The Russian Navy Deterred Estonia From Boarding Its “Shadow Fleet” By Andrew Korybko Escort missions to India and China might also deter the US and the UK from doing the same outside the Baltic, but even so, they might encourage Ukraine… Read More ›
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Finnish President Stubb On The Transatlantic Rift: Can A ‘Global North’ Survive A Transactional US
Finnish President Stubb On The Transatlantic Rift: Can A ‘Global North’ Survive A Transactional US By Andrew Korybko He believes that the US leads what he now calls the Global West, which is more transactional, while the EU leads the Global… Read More ›
Dmitry Trenin, A Top Russian Expert Issues A Clarion Call For Correcting Foreign Policy Misperceptions
Dmitry Trenin, A Top Russian Expert Issues A Clarion Call For Correcting Foreign Policy Misperceptions By Andrew Korybko It’s exceedingly rare for a Russian expert to constructively critique their country’s foreign policy. Top Russian expert Dmitry Trenin was just elected President of the Russian… Read More ›
Why Iran Now Ranks Among The World’s Top Five Powers
Assessing The Bold Claim Of A Former US Advisor: Why Iran Now Ranks Among The World’s Top Five Powers By Uriel Araujo Iran’s rise is no longer confined to regional influence, as new analyses point to growing global weight. From the… Read More ›
The Hormuz Ultimatum: Trump’s Final Push To Radically Reform NATO
The Hormuz Ultimatum: Trump’s Final Push To Radically Reform NATO By Andrew Korybko Never before has the US had the dual incentive for radically reforming NATO after the bloc refused its request to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the… Read More ›
Trump 2.0’s Vision Of “NATO 3.0” Perfectly Aligns With All Of The Administration’s Policies
Trump 2.0’s Vision Of “NATO 3.0” Perfectly Aligns With All Of The Administration’s Policies By Andrew Korybko To be clear, NATO’s “return to factory settings” won’t automatically entail the success of the US’ grand strategy, but it must be understood in… Read More ›
A Lasting Political Solution To The Afghan-Pakistani War Is Extremely Unlikely
A Lasting Political Solution To The Afghan-Pakistani War Is Extremely Unlikely By Andrew Korybko Neither wants to submit to the other’s polar opposite demands on the three issues central to their security dilemma, Afghanistan is incapable of conquering Pakistan, and Pakistan… Read More ›
Beyond Pragmatism: Dmitry Trenin’s Sceptical Turn On Trump 2.0
Beyond Pragmatism: Dmitry Trenin’s Sceptical Turn On Trump 2.0 By Andrew Korybko What can be described as Russia’s pro-BRI policymaking faction has long lobbied for a harder line against the US, but their ‘friendly rivals’ in the balancing one of which… Read More ›
Assessing The Economist’s Argument That Trump Has No Good Options In Iran
Assessing The Economist’s Argument That Trump Has No Good Options In Iran By Andrew Korybko Of these four, the relatively least bad from the perspective of Trump 2.0’s interests are talking and escalating, the first if its interests are taken at… Read More ›
Trump Might Have Approved Israel’s South Pars Strike After Iran Flirted With The Petroyuan
Trump Might Have Approved Israel’s South Pars Strike After Iran Flirted With The Petroyuan By Andrew Korybko The attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field was a strategic manoeuvre designed to sabotage the rise of the “petroyuan” and reinforce the global… Read More ›
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