There Are Reasons To Be Sceptical Of Macron’s Reported Intention To Attend The BRICS Summit By Andrew Korybko He almost certainly intends to use his possible attendance at the upcoming BRICS Summit to bolster France’s reputation in Africa, which aims to… Read More ›
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France Is Reportedly Making A Principled Stand Against NATO’s Expansion To Asia
France Is Reportedly Making A Principled Stand Against NATO’s Expansion To Asia By Andrew Korybko Macron’s position isn’t driven by the desire to do any favours for President Xi, but is predicated on his assessment of France’s national interests. The Financial Times cited… Read More ›
Macron’s Rhetoric About Europe’s Strategic Autonomy Is A Direct Outcome Of His Trip To China
Macron’s Rhetoric About Europe’s Strategic Autonomy Is A Direct Outcome Of His Trip To China By Andrew Korybko It’s important to point out the timing of his latest words, which were shared after he just met with President Xi for around… Read More ›
The Mainstream Media Would Go Wild If France’s Million-Person Protest Happened In Russia
The Mainstream Media Would Go Wild If France’s Million-Person Protest Happened In Russia By Andrew Korybko The Mainstream Media, their government allies, and those two’s on-the-ground proxies have incessantly tried in vain over the past year to provoke large-scale protests in… Read More ›
The Top Five Geostrategic Developments In Africa Last Year
The Top Five Geostrategic Developments In Africa Last Year By Andrew Korybko The world’s second-largest and -most populous continent was indirectly affected by NATO’s proxy war on Russia through Ukraine, but it also experienced other forms of dynamism that weren’t connected… Read More ›
Is France Funnelling Ukrainian Arms To West African Terrorists?
Is France Funnelling Ukrainian Arms To West African Terrorists? By Andrew Korybko Mali and Burkina Faso, who’ve earlier accused France of supporting terrorism, should cooperate with those countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission whose recent summit saw Nigerian President Buhari… Read More ›
Why’s The West So Spooked By Possible Burkinabe-Russian Military Cooperation?
Why’s The West So Spooked By Possible Burkinabe-Russian Military Cooperation? By Andrew Korybko With Africa having emerged as among the hottest proxy battlegrounds in the New Cold War’s struggle for the future of International Relations, it’ll require Russia’s “Democratic Security” services… Read More ›
ECOWAS’ French-Backed Embargo Of Mali Is Nothing But Cruel Neo-Imperialism
ECOWAS’ French-Backed Embargo Of Mali Is Nothing But Cruel Neo-Imperialism By Andrew Korybko This latest maximum pressure campaign against Mali prompted thousands of its citizens to throng the streets over the weekend in an unprecedented display of anti-imperialist activism aimed at… Read More ›
How Are France And Russia Influencing The Greek-Turkish Rivalry?
How Are France And Russia Influencing The Greek-Turkish Rivalry? By Andrew Korybko The common denominator driving France and Russia’s newly enhanced military partnerships with rivals Greece and Turkey respectively is those two Eastern Mediterranean countries’ concerns about their shared American ally’s… Read More ›
Franco-Russo Competition In The Central African Republic Doesn’t Have To Be Zero-Sum
Franco-Russo Competition In The Central African Republic Doesn’t Have To Be Zero-Sum By Andrew Korybko France seems to regard its competition with Russia in the Central African Republic as a zero-sum game, but it doesn’t have to be like that since… Read More ›