Will China Step Up To Protect Its Access To Zambia’s Critical Minerals From The US? By Andrew Korybko China could replace the US’ subsidization of Zambia’s healthcare industry to preempt it from obtaining influence over Zambia’s critical minerals one, but failing… Read More ›
Why Russia Launched The Sovintern By Andrew Korybko If Russia didn’t foster cooperation among international leftist forces that are acceptable to it, then it would cede influence over the left as a whole to the US, which would then exploit this… Read More ›
The Lithuanian Foreign Minister’s Scandalous Interview Revealed Much More Than His Kaliningrad Threat By Andrew Korybko His claim that “NATO has the means to raze” that region to the ground was by far the most scandalous part, but he also championed… Read More ›
A New Iron Curtain Is Inevitable By Andrew Korybko Russia’s consequent focus on the western front might embolden US-backed NATO member Turkiye to accelerate its power play in the south at the risk of sparking another regional crisis after Ukraine. Russian… Read More ›
Five Ways Pashinyan Undermined Russia’s Position In The South Caucasus By Andrew Korybko Pashinyan is by far the most anti-Russian leader to emerge from the former Soviet Union behind Zelensky and Saakashvili. Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu recently confirmed that… Read More ›
The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep By Andrew Korybko There are really only three scenarios left: NATO finally agrees to some form of Russia’s proposals; Russia launches a preventive war against European NATO betting that the… Read More ›
There’s No Realistic Chance That Pakistan Will Join The Abraham Accords Anytime Soon By Andrew Korybko Pakistan would discredit itself, both as state and as regards its ruling establishment, while inflicting immense harm to its national interests as decisionmakers consider them… Read More ›
Turkiye’s Reportedly Proposed Military Pipeline To Romania Will Worsen Tensions With Russia By Andrew Korybko The Polish-led “cordon sanitaire” that’s taking shape along Russia’s western borders will connect with the Turkish-led one that’s poised to emerge along its southern borders, thus… Read More ›
From Quad To “Squad”: Why The Philippines Is Becoming Washington’s New Anti-China Proxy By Uriel Araujo As the Quad struggles with internal contradictions and worsening US-India tensions, the Philippines is rapidly becoming central to Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Joint military exercises, missile… Read More ›
What’s The Endgame Behind Russia’s “Systematic Strikes” On Kiev? By Andrew Korybko Putin is either “escalating to de-escalate” with the expectation that Trump will pressure Zelensky into complying with more of Russia’s terms for peace, namely withdrawing from Donbass at minimum,… Read More ›
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