The Future Of US-Pakistani Ties Is Uncertain Amidst Reported American Deep State Differences By Andrew Korybko At stake is whether the US continues prioritizing ties with Pakistan’s military rulers or promotes civilian-led democratic rule aimed at normalizing ties with India so… Read More ›
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Trump’s Tariffs: The Catalyst For A Multipolar Economic Revolution
Trump’s Tariffs: The Catalyst For A Multipolar Economic Revolution By Uriel Araujo Tariff escalation policy, intended to bolster American industry, is instead hastening the decline of American economic dominance. By pushing nations like China, Japan, and South Korea to band together,… Read More ›
Five Details That Most Observers Missed From SIPRI’s Latest International Arms Trends Report
Five Details That Most Observers Missed From SIPRI’s Latest International Arms Trends Report By Andrew Korybko They’re not as significant as the fact sheet’s top takeaways, but they’re still worth knowing about. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which is… Read More ›
Here Are The Three Goals That Trump Wants To Achieve Through His Global Trade War
Here Are The Three Goals That Trump Wants To Achieve Through His Global Trade War By Andrew Korybko He hopes to strengthen the US’ supply chain sovereignty, renegotiate its ties with all countries with a view towards getting them to distance… Read More ›
Will India Join The Asian “Squad”?
Will India Join The Asian “Squad”? By Andrew Korybko India must nowadays walk a fine line between China and the “Squad” in the context of Trump prioritizing the US’ “Pivot (back) to Asia” due to all that this grand strategic reorientation… Read More ›
Connecting Russia And China: Mongolia’s Pipeline Project And Ethnopolitical Factors
Connecting Russia And China: Mongolia’s Pipeline Project And Ethnopolitical Factors By Uriel Araujo Mongolia tends to balance its relationship with Great Powers and neighbours. Its role in the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project could be a game-changer, so it would… Read More ›
The Real Importance Of The Latest Russian-Pakistani Naval Drills
The Real Importance Of The Latest Russian-Pakistani Naval Drills By Andrew Korybko Pakistan continues relying on Russia to pragmatically rebalance ties with China. The Russian and Pakistani Navies conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Arabian Sea last week. This is a standard… Read More ›
The Baltic States’ And Poland’s Withdrawal From The Ottawa Convention Won’t Change Much
The Baltic States’ And Poland’s Withdrawal From The Ottawa Convention Won’t Change Much By Andrew Korybko Russia isn’t a signatory nor does it plan to invade any of those four countries. The Baltic States’ and Poland’s Defence Ministers issued a joint… Read More ›
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Megaproject Could Figure Into A Future Deal With The US
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Megaproject Could Figure Into A Future Deal With The US By Andrew Korybko Russian and Chinese interests don’t align on this particular issue and the dynamics associated with it. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that “Russia Is Wooing… Read More ›
Assessing Russian Hardliners’ Reportedly Envisaged Endgame In Ukraine
Assessing Russian Hardliners’ Reportedly Envisaged Endgame In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko While there might indeed be some Russian hardliners who think that peace talks should just be a ruse for buying time to make more military gains, such attitudes don’t reflect… Read More ›