China’s “Military Diplomacy” Between Thailand And Cambodia Is Becoming Trickier By Andrew Korybko Thailand appears to be intimating that it’s displeased with China’s arms sales to Cambodia, with the innuendo that China should curtail them out of respect for Thailand, which… Read More ›
The US Might Pursue The “Peaceful Balkanization” Of The Congo By Andrew Korybko Trump 2.0 might conclude that federalization is the only sustainable solution to the Congo’s protracted political-security crises for averting its (inevitable?) second collapse and subsequently enabling the US… Read More ›
Kazakhstan Might Have Just Placed Itself On An Irreversible Collision Course With Russia By Andrew Korybko The production of NATO-standard shells hints that Kazakhstan plans to follow in Azerbaijan’s footsteps by having its armed forces conform with the bloc’s standards ahead… Read More ›
Turkish Curriculum’s Renaming Of Central Asia To Turkistan Is Turkiye’s Latest Soft Power Flex By Andrew Korybko Russia should brace itself for the turbocharging of Turkish-led comprehensive integration processes along its southern front and the serious implications that this could have… Read More ›
“Muslim NATO” Or Multipolar Hedge? Iran’s Bid To Enter Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact By Uriel Araujo Reports of Iran seeking closer ties to the Saudi-Pakistan defence pact raise questions about a supposed “Muslim NATO.” With both Islamabad and Riyadh linked to Western… Read More ›
Poland’s Balancing Act: Nawrocki On Zelensky, Russia, And Trump By Andrew Korybko His views towards all three are impressively pragmatic for a Polish President and could presage his country complying with whatever grand strategic deal the US and Russia might reach… Read More ›
The EU’s New Policy Towards Russia’s Seized Assets Isn’t About Helping Ukraine By Andrew Korybko The real purpose might be to prevent the US from reaching a deal with Russia per point 14 of its leaked 28-point peace framework to invest… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Investigation Appears To Be On The Brink Of Implicating Zelensky By Andrew Korybko The New York Times’ recent report about his government’s responsibility for the worst corruption scandal in Ukraine’s history suggests that the walls are closing in and… Read More ›
All Key Players Have Their Reasons For Excluding Poland From The Ukrainian Peace Process By Andrew Korybko Their snubbing discredits the image that Poland wants to cultivate of a former Great Power that’s finally reviving its long-lost status as a European… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Ethnopolitics Under Scrutiny As Genocide Accusations Against Russia Backfire By Uriel Araujo Russia has indicted senior Ukrainian officials on genocide charges, and, in parallel, the International Court of Justice has accepted Moscow’s counterclaim against Kiev’s genocide accusations. The developments expose… Read More ›
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