America’s Scheme Of Swapping Afghan Aircraft For Central Asian Influence Is Admittedly Clever By Andrew Korybko Keeping in mind its envisaged role as a regional leader (which is complemented by its geostrategic position abutting Afghanistan and all Central Asian Republics), Uzbekistan… Read More ›
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The Global Consequences Of South Asia’s Grand Strategic Reorientation
The Global Consequences Of South Asia’s Grand Strategic Reorientation By Andrew Korybko While it remains to be seen whether Pakistan will grotesquely transform from the “Zipper of Eurasia” into the “Faultline of Eurasia” like is feared, that scenario is still credible… Read More ›
Reading Between The Lines Of SVR’s Official Response To ISIS-K’s Kabul Embassy Attack
Reading Between The Lines Of SVR’s Official Response To ISIS-K’s Kabul Embassy Attack By Andrew Korybko In quick succession, a spree of three events occurred in the past six weeks that very likely contributed to Russia re-evaluating its prior assessment of… Read More ›
The Importance Of Russia’s Investigation Into ISIS-K’s Kabul Embassy Attack
The Importance Of Russia’s Investigation Into ISIS-K’s Kabul Embassy Attack By Andrew Korybko One can only speculate what this investigation will ultimately reveal upon its completion, but observers can be certain that it’ll shape Russian policy for years to come. ISIS-K’s… Read More ›
Was Western Intel Behind ISIS-K’s Terrorist Attack Against The Russian Embassy In Kabul?
Was Western Intel Behind ISIS-K’s Terrorist Attack Against The Russian Embassy In Kabul? By Andrew Korybko The Anglo-American Axis’ strategic interests are to punish Russia for its leading role in the Taliban’s geo-economic balancing act; prompt Moscow to either double down… Read More ›
The Strategic Implications Of The Suicide Attack Against The Russian Embassy In Kabul
The Strategic Implications Of The Suicide Attack Against The Russian Embassy In Kabul By Andrew Korybko Under no circumstances will Moscow be scared away from playing a leading role in Afghanistan’s sustainable socio-economic reconstruction, which it regards as integral to improving… Read More ›
Seminar On Diamond Jubilee Of Pakistan Emphasises Relations With Central Asian States
Seminar On Diamond Jubilee Of Pakistan Emphasises Relations With Central Asian States By News Desk Lahore – MUSLIM Institute organized a seminar on “Diamond Jubilee of Pakistan and Pakistan’s Relations with Central Asian States”. Dewan of Junagadh and Chairman MUSLIM… Read More ›
Pakistan’s Response To Taliban’s Claim Isn’t Convincing
Pakistan’s Response To The Taliban’s Claim That It’s A US Military Proxy Isn’t Convincing By Andrew Korybko It’s not surprising that they denied the Taliban Defence Minister’s claim, as is their right to do whether they’re telling the truth or not,… Read More ›
A Dangerous Security Dilemma Is Rapidly Developing In Pakistan-Taliban Relations
A Dangerous Security Dilemma Is Rapidly Developing In Pakistan-Taliban Relations By Andrew Korybko While the Pakistani-Taliban security dilemma owes its origins to “innocent” misperceptions of the other that were previously manageable since neither suspected that any adversarial third party was meddling… Read More ›
The Taliban Defence Minister Just Called Pakistan Out For Being An American Military Proxy
The Taliban Defence Minister Just Called Pakistan Out For Being An American Military Proxy By Andrew Korybko It’s objectively the case that Pakistan’s prior alliance with America against the Afghan Taliban ended up fueling the TTP and other terrorist groups’ war… Read More ›