Russia’s Top UN Representative Reminded The World Of The West’s Responsibility To Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko The US has a moral responsibility to return Afghanistan’s seized assets, but morality doesn’t guide US policy, let alone under Trump 2.0 given its Hyper-Realist… Read More ›
Foreign Affairs Explained Why The Global South Won’t Fall Under Western Influence By Andrew Korybko From the Global South’s perspective, the West discredited itself through its double standards towards the Ukrainian Conflict and the Gaza War, continues pursuing counterproductive ideologically driven… Read More ›
Brazil: The Next Target Of Washington’s Drug War By Uriel Araujo Tensions are rising between Brazil and the United States: Washington’s demands over drug gangs, foreign prisoners, and refugee data raise concerns in Brasília about sovereignty and intervention. As Brazil resists,… Read More ›
The Hormuz Pincer: Why Trump’s Naval Coalition Is A Strategic Trap For China By Andrew Korybko Trump wants to throw Xi into a dilemma before his upcoming trip, which he threatened to delay if China doesn’t join the US’ coalition, but… Read More ›
Commodities Over Principles: The Economic Logic Behind The UNSC Vote On Iran By Andrew Korybko The lack of any meaningful economic relationship with Iran predetermined that most countries would support any resolution against it if unofficially forced to choose between the… Read More ›
A Partially Pentagon-Funded Newspaper Is Fearmongering About Russian-Pakistani Ties By Andrew Korybko Post-Khan Pakistan won’t jeopardize its security, economic, and elite ties with the US for Russia. “Stars and Stripes” publicly discloses its partial Pentagon funding, which is why it’s worth paying attention… Read More ›
Iran’s Strikes On The UAE Exposed The Limits Of BRICS Unity By Andrew Korybko Iran and the UAE have polar opposite security interests vis-à-vis the US, while India took the UAE’s side over Iran’s arguably due to its nearly 100x greater… Read More ›
Zelensky Is Wrong: Russia Didn’t Start World War III In 2022; It Was The US In 1991! By Andrew Korybko He defines World War III as a country “want[ing] to impose on the world a different way of life and change… Read More ›
The Gulf States’ Hosting Of US Forces Actually Made Them Less Safe By Andrew Korybko From Iran’s perspective, they’re all complicit in the US’ massive first strike even if the role that US military infrastructure in their countries allegedly played was… Read More ›
How Might Russia Respond If Its ‘Technical Ally’ North Korea Came Under Attack? By Andrew Korybko Each is the other’s ally, but within lesser practical limits than Russia is to its CSTO allies or the US to its NATO ones, which… Read More ›
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