Pakistan Should Rubbish Any Thoughts Of Forcible Regime Change In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ recent US-inspired “democracy building” rhetoric about Afghanistan ominously suggests that Pakistan might be preparing an American-backed regime change operation. Pakistan’s Ministry of… Read More ›
Pakistan
Interpreting Pakistan’s Support For Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan
Interpreting Pakistan’s Support For Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko Pakistani-US ties are on the cusp of a renaissance that could restore their Old Cold War-era “golden age” of relations provided that they remain on track as expected. Trump’s claim that “the… Read More ›
Bridging Civilizations: Pakistan And Uzbekistan Celebrate Shared Cultural Legacy
Bridging Civilizations: Pakistan And Uzbekistan Celebrate Shared Cultural Legacy By News Desk Conference on “Pakistan-Uzbekistan Shared Cultural History” Held in Islamabad The MUSLIM Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Uzbekistan, organized an international conference titled “Pakistan-Uzbekistan Shared Cultural History”… Read More ›
The Saudi-Pak Mutual Defence Pact Is Mostly Symbolic For Soft Power’s Sake
The Saudi-Pak Mutual Defence Pact Is Mostly Symbolic For Soft Power’s Sake By Andrew Korybko Both want to “save face” after Israel’s attack on Qatar and remind fellow Muslims about the importance of more intra-Ummah military-technical cooperation, not set the stage… Read More ›
Pakistan Can Tip The Balance Of Power In Central Asia
Pakistan Can Tip The Balance Of Power In Central Asia By Andrew Korybko Colluding with the US on destabilizing Afghanistan and returning Western military infrastructure to the region would turbocharge the emerging Turkic Bloc’s rise at the expense of Russia’s influence… Read More ›
Water Wars: How India-Pakistan River Politics Threaten Regional Stability
Water Wars: How India-Pakistan River Politics Threaten Regional Stability By Uriel Araujo Tensions between India and Pakistan are rising amid accusations of water weaponization after floods displaced 1.8 million people. Control of the Indus River has long been a geopolitical fault… Read More ›
Why Did The US Raise The Terrorist Designation For A Group Of Anti-Chinese Militants In Pakistan?
Why Did The US Raise The Terrorist Designation For A Group Of Anti-Chinese Militants In Pakistan? By Andrew Korybko One would think that the US would consider such a group to be an ally in its New Cold War with China…. Read More ›
Indo-Pakistani Rivalry Reshaping Global Geopolitics: A Conflict Neither Local Nor Over
Indo-Pakistani Rivalry Reshaping Global Geopolitics: A Conflict Neither Local Nor Over By Uriel Araujo The long-standing conflict between India and Pakistan is not confined to South Asia. The rivalry is entangling the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Eurasian alliances — posing… Read More ›
The US-Pakistan Rapprochement Could Have Far-Reaching Geostrategic Consequences
The US-Pakistan Rapprochement Could Have Far-Reaching Geostrategic Consequences By Andrew Korybko India’s, Russia’s, and possibly even China’s interests could be adversely affected. It was assessed in January that “The Pakistani Regime Destroyed Their Country & Betrayed Its National Interests For Nothing”,… Read More ›
It’s Premature To Predict A Crisis In US-Pakistan Relations Over Islamabad’s ICBM Program
It’s Premature To Predict A Crisis In US-Pakistan Relations Over Islamabad’s ICBM Program By Andrew Korybko Economic pressure, not military force, is a much more realistic means for the US to resolve this issue. Foreign Affairs’ recent article about “How to… Read More ›