Trump’s Legacy Will Ultimately Be Determined By The Outcome Of The Third Gulf War By Andrew Korybko If the conflict drags on or he provokes Iran into obliterating the Gulf’s energy infrastructure in retaliation for being nuked, for example, then the… Read More ›
Lula’s Miracle Comeback: Could Trump Use The Controversy Against Brazil? By Uriel Araujo Lula’s dramatic comeback against Flavio Bolsonaro has triggered unproven fraud allegations, judicial controversy and a possible legitimacy crisis. Washington’s hesitation to recognize the result raises questions about Trump’s… Read More ›
The Musk-Trump Duo’s Starlink/Starshield Leverage May Hold The Key To Peace In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko After Musk and Trump already demonstrated that Ukraine’s use of Starlink/Starshield can be throttled in an instant, therefore risking the collapse of the entire front… Read More ›
Five Reasons Why Trump Is Now More Determined Than Ever to Cut a Grand Deal With Putin By Andrew Korybko Putin is more serious than ever about this too for absolutely different reasons. The surprise Russian-US diesel deal in early October… Read More ›
Russia Might Receive Some Indirect Support From The US In Its Arms Race With Europe By Andrew Korybko Even partial sanctions relief with or without an end to hostilities in Ukraine would generate much-needed GDP growth in Russia for enabling it… Read More ›
Why Putin Might Accept Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko It represents a pragmatic balance of interests between all sides. The Washington Post reported that Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are working on a four-part peace plan for… Read More ›
The Russian-US Diesel Deal Advances Trump 2.0’s “Strategy Of Denial” Against China By Andrew Korybko Since China declined to radically accelerate multipolarity by defying the US’ sanctions against Russia and cutting Ukraine off from drone-related sales, it’s poetic justice for Russia… Read More ›
The Latest Nord Stream Talks Could Reshape Europe’s Post-War Security Architecture By Andrew Korybko Regardless of however the “friendly competition” evolves between Germany and Poland over leading NATO 3.0 , one thing is certain, and it’s that US-led creative energy diplomacy… Read More ›
Russia Faces Three Strategic Challenges That It Can’t Afford To Ignore By Andrew Korybko The new “cordon sanitaire” that Trump 2.0 assembled around Russia, the difficulty in maintaining its Sino-Indo balancing act, and the broken feedback loops that afflict its Foreign… Read More ›
Trump’s Greenland Deal Could Become A Blueprint For His Global Strategy Of Denial By Andrew Korybko This institutionalizes the “Strategy of Denial” on the world’s largest island by not only giving the US control over its security, but over its resources… Read More ›