Why’d China Agree To A Fiercely Anti-Iranian Joint Statement With The GCC? By Andrew Korybko It’s unclear how everything will ultimately end, but the present trajectory certainly seems to be one whereby China is comprehensively expanding relations with American allies like… Read More ›
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Why Is ‘The Washington Post’ Rehabilitating President Xi’s Image In The Western Consciousness?
Why Is ‘The Washington Post’ Rehabilitating President Xi’s Image In The Western Consciousness? By Andrew Korybko To be clear, this remarkable narrative event doesn’t mean that the Sino-American discussions over a New Détente will ultimately succeed, but just that enough progress… Read More ›
Russia’s Energy Geopolitics With China And India
Russia’s Energy Geopolitics With China And India By Andrew Korybko The top takeaways from this analysis are several. First, Russia’s energy geopolitics with China and India are mutually beneficial. Second, China’s energy diversification strategy is being balanced out by India’s insatiable… Read More ›
Are China’s Zero-COVID Protests Really A Colour Revolution Like Some On The Left Claim?
Are China’s Zero-COVID Protests Really A Colour Revolution Like Some On The Left Claim? By Andrew Korybko The leftist-friendly segment of the Alt-Media Community should have adopted a pragmatic wait-and-see approach instead of jumping the gun and trying to be “more… Read More ›
The Evolution Of Key Players’ Perceptions Across The Course Of The Ukrainian Conflict
The Evolution Of Key Players’ Perceptions Across The Course Of The Ukrainian Conflict By Andrew Korybko Hindsight is 20/20 as the clichéd saying goes, ergo the importance of reviewing prior assessments of every key player’s perceptions and associated assumptions about their… Read More ›
‘The Daily Beast’ Shared Some Surprisingly Accurate Assessments Of Chinese Interests
‘The Daily Beast’ Shared Some Surprisingly Accurate Assessments Of Chinese Interests By Andrew Korybko China’s grand strategic vulnerabilities are more acute nowadays than they’ve been at any time in the past half-century since its first rapprochement with the US. The Daily… Read More ›
China’s Reported Pause Of Russian Oil Imports Ahead Of The West’s Price Cap Is Revealing
China’s Reported Pause Of Russian Oil Imports Ahead Of The West’s Price Cap Is Revealing By Andrew Korybko If true, then this development would be very revealing in the context of China exploring the parameters of a New Détente with the… Read More ›
The Emerging Military-Strategic Dynamics Of The New Cold War In The Asia-Pacific
The Emerging Military-Strategic Dynamics Of The New Cold War In The Asia-Pacific By Andrew Korybko The Chinese leadership feels like they’re being led into a trap after it’s become obvious that the US is provoking them into militarily acting on the… Read More ›
Here’s Why China Voted Against The Resolution On Ukrainian Reparations
Here’s Why China Voted Against The Resolution On Ukrainian Reparations By Andrew Korybko High-sounding rhetoric is meant to exploit the sentiments of well-intended people for getting them to go along with the latest push by the US to unilaterally revise the… Read More ›
China’s Stated Desire For Military Talks With The US Signals Its Interest In A New Détente
China’s Stated Desire For Military Talks With The US Signals Its Interest In A New Détente By Andrew Korybko It’ll remain to be seen whether a New Détente is even clinched at all, to say nothing of its modalities in that… Read More ›