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 ›
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US Funds Opposition In Myanmar, Pouring Gasoline On Fire In Another Conflict With China
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
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
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
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 ›
Ukraine Might Actually Be Semi-Serious About Resuming Peace Talks With Russia
Ukraine Might Actually Be Semi-Serious About Resuming Peace Talks With Russia By Andrew Korybko It’s a gamble, but Zelensky hopes that the next US President might either become so nervous about him flirting with China that they decide to give him… Read More ›
Zelensky’s Envisaged Path To Peace Is A Political Fantasy
Zelensky’s Envisaged Path To Peace Is A Political Fantasy By Andrew Korybko Any talks that include ultimatums to Russia and in which China doesn’t participate are doomed to fail. Zelensky shared his envisaged path to peace on Monday where he revealed that four… Read More ›
The US Found A Clever Way To Pressure The EU Into Decoupling From China
The US Found A Clever Way To Pressure The EU Into Decoupling From China By Andrew Korybko China now knows that none of its major EU investments are safe since they could all be nationalized on false pretexts. The latest NATO… Read More ›
NATO Wants Permanent Footprints In The Indo-Pacific, With Talks About Opening Office In Japan
NATO Wants Permanent Footprints In The Indo-Pacific, With Talks About Opening Office In Japan By Uriel Araujo Today one can see an increasingly divided NATO, which does not possess a clear view on the challenges of dual containment. With Ukraine’s fatigue… Read More ›
Modi’s Trip To Moscow Was Much More Important Than Most Observers Realize
Modi’s Trip To Moscow Was Much More Important Than Most Observers Realize By Andrew Korybko The most spectacular achievement from Modi’s trip to Russia wasn’t whatever they formally agreed to, but him and Putin informally agreeing to redouble their joint efforts… Read More ›