Australia’s Latest Temporary Military Deployment To Europe Is Connected To Containing China By Andrew Korybko The emerging “Global West” concept isn’t just a “collection of democracies” like it’s been portrayed by some, but a collection of US military partners that can… Read More ›
Is The US-Mediated Peace Deal Between Congo And Rwanda A Turning Point? By Andrew Korybko The US’ interest in enforcing compliance is driven by its pursuit of the Eastern DRC’s critical minerals. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda… Read More ›
Decoding Xi Jinping’s No-Show at the BRICS Summit By Andrew Korybko This could stimulate US-Brazilian ties, comparatively reduce China’s role in Brazil’s balancing act if India’s role therein soon becomes more significant, and fuel Western media speculation about China’s commitment to… Read More ›
It’s Premature To Predict A Crisis In US-Pakistan Relations Over Islamabad’s ICBM Program By Andrew Korybko Economic pressure, not military force, is a much more realistic means for the US to resolve this issue. Foreign Affairs’ recent article about “How to… 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 ›
Trump’s Disbanding Of A Secret “Deep State” Working Group Raises Hopes Of Peace With Russia By Andrew Korybko Its inter-agency members sought to sabotage the Russian-US rapprochement. Reuters reported in mid-June that the Trump Administration had recently disbanded a secret inter-agency working… Read More ›
It’s Premature To Jump To Conclusions About The Pentagon’s Review Of AUKUS By Andrew Korybko The US is unlikely to exit AUKUS, even as a goodwill gesture to China in the context of Trump’s self-declared “total reset” in their ties, but… Read More ›
Did The SCO Keep India Out Of The Loop When Issuing Its Statement Condemning Israel? By Andrew Korybko Western-friendly policy influencers and policymakers in India might now feel vindicated after claiming for a while already that the group no longer… Read More ›
Russian Policymakers’ Perception Of India Might Be Changing By Andrew Korybko The pro-BRI policymaking faction is experiencing a resurgence of influence nowadays. A shift appears to be underway in terms of how Russian policymakers perceive India. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned in mid-May… Read More ›
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