Poland Will Play A Central Role In Advancing The US’ National Security Strategy In Europe By Andrew Korybko The US-facilitated revival of Poland’s long-lost Great Power status via the “Three Seas Initiative” can advance some of the US’ top goals in… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Russia Is Taking The Finnish Front Of The New Cold War Very Seriously
Russia Is Taking The Finnish Front Of The New Cold War Very Seriously By Andrew Korybko Medvedev’s article shows that Russia is prepared to tackle all Finnish-emanating threats from NATO. Former Russian President and incumbent Deputy Secretary of the Security Council… Read More ›
Trump 2.0’s National Security Strategy: Restoring U.S. Primacy Or Retreating To The Hemisphere
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?
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 ›
The US’ Latest Energy Power Play Could Worsen Russian-Turkish Tensions
The US’ Latest Energy Power Play Could Worsen Russian-Turkish Tensions By Andrew Korybko Russia wouldn’t just lose tens of billions of dollars’ worth of yearly revenue if the US’ plans succeed, but tensions with Turkiye might become unmanageable if the complex… Read More ›
Trump’s F-35 Gamble: Saudi-Israeli Normalization As The Key To IMEC’s Return
Trump’s F-35 Gamble: Saudi-Israeli Normalization As The Key To IMEC’s Return By Andrew Korybko This could make it easier for Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel even in the absence of Palestinian independence and thus restore the political viability of… Read More ›
A Lithuanian Drone Provocation Almost Derailed Witkoff’s And Kushner’s Trip To Moscow
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
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 ›
Is Azerbaijan Secretly Shipping Su-22s To Ukraine?
Is Azerbaijan Secretly Shipping Su-22s To Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Proper media literacy can help folks more confidently discern the variety of information products that they’re exposed to and therefore reduce the chances that they’re duped into falling for fake news…. Read More ›
The “Community Of Central Asia” Could Reduce Russia’s Regional Influence
The “Community Of Central Asia” Could Reduce Russia’s Regional Influence By Andrew Korybko This new group might foster a stronger sense of shared regional identity among its members, even ethnic in the pan-Turkic sense (Tajikistan being the exception), than the one… Read More ›