The DROP Act Is An Unprecedented Weapon Of Financial Warfare Against Russia By Andrew Korybko Russia’s oil clients would be coerced under pain of sanctions into dumping it or scaling support for Ukraine if this bill passes. Anti-Russian hawk Michael McCaul,… Read More ›
Economy
Putin Might Finally Deal His Long-Awaited Deathblow To The EU Economy
Putin Might Finally Deal His Long-Awaited Deathblow To The EU Economy By Andrew Korybko He just ordered that some of Russia’s LNG exports to the EU be redirected to Asia, and if the EU doesn’t coerce Zelensky into giving him giving… Read More ›
Steel, Rail, And Oil: The Roadmap For A New Era In Russia-Pakistan Ties
Steel, Rail, And Oil: The Roadmap For A New Era In Russia-Pakistan Ties By Andrew Korybko For as promising as the opportunities that he discussed are, the US still wields a de facto veto over “Major Non-NATO Ally” Pakistan’s cooperation with… Read More ›
How Can The Russian-US “New Détente” Revolutionize The Global Economic Architecture?
How Can The Russian-US “New Détente” Revolutionize The Global Economic Architecture? By Andrew Korybko China would no longer occupy the central role therein, which would help the US and its Asian allies better compete with it, while Russia would move from… Read More ›
Re-Evaluating Russia’s Special Operation In Light Of The Valdai Club’s Startling Insight
Re-Evaluating Russia’s Special Operation In Light Of The Valdai Club’s Startling Insight By Andrew Korybko To be clear, the Valdai Club only represents one of Russia’s policymaking factions and their insight might not accurately reflect Putin’s calculations, which could always change… Read More ›
How Far Will The German Elite Go In Resisting The Winds Of Change?
How Far Will The German Elite Go In Resisting The Winds Of Change? By Andrew Korybko Banning the AfD, more “statistically conspicuous” deaths of its candidates, and even a repeat of the Romanian scenario can’t be ruled out as the nationalist… Read More ›
South Africa Leverages BRICS, Blockchain, And Local Currencies To Counter Trump’s Pressure
No Longer The Weak Link: South Africa Leverages BRICS, Blockchain, And Local Currencies To Counter Trump’s Pressure By Uriel Araujo While Washington escalates tariff blackmail, South Africa is doubling down on BRICS cooperation. From crypto adoption to multi-currency settlements, South Africa’s… Read More ›
Digital Empire: How Stablecoins Extend Washington’s Reach Beyond Borders
Digital Empire: How Stablecoins Extend Washington’s Reach Beyond Borders By Uriel Araujo The promise of crypto is colliding with geopolitical reality. Stablecoins now serve as instruments of US statecraft (and “deep state” linked Big Tech), echoing the “dollar bomb” of the… Read More ›
Magnitsky Sanctions Expose Brazil’s Dollar Dependency Amid BRICS Push For De-Dollarization
Magnitsky Sanctions Expose Brazil’s Dollar Dependency Amid BRICS Push For De-Dollarization By Uriel Araujo Brazil’s financial sector is reeling after Justice Minister Flávio Dino warned banks against complying with US Global Magnitsky sanctions on Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The… Read More ›
Chevron In Caracas: Trump’s Strategic Swerve Amid Neo-Monroeist Rhetoric
Chevron In Caracas: Trump’s Strategic Swerve Amid Neo-Monroeist Rhetoric By Uriel Araujo Chevron’s return to Venezuela under Trump marks a striking policy reversal: it is all about inflation, oil prices, and US rivalry with China. The move comes amid rising domestic… Read More ›