Eritrea’s Hybrid War On Ethiopia Threatens To Set The Horn Of Africa Aflame By Andrew Korybko Ethiopia is on its own and cannot rely on US diplomatic assistance for resolving the spiralling regional security dilemma that Egypt orchestrated and is weaponizing… Read More ›
Geopolitics
French Media Revealed Russia’s Central Role In The Algerian-Malian Rapprochement
French Media Revealed Russia’s Central Role In The Algerian-Malian Rapprochement By Andrew Korybko Putin allegedly told his Malian counterpart to patch up his problems with Algeria during talks at the Kremlin last summer while Lavrov reportedly told his own counterpart in… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Against The “Russian Amazon” Is Driven By Political Motives
Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Against The “Russian Amazon” Is Driven By Political Motives By Andrew Korybko The goal is to create a growing class of malcontents by inflicting major harm to small business owners who might then shift the electoral odds against… Read More ›
The Pentagon’s Trillion-Dollar Crisis Threatens America’s Superpower Status
The Pentagon’s Trillion-Dollar Crisis Threatens America’s Superpower Status By Uriel Araujo Despite spending more than $1 trillion annually on defence, the United States faces procurement failures, industrial decline, leadership turmoil, and mounting costs from the Iran conflict. Growing fiscal dysfunction and… Read More ›
Russia And Iran Can Use Carrots And Sticks To Get Azerbaijan To Demilitarize TRIPP
Russia And Iran Can Use Carrots And Sticks To Get Azerbaijan To Demilitarize TRIPP By Andrew Korybko President Ilham Aliyev is a rational leader who might conclude that it’s better to cut mutually beneficial deals with Russia and Iran for resolving… Read More ›
Turkiye’s Maritime Security Pledge To Ukraine Threatens Russia’s Black Sea Interests
Turkiye’s Maritime Security Pledge To Ukraine Threatens Russia’s Black Sea Interests By Andrew Korybko Its newfound commitment to ensuring Ukraine’s maritime security poses a serious threat to Russia. Turkish Foreign Minister and former spy chief Hakan Fidan confirmed during a joint… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Defence Ministry Crisis Shows That Technology Cannot Replace Political Unity
Ukraine’s Defence Ministry Crisis Shows That Technology Cannot Replace Political Unity By Uriel Araujo Thousands of Ukrainians have rallied after the dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a leading advocate of military innovation and procurement reform. His removal has intensified debate… Read More ›
The Algerian-Malian Rapprochement Could Be A Game-Changer In The Sahel
The Algerian-Malian Rapprochement Could Be A Game-Changer In The Sahel By Andrew Korybko The best-case scenario is that Algeria gets the Tuareg rebels to defect from their radial Islamist allies in exchange for broad autonomy in Mali, Algeria replaces Libya’s Russian… Read More ›
What’s Driving Germany’s Planned €800 Billion Remilitarization?
What’s Driving Germany’s Planned €800 Billion Remilitarization? By Andrew Korybko Ideological, economic, and personal interests are responsible for the ruling liberal elite’s fateful decision that’ll lead to Germany replacing the US as Russia’s top perceived adversary. The Financial Times reported in… Read More ›
The Ankara Declaration Committed NATO To A Forever War With Russia
The Ankara Declaration Committed NATO To A Forever War With Russia By Andrew Korybko Its members’ pledge of €140 billion divided between the rest of this year and the next disincentivizes Russia to cease hostilities even once it obtains full control… Read More ›