Russian-American Relations: Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way By Andrew Korybko The highly anticipated Putin-Biden Summit resulted in very few tangible outcomes, but obsessing over that fact misses the most important point, which is that their leaders confirmed that there’s… Read More ›
Analysis
Will The US Stir Up More Trouble In The South China Sea This Summer?
Will The US Stir Up More Trouble In The South China Sea This Summer? By Andrew Korybko Even a pragmatic understanding between the US and Russia to “regulate” their regional competition in Central & Eastern Europe could enable America to focus… Read More ›
Russia’s International Tourism Reforms Show That It Has Nothing To Hide
Russia’s International Tourism Reforms Show That It Has Nothing To Hide By Andrew Korybko The law that President Putin recently signed allowing tourists to remain in Russia for six months so long as they’ve booked their hotel stay in advance for… Read More ›
The Upcoming Great War And Policy Options For Pakistan
The Upcoming Great War And Policy Options For Pakistan By Syeda Qudsiya Mashhadi The renowned Islamic scholar and expert in Islamic Eschatology, Sheikh Imran N. Hosein, is currently visiting Pakistan. I recently watched his three-part analysis on the impending Great… Read More ›
America Must Stop Punishing Average Russians If It’s To Regain Its Soft Power
America Must Stop Punishing Average Russians If It’s To Regain Its Soft Power By Andrew Korybko The US Embassy in Russia’s announcement that it’ll stop issuing non-immigrant visas to the host country’s citizens in response to Moscow prohibiting its employment of… Read More ›
The EU Parliament’s Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous
The EU Parliament’s Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous By Andrew Korybko Russia is a major world power, and if the EU can attempt to bully it in such a dangerous way, then there’s nothing stopping the bloc from doing the same to… Read More ›
The Russian-Taliban Bounty Conspiracy Theory: Postmortem
The Russian-Taliban Bounty Conspiracy Theory: Postmortem By Andrew Korybko The recent revelation that the US Intelligence Community only ever had ‘low to moderate confidence’ in last summer’s sensational claims that Russia was paying bounties to the Taliban for every American soldier… Read More ›
Biden’s Afghan Withdrawal Isn’t A Blow To China
Biden’s Afghan Withdrawal Isn’t A Blow To China By Andrew Korybko It was hyperbole for Ghosh to claim that ‘Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Is A Blow To China’. It might only be so in the worst-case scenario, which is far from certain…. Read More ›
Here’s A List Of The US’ Top Failures In Afghanistan
Here’s A List Of The US’ Top Failures In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko The US’ War on Afghanistan spectacularly failed to accomplish anything positive of significance. US President Biden’s announcement that his country will initiate its full withdrawal from Afghanistan on 1 May… Read More ›
Why Does Ukraine Want War?
Why Does Ukraine Want War? By Andrew Korybko Ukraine wants war with Russia due to a combination of domestic and international factors, but such a scenario would be disastrous for the Eastern European country and only serve the interests of some… Read More ›