What’s The Real Reason Why Iran Is Interested In Joining The Saudi-Pak Alliance? By Andrew Korybko Iran is likely trying to assess whether this alliance might one day be weaponized against it by its two members’ shared US patron and probably… Read More ›
How Can The US Manage Turkish-Russian Tensions In The South Caucasus and Central Asia? By Andrew Korybko The essence of these five policy proposals is to preemptively avert another NATO-Russian security dilemma and the rise of associated threats along Russia’s frontiers… Read More ›
Is Azerbaijan Secretly Shipping Su-22s To Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Proper media literacy can help folks more confidently discern the variety of information products that they’re exposed to and therefore reduce the chances that they’re duped into falling for fake news…. Read More ›
The “Community Of Central Asia” Could Reduce Russia’s Regional Influence By Andrew Korybko This new group might foster a stronger sense of shared regional identity among its members, even ethnic in the pan-Turkic sense (Tajikistan being the exception), than the one… Read More ›
Armenia’s Russian-Ukrainian Grain Scandal Is More Serious Than Many Might Realize By Andrew Korybko Armenia’s potential replacement of low-cost Russian grain with more expensive Ukrainian grain could worsen its already difficult financial situation and thus prompt Azerbaijan and/or Turkiye to propose… Read More ›
Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan’s Mineral Deals Signal A New Phase In US Pressure Politics By Andrew Korybko The new strategic stakes that the US has in the region are expected to bolster its commitment to developing two new trade routes to there,… Read More ›
The West Is Posing New Challenges To Russia Along Its Entire Southern Periphery By Andrew Korybko The question arises of why Russia’s regional partners are going along with this in the first place. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned last week that “NATO… Read More ›
Why Russia And Iran Should Avoid Dependence On Azerbaijan For Logistical And Energy Cooperation By Andrew Korybko The precedent established by the EU sanctioning Russia under US pressure despite the mutual costs that this entailed discredits the liberal-inspired International Relations theory… Read More ›
A Simple Quid Pro Quo Might Explain The Incipient Russian-Azeri Rapprochement By Andrew Korybko Aliyev might respect Russia’s sensitivities in Central Asia by not allowing TRIPP to be used for military purposes, while Putin could help him counterbalance the influence of… Read More ›
Would The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Railway Be Good Or Bad For Russia? By Andrew Korybko The supplementary economic benefits and perceived acceleration of multipolar trends might appeal to Russia, but the latent military-strategic threats to its interests arguably outweigh them. The “New Rules”… Read More ›
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