy R. Heath Dueling high level strategy documents in both the United States and China portend an intensifying competition for leadership and influence at the global systemic level. The…

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China’s breathtaking transformation into a scientific superpower

By Robert J. Samuelson The National Science Foundation and the National Science Board have just released their biennial “Science & Engineering Indicators,” a voluminous document describing the state of American…

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A Chinese drone for all seasons

The MIT Technology Review featured a riveting article some months ago entitled China's AI Awakening. Its blurb was positively startling: 'The West shouldn't fear China's artificial-intelligence revolution. It should copy…

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Arab states to seek recognition of East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital

Jordan's foreign minister and the head of the Arab League said they would push for an international resolution on naming Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital. This follows the US move…

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US, Israel step up hybrid war in Syria

The Russian airbase in Syria, Hmeimim, and the naval base at Tartus came under simultaneous drone attack. The advanced Russian air defence system thwarted the attack. A wave of 13…

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6 ways life in SA will change in 2018

By Zahraa Alkhalisi The kingdom is pushing ahead with an economic overhaul aimed at ending what Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman once called its "addiction" to oil. Change is now…

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Trump’s failed coup in Iran

By Eric Margolis Listen to the state-'guided' US media this past week and you'd believe a series of spontaneous anti-government protests broke out across Iran. The protests, according to President…

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US – Pakistan split – Whither Afghanistan?

By Andrew Korybko The escalating tensions between the US and Pakistan over what Washington says is Islamabad's provision of “safe havens to terrorists” might lead to NATO being cut off…

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