US Bets On Uzbekistan To Counter China In Central Asia By Uriel Araujo The US appears increasingly interested in Uzbekistan as part of a broader attempt to counter Chinese influence in Eurasia. The move reflects broader US efforts to challenge Chinese… Read More ›
Top Russian Expert Timofei Bordachev Criticized China’s “Rational” Response To Recent US Moves By Andrew Korybko The subtext is that Russia is now re-evaluating its assessment of China’s role in the evolving world order. Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev is… Read More ›
Here’s How U.S. Proxy Control Of Venezuela Can Harm Cuban, Chinese, And Russian Interests By Andrew Korybko Cuba might be coerced into subordinating itself to the US, the cascading consequences of other major BRI partners being intimidated into following Venezuela’s example… Read More ›
The New China-Venezuela Partnership Is Challenging U.S. Hegemony By Uriel Araujo Venezuela and China are expanding cooperation across energy, tech, infrastructure, and defence. With over 600 joint projects and growing maritime and military links, the partnership challenges longstanding US influence, in… Read More ›
Weaponizing Finance: De-Dollarization And The Rise Of BRICS’ New Development Bank By Uriel Araujo BRICS’ New Development Bank is emerging as a strategic tool for the Global South in challenging dollar dominance. As it expands membership and promotes local-currency lending while… Read More ›
Why Couldn’t The SCO Defence Ministers Agree On A Joint Statement? By Andrew Korybko India refused to sign the document since it didn’t condemn late April’s Pahalgam terrorist attack. India found itself at odds with the SCO once again less than… Read More ›
2025 Might Be A Difficult Year For Sino-Pak Ties By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full interview that I gave to VOA China’s FM Shakil on this subject, excerpts of which were published in their report on 20 January titled “安全和阿富汗问题将考验2025年中国与巴基斯坦的关系” Sino-Pak… Read More ›
China Would Be Taking A Major Risk If It Deployed PMCs To Myanmar To Protect BRI Projects By Andrew Korybko The US could do to China in Myanmar what it’s currently doing to Russia in Ukraine. The latest phase of Myanmar’s… Read More ›
Modi’s Trip To Moscow Was Much More Important Than Most Observers Realize By Andrew Korybko The most spectacular achievement from Modi’s trip to Russia wasn’t whatever they formally agreed to, but him and Putin informally agreeing to redouble their joint efforts… Read More ›
Two Reportedly Commissioned Studies About Pakistan Say A Lot About Russia’s Intra-Elite Dynamics By Andrew Korybko If deeply respected and highly influential Sergey Karaganov was indeed commissioned to carry out those two studies, India would certainly interpret that as signalling a… Read More ›