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 ›
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What’s Really Behind The US’ Ambitious Tech Plans For Armenia?
What’s Really Behind The US’ Ambitious Tech Plans For Armenia? By Andrew Korybko The planned AI data centre is meant to solidify the US’ new sphere of influence by leading the region into the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, weaponize local data to… Read More ›
The Trans-Siberian Railway Is Poised To Play A Pivotal Role In Joint Russian-US Projects
The Trans-Siberian Railway Is Poised To Play A Pivotal Role In Joint Russian-US Projects By Andrew Korybko Unlocking this mutually profitable opportunity requires the US to first successfully manage the Turkish-Russian tensions in Central Asia that it’s responsible for exacerbating through… Read More ›
How Can The US Manage Turkish-Russian Tensions In The South Caucasus And Central Asia?
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 ›
What Could The Contours Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact Look Like?
What Could The Contours Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact Look Like? By Andrew Korybko Awareness of the threats that NATO poses along these three fronts and the division of labour between the top five states therein – Finland, Sweden, Poland, Romania,… Read More ›
The US’ Latest Energy Power Play Could Worsen Russian-Turkish Tensions
The US’ Latest Energy Power Play Could Worsen Russian-Turkish Tensions By Andrew Korybko Russia wouldn’t just lose tens of billions of dollars’ worth of yearly revenue if the US’ plans succeed, but tensions with Turkiye might become unmanageable if the complex… Read More ›
Is Azerbaijan Secretly Shipping Su-22s To Ukraine?
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
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 ›
Why Did Kazakhstan Join The Abraham Accords When It Already Recognizes Israel?
Why Did Kazakhstan Join The Abraham Accords When It Already Recognizes Israel? By Andrew Korybko Its leader likely did this as a personal favour for Trump so that he’d have his back if trouble ever arises with Russia such as if… Read More ›
Opium Collapse In Afghanistan: Exposing 40 Years Of US Intelligence Complicity
Opium Collapse In Afghanistan: Exposing 40 Years Of US Intelligence Complicity By Uriel Araujo UN confirms poppy cultivation crashed 20% in 2025, reshaping drug routes across Asia. With US intelligence long accused of profiting from Afghan heroin, the ban exposes a… Read More ›