Five Most Promising Economic Opportunities For Russia And The US By Andrew Korybko Although Putin might agree to some trade-offs in Ukraine as the quid pro quo for these deals, it’s not guaranteed, but they can still be clinched so long… Read More ›
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Creative Energy Diplomacy Can Lead To The US Getting The EU To Unfreeze Russia’s Assets
Creative Energy Diplomacy Can Lead To The US Getting The EU To Unfreeze Russia’s Assets By Andrew Korybko Russia could legally transfer ownership of its frozen assets to the US, which would then be returned to Russia in exchange for US… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Black Sea Gamble Threatens Global Trade And Risks Wider War
Ukraine’s Black Sea Gamble Threatens Global Trade And Risks Wider War By Uriel Araujo Ukraine’s expanding Black Sea attacks are disrupting shipping, raising insurance costs, and threatening global food and energy trade. As “wild-card” Zelensky raises the stakes (angering the US),… Read More ›
The Latest Nord Stream Talks Could Reshape Europe’s Post-War Security Architecture
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 Could Make An Energy Truce Conditional On Resuming Pipeline Exports To Europe
Russia Could Make An Energy Truce Conditional On Resuming Pipeline Exports To Europe By Andrew Korybko Restoring some of their pre-2022 complex mutual interdependence through US mediation, even if only for the wintertime, could facilitate a series of pragmatic diplomatic-military compromises… Read More ›
Can Europe Achieve Space Independence Amid Its Energy Crisis And Dependence On The US?
Can Europe Achieve Space Independence Amid Its Energy Crisis And Dependence On The US? By Uriel Araujo Europe is pushing for greater autonomy in outer space as tensions with the US reshape transatlantic relations. But high energy costs and industrial vulnerabilities… Read More ›
Europe’s New Energy Trap: From Nord Stream To The Strait Of Hormuz
Europe’s New Energy Trap: From Nord Stream To The Strait Of Hormuz By Uriel Araujo Europe has sharply reduced its dependence on Russian gas, but at what cost? The US-caused Strait of Hormuz crisis has disrupted oil, diesel and LNG supplies… Read More ›
Goodbye To Trans-Arctic Cooperation? US-Greenland Deal Tightens Encirclement Of Russia
Goodbye To Trans-Arctic Cooperation? US-Greenland Deal Tightens Encirclement Of Russia By Uriel Araujo Trump’s new security deal with Greenland and Denmark gives Washington a deeper military foothold in the Arctic. The agreement expands the US-NATO security architecture around Greenland – while… Read More ›
Canada Moves Closer To EU Associate Membership Despite Trump’s Threats
Canada Moves Closer To EU Associate Membership Despite Trump’s Threats By Uriel Araujo The EU’s unprecedented proposal to make Canada its first associate member comes as both Brussels and Ottawa face growing pressures from Washington. The initiative reflects Europe’s drive for… Read More ›
Russia Courts BRICS To Break NATO’s Arctic Containment
Russia Courts BRICS To Break NATO’s Arctic Containment By Andrew Korybko Russia’s overarching strategy appears to be to encourage the largest number of countries to obtain stakes in the Arctic’s energy, transport, and logistics projects so as to incentivize them to… Read More ›