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Videos, opinions and analyses In English/Urdu on geopolitics, religious and ideological issues.
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The White House Press Secretary’s Hateful Definition Of Extremism Is Counterproductive
The White House Press Secretary’s Hateful Definition Of Extremism Is Counterproductive By Andrew Korybko To put it more generally, she condemned all minority views in a society as extremist, which can easily backfire at home and abroad. White House Press Secretary… Read More ›
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Rich Tribute Paid To Syed Ali Geelani At The Institute Of Regional Studies Webinar
Rich Tribute Paid To Syed Ali Geelani At The Institute Of Regional Studies (IRS) Webinar By News Desk The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Islamabad, organized a webinar, entitled: “An appraisal: Kashmir’s struggle for self-determination.” The panellists included Dr Farhan… Read More ›
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Why’d Lavrov Say That Russia Isn’t Alone Yet It Also Can’t Rely On Anyone But Itself?
Why’d Lavrov Say That Russia Isn’t Alone Yet It Also Can’t Rely On Anyone But Itself? By Andrew Korybko No country should ever enter into a position of disproportionate dependence whereby they literally come to rely on anyone else, though nor… Read More ›
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The German Foreign Minister Just Discredited The Entire Concept Of Western Democracy
The German Foreign Minister Just Discredited The Entire Concept Of Western Democracy By Andrew Korybko Annalena Baerbock’s remarks will in all likelihood be seen as a turning point in hindsight, during which time the “democratic” mask infamously slipped to reveal the… Read More ›
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Why Is Kiev So Scared Of The IAEA Visiting The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant?
Why Is Kiev So Scared Of The IAEA Visiting The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant? By Andrew Korybko If Kiev’s conspiracy theory was true about it being Moscow that’s supposedly attacked the same facility under its own control and is thus the… Read More ›
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The Political Fantasy To “Decolonise Russia” Is Doomed To Fail Due To Its People’s Patriotism
The Political Fantasy To “Decolonise Russia” Is Doomed To Fail Due To Its People’s Patriotism By Andrew Korybko Russia has mastered the art of “Democratic Security” at home so there’s no doubt that the Golden Billion’s political fantasy to “decolonise” (“Balkanise”)… Read More ›
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Syed Ali Geelani: The Struggle For Kashmir’s Self-Determination Continues
Syed Ali Geelani: The Struggle For Kashmir’s Self-Determination Continues By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai Self-determination, despite its ambiguities, has blossomed into a pivotal element in international relations in recent times. It has proven the key to resolving long festering disputes… Read More ›
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Suspected Pakistani Arms Sales To Kiev Don’t Automatically Imply Proxy War Intentions
Suspected Pakistani Arms Sales To Kiev Don’t Automatically Imply Proxy War Intentions By Andrew Korybko Casual observers of bilateral ties or even just International Relations more broadly might be misled into automatically believing that these reports imply that Pakistan’s US-backed post-modern… Read More ›
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Interpreting Putin And Kosachev’s Condolences Over Mikhail Gorbachev’s Death
Interpreting Putin And Kosachev’s Condolences Over Mikhail Gorbachev’s Death By Andrew Korybko It’s not contradictory nor surprising for someone like President Putin to simultaneously acknowledge the urgent necessity of reforms during the late Soviet era, lament the ultra-disastrous geopolitical and humanitarian… Read More ›
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Putin’s Message To This Year’s Eastern Economic Forum Summarizes His Asia-Pacific Strategy
Putin’s Message To This Year’s Eastern Economic Forum Summarizes His Asia-Pacific Strategy By Andrew Korybko The Eastern Economic Forum might have begun as a purely economic event seven years ago, but it’s since evolved into a strategic one due to the… Read More ›