Saudi Arabia Has Five Points Of Leverage Over The US By Andrew Korybko It probably won’t ever muster up the political will to use them, however, but the possibility always remains. Trump recently surprised the Saudis by demanding that they recognize Israel as… Read More ›
France Is Leading The West’s “War of Attrition” Against Russia By Andrew Korybko Its leadership apparently calculated that the associated risks are worth becoming the US’ top ally in “NATO 3.0”, but its competition with Germany and the UK for this… Read More ›
Crypto’s Iran Paradox: A Tool Of US Financial Power And A Force For De-Escalation By Uriel Araujo Crypto has become an influential force in Washington. As the Iranian war risks threatening oil markets and the global economy, crypto interests may become… Read More ›
Why Russia’s Accidental Missile Incursion Into Poland Won’t Lead To Escalation By Andrew Korybko All in all, this isn’t all that big of a deal, unlike how some are framing it. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk claimed that the missile that entered his… Read More ›
Why Did Ukraine Defy Trump’s Reported Warning Against Attacking Non-Russian Vessels In The Black Sea? By Andrew Korybko The optics are terrible for the Trump Administration. The partially US-owned Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which facilitates landlocked Kazakhstan’s oil exports to the… Read More ›
What’s Behind Iran And Ukraine’s Sudden Mutual De-Escalation? By Andrew Korybko The US, Iran, and possibly also Russia appear to have calculated that it’s not in their interests, only in Ukraine’s and Israel’s. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi’s latest tweet came as… Read More ›
Poland’s Trilateral Patriot Production Proposal Throws A Wrench In Ukraine’s Plans By Andrew Korybko This can be seen as another attempt by Poland to clinch significant military-security deals, including a permanent US base and possibly hosting nukes, for convincing Trump 2.0… Read More ›
Europe’s Rearmament Is Reviving A Dangerous Franco-German Rivalry By Uriel Araujo Europe’s military buildup masks growing tensions between France and Germany over defence, industry, and strategic leadership. The collapse of FCAS, renewed industrial nationalism, and continued dependence on Washington reveal a… Read More ›
The US’ Hybrid War Against Russia, China, And Iran Is A De Facto World War By Andrew Korybko Awareness of this fact could improve Russian policy formulation going forward. Ivan Timofeev, one of the Valdai Club’s programme directors and the Director… Read More ›
The Ukrainian Conflict’s “Southern Front” Is Becoming A Maritime War Of Attrition By Andrew Korybko The heightened stakes associated with this latest phase of the conflict suggest that an even greater escalation might be inevitable, but it’s still possible that this… Read More ›