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 ›
Europe
Von Der Leyen Just Subordinated The EU As The US’ Largest-Ever Vassal State
Von Der Leyen Just Subordinated The EU As The US’ Largest-Ever Vassal State By Andrew Korybko This outcome places the US on the path of restoring its unipolar hegemony via sequential lopsided trade deals as it likely sets its sights on… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From Aliyev’s Q And A Session At The Shusha Global Media Forum
Five Takeaways From Aliyev’s Q And A Session At The Shusha Global Media Forum By Andrew Korybko He’s still ruffling Russia’s feathers over Ukraine and the AZAL tragedy, but he restrained himself from going further, so the door might thus be… Read More ›
More Promises Of Western Aid Emboldened Ukraine To Neutralize Anti-Corruption Institutions
More Promises Of Western Aid Emboldened Ukraine To Neutralize Anti-Corruption Institutions By Andrew Korybko Ukraine’s gravy train will continue chugging along, fuelled by Western taxpayers’ funds, though all this promised aid will only perpetuate the proxy war on Russia instead of… Read More ›
Duda’s Rzeszow Remarks Set the Stage For Nawrocki’s Foreign Policy Vision
Duda’s Rzeszow Remarks Set the Stage For Nawrocki’s Foreign Policy Vision By Andrew Korybko He seemingly expects that this will support his successor’s efforts to turn Poland into a regional power. Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda recently slammed Ukraine and the West, specifically… Read More ›
Why Is There Ambiguity Over The US-NATO Arms Arrangement For Ukraine?
Why Is There Ambiguity Over The US-NATO Arms Arrangement For Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko The Europeans’ compliance or lack thereof will play a crucial role in the conflict’s future course. The offensive dimension of Trump’s new three–pronged approach to Ukraine involves the sale of… Read More ›
Here’s How Trump Was Manipulated Into Mission Creep
Here’s How Trump Was Manipulated Into Mission Creep By Andrew Korybko Zelensky, anti-Russian US hawks, Melania, and the Mainstream Media each exploited in their own way his false expectation that Putin would agree to a ceasefire-partnership deal. Many are struggling to… Read More ›
Trump’s “Major Statement” On Russia Is A Clumsy Attempt To Thread The Needle
Trump’s “Major Statement” On Russia Is A Clumsy Attempt To Thread The Needle By Andrew Korybko His threatened secondary sanctions could majorly backfire by harming the US’ own interests. The “major statement” on Russia that Trump earlier hyped up turned out… Read More ›
Peace In Ukraine Won’t End The West’s Hybrid War On Russia
Peace In Ukraine Won’t End The West’s Hybrid War On Russia By Andrew Korybko Their refined Hybrid War model will involve efforts to win the “tech race”, a new Western division of labour for containing Russia in Europe, and AI-generated anti-Russian… Read More ›
Australia’s Latest Temporary Military Deployment To Europe Is Connected To Containing China
Australia’s Latest Temporary Military Deployment To Europe Is Connected To Containing China By Andrew Korybko The emerging “Global West” concept isn’t just a “collection of democracies” like it’s been portrayed by some, but a collection of US military partners that can… Read More ›