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Videos, opinions and analyses In English/Urdu on geopolitics, religious and ideological issues.
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No, Islam Does Not Hate Dogs: A Textual Refutation Of A Persistent Myth
No, Islam Does Not Hate Dogs: A Textual Refutation Of A Persistent Myth By Yasin Abdel Magid Mekkawy al-Hasani A Case Study in How Polemics Distort Sacred Texts Few topics expose the gap between Islamic sources and popular polemics as… Read More ›
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Nawrocki Sounds Alarm on German Hybrid Warfare Targeting Polish Sovereignty
Nawrocki Sounds Alarm on German Hybrid Warfare Targeting Polish Sovereignty By Andrew Korybko Instead of another invasion, the current German threat to Poland is the hybrid warfare that’s actively waged against it through the German-led EU, the goal of which is… Read More ›
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From Ukraine To Greenland: How Trump’s Arctic Strategy Is Rewiring Europe’s Russia Policy
From Ukraine To Greenland: How Trump’s Arctic Strategy Is Rewiring Europe’s Russia Policy By Uriel Araujo A “100% ready” US-Ukraine security agreement emerges as Europe faces growing pressure from Washington on Greenland. The Arctic factor adds a new layer of uncertainty,… Read More ›
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Belarus’ Dramatic Pivot On Poland Points To A Deepening Rift With Russia
Belarus’ Dramatic Pivot On Poland Points To A Deepening Rift With Russia By Andrew Korybko This is arguably the result of growing US influence over Belarus throughout the course of their talks. Russia and Belarus coordinate military policy through the CSTO,… Read More ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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Lavrov Exposes Europe’s Plot to Subvert Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan
Lavrov Exposes Europe’s Plot to Subvert Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko Astute observers can read between the lines and discern Russia’s displeasure with him too. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s first press conference of the year in late January… Read More ›
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The US’ New National Defence Strategy Calls For A World War-Like Military Build-Up
The US’ New National Defence Strategy Calls For A World War-Like Military Build-Up By Andrew Korybko This final “Line of Effort” underpins the preceding three regarding the Western Hemisphere, the Indo-Pacific, and burden-sharing, all of which are being pursued in furtherance… Read More ›
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Interpreting Trump’s Harsh Criticism Of The UK’s Chagos Islands Compromise
Interpreting Trump’s Harsh Criticism Of The UK’s Chagos Islands Compromise By Andrew Korybko He might have meant to precondition the British public to expect the US to apply pressure upon the UK to nullify its arrangement with Mauritius on national security… Read More ›
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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 ›