Brazil-Russia Nuclear Diplomacy Challenges Washington’s Hemispheric Dominance By Uriel Araujo A renewed Brazil-Russia nuclear partnership covers energy generation, fuel cycles, and advanced reactors. The agreement emerges as Brazil reassesses defence, energy security, and strategic partnerships. In a multipolar context, the move… Read More ›
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Lavrov Soberly Acknowledged The Challenges Posed By Trump 2.0
Lavrov Soberly Acknowledged The Challenges Posed By Trump 2.0 By Andrew Korybko He calmly acknowledged that it’s now more difficult for Russia to advance its foreign policy goals due to the US’ renewed attempt to dominate the global economy through coercion… Read More ›
Eclipsing Kashmir: Why The Afghanistan-Pakistan Standoff Is Now South Asia’s Most Volatile Fault Line
Eclipsing Kashmir: Why The Afghanistan-Pakistan Standoff Is Now South Asia’s Most Volatile Fault Line By Uriel Araujo The Afghanistan–Pakistan border is emerging as a new epicentre of instability, amid Pakistan’s accusations against the Taliban and Kabul’s warming ties with India. Escalation… Read More ›
The “BRICS Naval Drill” That Never Was
The “BRICS Naval Drill” That Never Was By Andrew Korybko South Africa allowed this false perception to spread as a symbolic act of defiance against Trump given his hatred of BRICS, whose members and partners were invited to this drill, and… Read More ›
Carney’s Davos Shockwave: Europe And Canada Now Treated Like The “Third World”
Carney’s Davos Shockwave: Europe And Canada Now Treated Like The “Third World” By Uriel Araujo Canada’s prime minister openly acknowledged at Davos that global rules no longer govern world affairs. With Europe and Canada now openly facing pressures once reserved for… Read More ›
Three Reasons Why Russia’s Planned RIC Revival Is Unlikely
Three Reasons Why Russia’s Planned RIC Revival Is Unlikely By Andrew Korybko The Sino-Indo rapprochement is still in its infancy, their territorial disputes remain unresolved, and India is under lots of pressure from the US nowadays. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov… Read More ›
Why Did Trump Bomb ISIS In Nigeria On Christmas?
Why Did Trump Bomb ISIS In Nigeria On Christmas? By Andrew Korybko This might not be a one-off attack for domestic political purposes but the beginning of a campaign aimed at wresting Nigeria away from BRICS and restoring its role as… Read More ›
Trump’s F-35 Gamble: Saudi-Israeli Normalization As The Key To IMEC’s Return
Trump’s F-35 Gamble: Saudi-Israeli Normalization As The Key To IMEC’s Return By Andrew Korybko This could make it easier for Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel even in the absence of Palestinian independence and thus restore the political viability of… Read More ›
EU-Mercosur: The World’s Largest Trade Deal And The Politics Of Multi-Alignment
EU-Mercosur: The World’s Largest Trade Deal And The Politics Of Multi-Alignment By Uriel Araujo Brazil prepares to sign the EU–Mercosur agreement in what could become the world’s largest trade deal. As Trump’s tariff politics shake traditional trade patterns, Brazil pursues diversification…. Read More ›
A Top US Foreign Policy Magazine Warned About Trump’s Counterproductive Policy Towards BRICS
A Top US Foreign Policy Magazine Warned About Trump’s Counterproductive Policy Towards BRICS By Andrew Korybko Staying the course risks harming the US’ strategic interests, but arguably not in the way that they fear. Foreign Affairs, the influential Council on Foreign… Read More ›