Tasnim News’ Latest Reports Prove That Iran-Azerbaijan Ties Are Actually Improving By Andrew Korybko There’s an indisputable disconnect between popular perceptions and objective reality. Azerbaijan’s decisive victory in the Karabakh Conflict last month provoked very strong reactions from many Iranian commentators and… Read More ›
Geopolitics
The Impending Departure Of Russian Peacekeepers From Karabakh Shouldn’t Be Spun As A Defeat
The Impending Departure Of Russian Peacekeepers From Karabakh Shouldn’t Be Spun As A Defeat By Andrew Korybko Armenia betrayed Russia after its leader conspired with the West to provoke Azerbaijan into launching another offensive in reaction to the terrorist campaign that… Read More ›
It’s Delusional To Expect Russia To Sell Oil To Pakistan Within The West’s Price Cap
It’s Delusional To Expect Russia To Sell Oil To Pakistan Within The West’s Price Cap By Andrew Korybko There’s no way that Russia is going to make an exception to its own legislation to sell oil to Pakistan at the price… Read More ›
Pakistan’s Illegal Immigrant Crackdown Is Long Overdue But The Timing Has Ulterior Motives
Pakistan’s Illegal Immigrant Crackdown Is Long Overdue But The Timing Has Ulterior Motives By Andrew Korybko It’s intended to scapegoat illegal immigrants for Pakistan’s cascading crises together with manipulating domestic and international perceptions ahead of the next elections, all at the… Read More ›
Official Russian And Iranian Statements Prove That Neither Fears The Zangezur Corridor
Official Russian And Iranian Statements Prove That Neither Fears The Zangezur Corridor By Andrew Korybko The question therefore naturally arises of why so many people, especially in the non-mainstream media community, were misled about those two’s geostrategic calculations. The answer can… Read More ›
Armenia’s Impending Defection From The CSTO Places Georgia Back In The US’ Crosshairs
Armenia’s Impending Defection From The CSTO Places Georgia Back In The US’ Crosshairs By Andrew Korybko Armenia’s impending defection from the CSTO will fail to be substantive unless NATO secures reliable access to it via Georgia, but the latter’s incumbent authorities… Read More ›
Polish PM Suspects That Zelensky Struck A Deal With Germany Behind Poland’s Back
Polish PM Suspects That Zelensky Struck A Deal With Germany Behind Poland’s Back By Andrew Korybko Germany is poised to replace Poland as Ukraine’s top strategic partner no matter who wins the next elections since PO’s victory will likely lead to… Read More ›
Does Orban Have A Point In Describing The Ukrainian Conflict As A “Slavic Fraternal War”?
Does Orban Have A Point In Describing The Ukrainian Conflict As A “Slavic Fraternal War”? By Andrew Korybko Western Civilization exploited Slavic Civilization’s wayward Ukrainian component upon its post-Soviet independence as a sovereign state via the cultivation of extreme nationalism in… Read More ›
Kazakhstan’s Pro-EU Pivot Poses A Challenge For The Sino-Russo Entente
Kazakhstan’s Pro-EU Pivot Poses A Challenge For The Sino-Russo Entente By Andrew Korybko The Sino-Russo Entente dislikes Tokayev’s reliance on the EU as the means for averting Kazakhstan’s potentially disproportionate dependence on them. His pledge to uphold the West’s anti-Russian sanctions… Read More ›
The Kremlin Pushed Back Against False Claims About The Situation In Karabakh
The Kremlin Pushed Back Against False Claims About The Situation In Karabakh By Andrew Korybko The Kremlin’s stance aligns with majority-Muslim Azerbaijan’s, not majority-Christian Armenia’s, in spite of Russia’s demographics more closely resembling the latter’s. What this goes to show is… Read More ›