Is France Funnelling Ukrainian Arms To West African Terrorists? By Andrew Korybko Mali and Burkina Faso, who’ve earlier accused France of supporting terrorism, should cooperate with those countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission whose recent summit saw Nigerian President Buhari… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Russian-Iranian Cooperation Expands From The Levant To Central Asia And The South Caucasus
Russian-Iranian Cooperation Expands From The Levant To Central Asia And The South Caucasus By Andrew Korybko As Russia and India trade more across Central Asia and the South Caucasus via the North-South Transport Corridor, Russian-Iranian coordination will naturally expand in those… Read More ›
There Might Be Unpredictable Consequences From Capping Russian Oil
There Might Be Unpredictable Consequences From Capping Russian Oil By Andrew Korybko This policy embodies the US-led West’s concept of the so-called “rules-based order” wherein double standards are arbitrarily applied in order to advance the West’s interests. On the one hand,… Read More ›
Russia’s Energy Geopolitics With China And India
Russia’s Energy Geopolitics With China And India By Andrew Korybko The top takeaways from this analysis are several. First, Russia’s energy geopolitics with China and India are mutually beneficial. Second, China’s energy diversification strategy is being balanced out by India’s insatiable… Read More ›
The Evolution Of Key Players’ Perceptions Across The Course Of The Ukrainian Conflict
The Evolution Of Key Players’ Perceptions Across The Course Of The Ukrainian Conflict By Andrew Korybko Hindsight is 20/20 as the clichéd saying goes, ergo the importance of reviewing prior assessments of every key player’s perceptions and associated assumptions about their… Read More ›
The Estonian Defence Minister Admitted That The Russian Armed Forces Remain Strong
The Estonian Defence Minister Admitted That The Russian Armed Forces Remain Strong By Andrew Korybko In the face of NATO’s inevitable reduction of armed support to Kiev as suggested by the New York Times’ latest report, which came a day before… Read More ›
The US’ Arms Backlog For Taiwan Caused By Ukraine Can Facilitate The New Détente
The US’ Arms Backlog For Taiwan Caused By Ukraine Can Facilitate The New Détente By Andrew Korybko Goodwill and trust are needed to take the New Détente forward, hence the significance of the US considering the indefinite delay or outright scrapping… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From The New York Times’ Report About NATO’s Military-Industrial Limitations
Five Takeaways From The New York Times’ Report About NATO’s Military-Industrial Limitations By Andrew Korybko NATO’s Anglo-American core evidently didn’t expect that Russia would militarily react to their crossing of its national security red lines in Ukraine, instead predicting that it… Read More ›
‘The Daily Beast’ Shared Some Surprisingly Accurate Assessments Of Chinese Interests
‘The Daily Beast’ Shared Some Surprisingly Accurate Assessments Of Chinese Interests By Andrew Korybko China’s grand strategic vulnerabilities are more acute nowadays than they’ve been at any time in the past half-century since its first rapprochement with the US. The Daily… Read More ›
The US’ Hybrid War On Turkiye Just Escalated After Ukraine’s Failed Sabotage Of TurkStream
The US’ Hybrid War On Turkiye Just Escalated After Ukraine’s Failed Sabotage Of TurkStream By Andrew Korybko The New Cold War that the US itself provoked has suddenly taken an unexpected turn whereby that declining unipolar hegemon is now backstabbing its… Read More ›