Iran Hopes That CPEC Branding Will Secure More Investment From China By Andrew Korybko Rebranding existing logistics corridors across its territory as part of CPEC is a means to this end. Iran’s Mehr News Agency and others reported that one of their country’s leading economic… Read More ›
2025 Might Be A Difficult Year For Sino-Pak Ties By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full interview that I gave to VOA China’s FM Shakil on this subject, excerpts of which were published in their report on 20 January titled “安全和阿富汗问题将考验2025年中国与巴基斯坦的关系” Sino-Pak… Read More ›
The Latest Terrorist Attack In Chabahar Shows That The Iranian-Pakistani Border Still Isn’t Secure By Andrew Korybko The only way to prevent repeat occurrences is for Iran to finally seal its border with Pakistan and only allow entry via official crossings…. Read More ›
The Latest Terrorist Attack In Gwadar Is A Reminder Of Why CPEC Has Yet To Take Off By Andrew Korybko The past decade saw an unprecedented influx of Chinese capital into infrastructure investments, but the police, military, and intelligence services haven’t… Read More ›
President Putin Raised Awareness About Russia’s Investment Potential In The Arctic At This Year’s BRI Forum By Andrew Korybko By encouraging more foreign investment in the North-South Transport Corridor that India is involved in, including from China as regards those projects… Read More ›
Afghanistan’s Participation In CPEC Would Be Positive But Can’t Be Taken For Granted By Andrew Korybko The tense Pakistani-Taliban security dilemma, US influence over Islamabad, and CPEC’s lacklustre progress in recent years combine to temper expectations. The Taliban’s acting Commerce Minister revealed that… Read More ›
IMEC Doesn’t Just Compete With CPEC But Arguably Surpasses It In All Respects By Andrew Korybko These neighbouring countries’ fates couldn’t be more different: Pakistan is descending into instability, abject poverty, and isolation while India is rising as a beacon of… Read More ›
China’s First-Ever Trilateral Anti-Terrorist Talks With Iran And Pakistan Likely Concern W-CPEC+ By Andrew Korybko CPEC is ultra-strategic for China in and of itself as a non-US-controlled shortcut to the Indian Ocean, but it can also be expanded in the western… Read More ›
Will Pakistan Submit To The US-Controlled IMF’s Reported Demand To Renegotiate CPEC Energy Deals? By Andrew Korybko Pakistan must decide between the US-controlled IMF and China with respect to which of those two can most realistically help it avert bankruptcy and… Read More ›
The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline And PAKAFUZ Are Flagship Multipolar Projects By Andrew Korybko The grand strategic convergence between Russia and Pakistan in Central Asia will immensely strengthen the SCO’s capabilities, which will in turn empower their shared visions for Eurasia,… Read More ›