Saudi Arabia Might Be Forced By The West To Recognize Yemen’s Redivision Into Two States By Andrew Korybko The US might recognize the Houthis’ de facto state as part of a grand regional deal with Iran and for aiding the recovery… Read More ›
International Affairs
Did Ukraine Stage The Lithuanian Drone Incident To Derail US-Belarus Détente?
Did Ukraine Stage The Lithuanian Drone Incident To Derail US-Belarus Détente? By Andrew Korybko Ukraine already flies drones through the Baltic States’ airspace (arguably via Belarus), has an interest in preventing Belarus’ potash exports via Lithuania, and thus has a motive… Read More ›
Putin Says Europe’s Systemic Errors Fuelled The AfD’s Rise
Putin Says Europe’s Systemic Errors Fuelled The AfD’s Rise By Andrew Korybko Had former Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successors remained true to Helmut Kohl’s vision, then the AfD might never have become Germany’s most popular party, so its astronomical rise… Read More ›
Is The United Kingdom Heading For Breakup? Celtic Leaders Unite As Trump Fuels The Irish Question
Is The United Kingdom Heading For Breakup? Celtic Leaders Unite As Trump Fuels The Irish Question By Uriel Araujo For the first time, the First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are jointly pushing for the end of the United… Read More ›
From “Israel First” To “Peace First”: Rethinking US Foreign Policy
From “Israel First” To “Peace First”: Rethinking US Foreign Policy By Dr Maqsood Jafri Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: America Must Rethink Its Foreign Policy I endorse the view point of eminent intellectual journalist Syed Mushahid Hussain. He has written: “25… Read More ›
9/11 At 25: CIA Forewarnings And The Dark Legacy Of The War on Terror
9/11 At 25: CIA Forewarnings And The Dark Legacy Of The War on Terror By Uriel Araujo The true legacy of the post-9/11 era is thus twofold: the continued willingness to support, directly or indirectly, fundamentalist jihadist networks when geopolitically useful,… Read More ›
How Far Will Trump Go In Threatening The UK’s Territorial Integrity?
How Far Will Trump Go In Threatening The UK’s Territorial Integrity? By Andrew Korybko His remarks about its dispute with Argentina and Irish unification have caused alarm in London. Trump casually quipped in early September that the US might not come to the… Read More ›
Pakistan’s Financial Pivot To The US Signals A Strategic Drift Away From China
Pakistan’s Financial Pivot To The US Signals A Strategic Drift Away From China By Andrew Korybko The consequent expansion of US financial influence throughout the Pakistani economy will greatly reduce the chances that Pakistan ever regains its already flimsy sovereignty. The… Read More ›
From Non-Alignment To Multi-Alignment: How The Global South Is Navigating The New Cold War
From Non-Alignment To Multi-Alignment: How The Global South Is Navigating The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko Multi-alignment’s pragmatism has been demonstrated by China, which is the US’ systemic rival, but even it doesn’t actively oppose the West like Russia does… Read More ›
Europe’s Atlanticist Consensus Is Cracking: AfD, Mélenchon And The Revolt Against NATO Orthodoxy
Europe’s Atlanticist Consensus Is Cracking: AfD, Mélenchon And The Revolt Against NATO Orthodoxy By Uriel Araujo The AfD’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt and Mélenchon’s growing challenge to NATO are exposing the political divide in Europe. From Germany to France, right-wing and left-wing… Read More ›