Here’s How Karabakh Became The Catalyst Of Russia’s Southern Peripheral Setbacks By Andrew Korybko The previously unresolved Karabakh Conflict might in retrospect be seen as a several-decades-delayed grand strategic game-changer that revolutionized regional geopolitics. Vance’s recent trip to the South Caucasus, which… Read More ›
International Affairs
Iran’s Strikes On The UAE Exposed The Limits Of BRICS Unity
Iran’s Strikes On The UAE Exposed The Limits Of BRICS Unity By Andrew Korybko Iran and the UAE have polar opposite security interests vis-à-vis the US, while India took the UAE’s side over Iran’s arguably due to its nearly 100x greater… Read More ›
Zelensky Is Wrong: Russia Didn’t Start World War III In 2022; It Was The US In 1991!
Zelensky Is Wrong: Russia Didn’t Start World War III In 2022; It Was The US In 1991! By Andrew Korybko He defines World War III as a country “want[ing] to impose on the world a different way of life and change… Read More ›
The Gulf States’ Hosting Of US Forces Actually Made Them Less Safe
The Gulf States’ Hosting Of US Forces Actually Made Them Less Safe By Andrew Korybko From Iran’s perspective, they’re all complicit in the US’ massive first strike even if the role that US military infrastructure in their countries allegedly played was… Read More ›
The CIA’s Role In Mexico’s Cartel War: From ‘Assistance’ To Lethal Operations
The CIA’s Role In Mexico’s Cartel War: From ‘Assistance’ To Lethal Operations By Uriel Araujo New reports reveal US intelligence played a direct role in lethal cartel operations in Mexico, marking a dangerous escalation. What Washington calls “assistance” increasingly resembles covert… Read More ›
Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia
Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia By Andrew Korybko The authorities believe that Ukraine has quick access to Russian servicemen’s messages and exploits this for military purposes, which wouldn’t be possible without some degree of complicity… Read More ›
How US Military Action Against Iran Serves The Grand Strategy Of Containing China
How US Military Action Against Iran Serves The Grand Strategy Of Containing China By Andrew Korybko The goal is to obtain proxy control over Iran’s enormous oil and gas reserves so that they can be weaponized as leverage against China for… Read More ›
There’s A Good Reason Why Russia Is Closely Monitoring The Latest Afghan-Pakistani Clashes
There’s A Good Reason Why Russia Is Closely Monitoring The Latest Afghan-Pakistani Clashes By Andrew Korybko Russia envisages Afghanistan serving as the irreplaceable transit state for pioneering another North-South Transport Corridor, albeit this time between itself and Pakistan, but this master… Read More ›
Steel, Rail, And Oil: The Roadmap For A New Era In Russia-Pakistan Ties
Steel, Rail, And Oil: The Roadmap For A New Era In Russia-Pakistan Ties By Andrew Korybko For as promising as the opportunities that he discussed are, the US still wields a de facto veto over “Major Non-NATO Ally” Pakistan’s cooperation with… Read More ›
Putin’s Top Aide Patrushev Addressed The West’s Evolving Naval Threats To Russia
Putin’s Top Aide Patrushev Addressed The West’s Evolving Naval Threats To Russia By Andrew Korybko All in all, he has a solid understanding of their nature and how to most effectively respond to them, so observers shouldn’t worry about the West… Read More ›