The “BRICS Naval Drill” That Never Was By Andrew Korybko South Africa allowed this false perception to spread as a symbolic act of defiance against Trump given his hatred of BRICS, whose members and partners were invited to this drill, and… Read More ›
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Carney’s Davos Shockwave: Europe And Canada Now Treated Like The “Third World”
Carney’s Davos Shockwave: Europe And Canada Now Treated Like The “Third World” By Uriel Araujo Canada’s prime minister openly acknowledged at Davos that global rules no longer govern world affairs. With Europe and Canada now openly facing pressures once reserved for… Read More ›
The US’ New National Defence Strategy Calls For A World War-Like Military Build-Up
The US’ New National Defence Strategy Calls For A World War-Like Military Build-Up By Andrew Korybko This final “Line of Effort” underpins the preceding three regarding the Western Hemisphere, the Indo-Pacific, and burden-sharing, all of which are being pursued in furtherance… Read More ›
Interpreting Trump’s Harsh Criticism Of The UK’s Chagos Islands Compromise
Interpreting Trump’s Harsh Criticism Of The UK’s Chagos Islands Compromise By Andrew Korybko He might have meant to precondition the British public to expect the US to apply pressure upon the UK to nullify its arrangement with Mauritius on national security… Read More ›
Three Reasons Why Russia’s Planned RIC Revival Is Unlikely
Three Reasons Why Russia’s Planned RIC Revival Is Unlikely By Andrew Korybko The Sino-Indo rapprochement is still in its infancy, their territorial disputes remain unresolved, and India is under lots of pressure from the US nowadays. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov… Read More ›
Trump’s “Consolidation” Strategy Collides With Big Tech, The Deep State, And Israeli Interests
Trump’s “Consolidation” Strategy Collides With Big Tech, The Deep State, And Israeli Interests By Uriel Araujo As the US confronts multipolarity and internal fracture, Trump’s foreign policy oscillates between restraint and escalation. Expert A. Wess Mitchell’s argues the concept of consolidation… Read More ›
Why Did The US Signal Support For NATO Troops In Ukraine?
Why Did The US Signal Support For NATO Troops In Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko It might be a negotiating tactic to pressure Russia into concessions on its maximalist goals in the conflict as a quid pro quo for not reprioritizing Russia’s… Read More ›
Greenland Is The Crown Jewel Of “Fortress America”
Greenland Is The Crown Jewel Of “Fortress America” By Andrew Korybko Building more facilities there to complement Pituffik Space Base would further the US’ “Golden Dome” missile defence plans for obtaining a strategic edge over Russia while extracting more critical minerals… Read More ›
The US Wants To Replicate The Venezuelan Model In Iran
The US Wants To Replicate The Venezuelan Model In Iran By Andrew Korybko Here’s the English version of the interview that I gave to Müstəqil’s Sahile Cabbarova about the latest US-Iranian tensions. 1. Does the U.S. administration view the current protests… Read More ›
The “Trump Doctrine” Is Shaped By Elbridge Colby’s “Strategy Of Denial”
The “Trump Doctrine” Is Shaped By Elbridge Colby’s “Strategy Of Denial” By Andrew Korybko The “Trump Doctrine” is all about the US’ continued military overmatch vis-à-vis China together with placing the US in a position where it can complementarily deny China… Read More ›