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UN vote a slap at Netanyahu rather than defense of peace

By:Ray Hanania Much is being made of US President Barack Obama's decision not to veto a UN Security Council resolution declaring what the whole world already believes: Israel's settlements violate…

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The refugee children

By : Benjamin Hunter Who were moved out of the Calais Jungle and into French homes are now turning back to Calais A few days ago, a 16-year-old Eritrean refugee…

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How America can cut off Iran’s poisonous tentacles

By Amital Etzioni I join Michèle Flournoy, Hillary Clinton's would-be secretary of defense, who praised the nomination of Gen. James Mattis as secretary of defense. He seems to understand the…

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There’s one key difference between the Second World War and the Syrian conflict

By:Robert Fisk The rebels of Aleppo are no heroes We refer to them as 'rebels'  as if they were the Maquis fighting in the French resistance or Partisans freeing Yugoslavia from…

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A new path to peace in the Middle East?

By: Charles C. Krulak  Training young Israeli and Arab leaders together shatters the Cold War mentality. As a young Marine captain commanding a rifle company in Vietnam, I had the…

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What Aleppo’s fall means for the region

By : Osama Al-Sharif The long battle for the eastern sector of Aleppo is virtually over. We all know its eventual outcome. It will take a few more days and…

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Power struggle continues inside Afghan Govt

By Catherine Putz With all this politicking, it's easy to see why Afghans and Afghanistan's Allies alike are frustrated and confused Two weeks after dismissing seven ministers with votes of…

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Why is US afraid of a Russian role in Afghanistan? The hole in the Heart of Asia

By: Peter Lee Asia Times is not responsible for the opinions, facts or any media content presented by contributors. In case of abuse, click here to report. There was one…

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Afghanistan will be the trump Administration’s first foreign policy crisis

By : Jonathan Schroden Many hotspots and geopolitical adversaries are constantly in the news and likely at the forefront of the foreign policy issues President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is…

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Why is US afraid of a Russian role in Afghanistan?

The two seemingly unconnected developments in Afghanistan last week  the controversy over First Vice-President Rashid's Dostum's excessive behaviour towards a political opponent and the Afghan government's public displeasure over the…

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