Trump’s C5+1 Gambit: Can Washington Dislodge Russia And China In Central Asia? By Uriel Araujo Trump’s C5+1 outreach targets critical minerals, energy security, and a strategic foothold in the Eurasian heartland. Yet Russia’s deep ties and China’s decades-long investments raise doubts… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Water Wars Strike Again: How Afghanistan’s Canal Project Could Reshape Eurasia’s Geopolitics By Uriel Araujo As Kabul pushes forward with the Qosh Tepa Canal, Central Asia faces rising water tensions. Comparisons with India-Pakistan and lessons from other river disputes may shed… Read More ›
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 ›
The Establishment Of Armenian-Pakistani Diplomatic Ties Is Part Of A Larger Powerplay By Andrew Korybko It’s about turbocharging the emerging Turkish-Azeri-Pak bloc by giving Islamabad access to TRIPP for facilitating trade with Turkiye and Europe in order to consolidate this bloc’s… Read More ›
The TRIPP Corridor Threatens To Undermine Russia’s Broader Regional Position By Andrew Korybko Armenia might defect from the CSTO while Turkish and NATO influence could surge all along Russia’s southern periphery, which might embolden Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to defy Iran and… Read More ›
The “Trump Bridge” Could Lead To Russia’s Expulsion From The South Caucasus By Andrew Korybko Armenia might formally withdraw from the CSTO and then replace Russian troops with American PMCs. US Ambassador to Turkiye Tom Barrack proposed in mid-July that his country lease… Read More ›