Trump 2.0’s National Security Strategy: Restoring U.S. Primacy Or Retreating To The Hemisphere By Andrew Korybko The grand strategic goal is to restore the US’ central role in the global system, but if that’s not possible and it loses control of… Read More ›
West, Saudi Arabia Revive IMEC to Counter China, But Can It Deliver? By Uriel Araujo Revived during the Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to Washington, the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor promises to reroute global trade away from the Suez and from China…. Read More ›
A Lithuanian Drone Provocation Almost Derailed Witkoff’s And Kushner’s Trip To Moscow By Andrew Korybko Had it not been downed over the Belarusian border city of Grodno and instead passed into Poland on the way to the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training,… Read More ›
EU-Mercosur: The World’s Largest Trade Deal And The Politics Of Multi-Alignment By Uriel Araujo Brazil prepares to sign the EU–Mercosur agreement in what could become the world’s largest trade deal. As Trump’s tariff politics shake traditional trade patterns, Brazil pursues diversification…. Read More ›
NATO’s Flirtation With Pre-Emptive Cyber Strikes Against Russia Is Incredibly Dangerous By Andrew Korybko The British might be egging this on to provoke a crisis for ruining the renascent Russian-US “New Détente”, but even if this fails, Continental Europe would still… Read More ›
Nawrocki Cancelled His Planned Meeting With Orban On A False Pretext By Andrew Korybko The head of his foreign affairs office said that this is because Orban just met with Putin to negotiate energy deals, but Nawrocki met with Trump shortly… Read More ›
New India-France Defence Deal: De-NATOizing The Indo-Pacific? By Uriel Araujo The India–France military pact marks a subtle but decisive break with Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy. As New Delhi seeks technology rather than loyalty, the Quad’s relevance fades and its “Asian NATO’s” ambitions… Read More ›
What’s Russia’s Best Move Amidst The German-Polish Zero-Sum Rivalry? By Andrew Korybko US support for Poland slashes the chances that Germany will fulfil its vision of federalizing the EU, so the Kremlin should prioritize the management of Russian-Polish tensions instead of… Read More ›
Europe Sabotaging Trump’s Ukraine Peace Deal Just Like Boris Johnson Did In 2022 By Uriel Araujo As Ukraine hints it is ready to sign with only “minor details” left, European leaders are frantically trying to kill the 28-point peace plan. Berlin… Read More ›
Germany Poses A Significant Non-Military Threat To Polish Sovereignty By Andrew Korybko Its continued hegemony over Central & Eastern Europe threatens to further erode Poland’s already limited sovereignty, but this can be shattered with US support, though at the cost of… Read More ›
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