The “BRICS Naval Drill” That Never Was By Andrew Korybko South Africa allowed this false perception to spread as a symbolic act of defiance against Trump given his hatred of BRICS, whose members and partners were invited to this drill, and… Read More ›
International Affairs
Carney’s Davos Shockwave: Europe And Canada Now Treated Like The “Third World”
Carney’s Davos Shockwave: Europe And Canada Now Treated Like The “Third World” By Uriel Araujo Canada’s prime minister openly acknowledged at Davos that global rules no longer govern world affairs. With Europe and Canada now openly facing pressures once reserved for… Read More ›
Interpreting Trump’s Harsh Criticism Of The UK’s Chagos Islands Compromise
Interpreting Trump’s Harsh Criticism Of The UK’s Chagos Islands Compromise By Andrew Korybko He might have meant to precondition the British public to expect the US to apply pressure upon the UK to nullify its arrangement with Mauritius on national security… Read More ›
Three Reasons Why Russia’s Planned RIC Revival Is Unlikely
Three Reasons Why Russia’s Planned RIC Revival Is Unlikely By Andrew Korybko The Sino-Indo rapprochement is still in its infancy, their territorial disputes remain unresolved, and India is under lots of pressure from the US nowadays. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov… Read More ›
Over 2 Million Ukrainians Now Evading Conscription Amid Mounting War Fatigue
Over 2 Million Ukrainians Now Evading Conscription Amid Mounting War Fatigue By Andrew Korybko The 2.2 million men that are currently on the run amounts to 6.8% of the Ukrainian population and is slightly larger than the percentage of Asians in… Read More ›
Lavrov Sounds Alarm On US Efforts To Cripple Russia’s Second-Strike Capability
Lavrov Sounds Alarm On US Efforts To Cripple Russia’s Second-Strike Capability By Andrew Korybko Russia has proven that it’s capable of retaining its nuclear second-strike capabilities, but the US’ continued attempt to neutralize them is very unfriendly, which greatly impedes any… Read More ›
Empire Gone Mad: Trump, Biden, And The Senility Of American Power
Empire Gone Mad: Trump, Biden, And The Senility Of American Power By Uriel Araujo Comparisons between Trump’s current behaviour and his predecessor Joe Biden’s visible cognitive decline highlight a broader American crisis, where aging leadership and weakened institutions undermine global credibility:… Read More ›
Trump’s “Consolidation” Strategy Collides With Big Tech, The Deep State, And Israeli Interests
Trump’s “Consolidation” Strategy Collides With Big Tech, The Deep State, And Israeli Interests By Uriel Araujo As the US confronts multipolarity and internal fracture, Trump’s foreign policy oscillates between restraint and escalation. Expert A. Wess Mitchell’s argues the concept of consolidation… Read More ›
How Likely Is It That Moldova (Re)Joins Romania?
How Likely Is It That Moldova (Re)Joins Romania? By Andrew Korybko Moldova already became a de facto member of NATO and those of its citizens who want to (re)join Romania already have dual citizenship so this is a moot issue by… Read More ›
Trump’s Latest Tariffs On NATO Allies Could Trigger Far‑Reaching Consequences
Trump’s Latest Tariffs On NATO Allies Could Trigger Far‑Reaching Consequences By Andrew Korybko The US might abandon its new interest in backing radical “security guarantees” for Ukraine due to worsening ties with Western Europe; increasingly Polish-led Central & Eastern Europe could… Read More ›