Trump’s F-35 Gamble: Saudi-Israeli Normalization As The Key To IMEC’s Return By Andrew Korybko This could make it easier for Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel even in the absence of Palestinian independence and thus restore the political viability of… Read More ›
Geopolitics
A Lithuanian Drone Provocation Almost Derailed Witkoff’s And Kushner’s Trip To Moscow
A Lithuanian Drone Provocation Almost Derailed Witkoff’s And Kushner’s Trip To Moscow By Andrew Korybko Had it not been downed over the Belarusian border city of Grodno and instead passed into Poland on the way to the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training,… Read More ›
EU-Mercosur: The World’s Largest Trade Deal And The Politics Of Multi-Alignment
EU-Mercosur: The World’s Largest Trade Deal And The Politics Of Multi-Alignment By Uriel Araujo Brazil prepares to sign the EU–Mercosur agreement in what could become the world’s largest trade deal. As Trump’s tariff politics shake traditional trade patterns, Brazil pursues diversification…. Read More ›
Is Azerbaijan Secretly Shipping Su-22s To Ukraine?
Is Azerbaijan Secretly Shipping Su-22s To Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Proper media literacy can help folks more confidently discern the variety of information products that they’re exposed to and therefore reduce the chances that they’re duped into falling for fake news…. Read More ›
The “Community Of Central Asia” Could Reduce Russia’s Regional Influence
The “Community Of Central Asia” Could Reduce Russia’s Regional Influence By Andrew Korybko This new group might foster a stronger sense of shared regional identity among its members, even ethnic in the pan-Turkic sense (Tajikistan being the exception), than the one… Read More ›
NATO’s Flirtation With Pre-Emptive Cyber Strikes Against Russia Is Incredibly Dangerous
NATO’s Flirtation With Pre-Emptive Cyber Strikes Against Russia Is Incredibly Dangerous By Andrew Korybko The British might be egging this on to provoke a crisis for ruining the renascent Russian-US “New Détente”, but even if this fails, Continental Europe would still… Read More ›
Nawrocki Cancelled His Planned Meeting With Orban On A False Pretext
Nawrocki Cancelled His Planned Meeting With Orban On A False Pretext By Andrew Korybko The head of his foreign affairs office said that this is because Orban just met with Putin to negotiate energy deals, but Nawrocki met with Trump shortly… Read More ›
The US’ Own Policies, Not Russian Propaganda, Are Why It’s Losing Support In Mexico
The US’ Own Policies, Not Russian Propaganda, Are Why It’s Losing Support In Mexico By Andrew Korybko It appears that Mexican society is bifurcating into diehard pro- and anti-US camps, the essence of which isn’t anything new in principle but is… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Scandal Is Turning Into A Rolling Coup
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Scandal Is Turning Into A Rolling Coup By Andrew Korybko Zelensky might be next after Yermak was just taken down unless he complies with Trump’s demands for peace, in which case it’s not unforeseeable that he too could be… Read More ›
A Top US Foreign Policy Magazine Warned About Trump’s Counterproductive Policy Towards BRICS
A Top US Foreign Policy Magazine Warned About Trump’s Counterproductive Policy Towards BRICS By Andrew Korybko Staying the course risks harming the US’ strategic interests, but arguably not in the way that they fear. Foreign Affairs, the influential Council on Foreign… Read More ›