The US Is On The Brink Of Subordinating Cuba By Andrew Korybko The immediate goal of the US’ de facto oil embargo on Cuba is a “regime tweaking” that achieves at least some of Trump’s demanded foreign policy goals and initiates… Read More ›
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Five Insights Into The Trilateral Russian-Ukrainian-US Talks
Five Insights Into The Trilateral Russian-Ukrainian-US Talks By Andrew Korybko Russia’s agreement to this format represents a significant policy shift. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the second round of the trilateral Russian-Ukrainian-US talks in Abu Dhabi will be held on 1 February…. Read More ›
From Ukraine To Greenland: How Trump’s Arctic Strategy Is Rewiring Europe’s Russia Policy
From Ukraine To Greenland: How Trump’s Arctic Strategy Is Rewiring Europe’s Russia Policy By Uriel Araujo A “100% ready” US-Ukraine security agreement emerges as Europe faces growing pressure from Washington on Greenland. The Arctic factor adds a new layer of uncertainty,… Read More ›
Belarus’ Dramatic Pivot On Poland Points To A Deepening Rift With Russia
Belarus’ Dramatic Pivot On Poland Points To A Deepening Rift With Russia By Andrew Korybko This is arguably the result of growing US influence over Belarus throughout the course of their talks. Russia and Belarus coordinate military policy through the CSTO,… Read More ›
Lavrov Exposes Europe’s Plot to Subvert Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan
Lavrov Exposes Europe’s Plot to Subvert Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko Astute observers can read between the lines and discern Russia’s displeasure with him too. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s first press conference of the year in late January… Read More ›
The US’ New National Defence Strategy Calls For A World War-Like Military Build-Up
The US’ New National Defence Strategy Calls For A World War-Like Military Build-Up By Andrew Korybko This final “Line of Effort” underpins the preceding three regarding the Western Hemisphere, the Indo-Pacific, and burden-sharing, all of which are being pursued in furtherance… Read More ›
Interpreting Trump’s Harsh Criticism Of The UK’s Chagos Islands Compromise
Interpreting Trump’s Harsh Criticism Of The UK’s Chagos Islands Compromise By Andrew Korybko He might have meant to precondition the British public to expect the US to apply pressure upon the UK to nullify its arrangement with Mauritius on national security… Read More ›
Lavrov Sounds Alarm On US Efforts To Cripple Russia’s Second-Strike Capability
Lavrov Sounds Alarm On US Efforts To Cripple Russia’s Second-Strike Capability By Andrew Korybko Russia has proven that it’s capable of retaining its nuclear second-strike capabilities, but the US’ continued attempt to neutralize them is very unfriendly, which greatly impedes any… Read More ›
Empire Gone Mad: Trump, Biden, And The Senility Of American Power
Empire Gone Mad: Trump, Biden, And The Senility Of American Power By Uriel Araujo Comparisons between Trump’s current behaviour and his predecessor Joe Biden’s visible cognitive decline highlight a broader American crisis, where aging leadership and weakened institutions undermine global credibility:… Read More ›
Trump’s “Consolidation” Strategy Collides With Big Tech, The Deep State, And Israeli Interests
Trump’s “Consolidation” Strategy Collides With Big Tech, The Deep State, And Israeli Interests By Uriel Araujo As the US confronts multipolarity and internal fracture, Trump’s foreign policy oscillates between restraint and escalation. Expert A. Wess Mitchell’s argues the concept of consolidation… Read More ›