China’s Voluntary Compliance With US Sanctions Prevents Russia From Its Paying SCO Dues By Andrew Korybko This wasn’t officially a secret, but it also wasn’t exactly public knowledge either. Russia’s Special Presidential Representative for SCO Affairs Bakhtiyor Khakimov revealed last week that “It’s… Read More ›
The US vs. BRICS In Africa By Andrew Korybko This emerging front of the New Cold War will likely see the Sino-Russo Entente more closely coordinating against the US-led West there. Africa is increasingly figuring into major countries’ and organizations’ discussions… Read More ›
BRICS Members’ Political Differences Won’t Impede Financial Co-Op By Andrew Korybko All that BRICS does is gather together some of the world’s largest economies like China and India, key energy players like Russia and the UAE, and some of the world’s… Read More ›
Russia Tacitly Recognizes China’s Self-Proclaimed Status As A “Near-Arctic State” By Andrew Korybko The reported Sino-Russo Coast Guard drills in the Arctic are proof of Russian support for this claim. CNN reported last week that “China’s Coast Guard claims to have… Read More ›
China, Iran, Pakistan And Russia Are Increasingly Displeased With The Afghan Taliban By Andrew Korybko All four agree that it isn’t doing enough to fight international terrorist groups inside Afghanistan. The Chinese, Iranian, Pakistani and Russian Foreign Ministers gathered for their… Read More ›
Japan And The Philippines Aim To Provoke A New Asian Arms Race At America’s Behest By Andrew Korybko Arms races are always a bonanza for the military-industrial complex, which exerts outsized influence over US policymaking, but there might be more to… Read More ›
US Funds Opposition In Myanmar, Pouring Gasoline On Fire In Another Conflict With China By Uriel Araujo The US is largely seen as an “outside” player, which does not have a full grasp of the complexities of the region. One might… Read More ›
Russia And China’s US-Provoked Payment Problems Caught Most BRICS Enthusiasts By Surprise By Andrew Korybko China’s complex economic-financial interdependence with the West places certain restraints on its sovereignty. RT published a feature analysis on Friday asking, “Has the US finally succeeded… Read More ›
Taiwan’s Attempt To Stir Trouble In Sino-Russo Ties Is Driven By Ulterior Motives By Andrew Korybko His provocation wasn’t actually aimed at their governments as much as it was at their respective people. Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te said in a recent interview that… Read More ›
The Latest Unrest In Gwadar Imperils Pakistan’s Eurasian Connectivity Plans By Andrew Korybko Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics are more inclined to focus their exports on Iran’s North-South Transport Corridor instead of Pakistan’s CPEC so long as the Baloch Conflict… Read More ›
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