Zelensky Has No Feasible Alternative To Accepting Trump’s Lopsided Resource Deal By Andrew Korybko He’d sacrifice his political career, his envisaged legacy in Ukrainians’ eyes, and part of his country’s economic sovereignty, but he’d avert a much worse scenario than if… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Trump’s Latest Sanctions Threat Against Russia Suggests That He’s Getting Impatient For A Deal
Trump’s Latest Sanctions Threat Against Russia Suggests That He’s Getting Impatient For A Deal By Andrew Korybko This moment of truth could even arrive earlier than expected and thus force Putin to compromise or escalate before he’s fully made up his… Read More ›
Horn Of Africa Gambit: The US Fuelling Tensions Between Somalia And Somaliland
Horn Of Africa Gambit: The US Fuelling Tensions Between Somalia And Somaliland By Uriel Araujo Washington apparently cannot resist the temptation to turn disputed territories into military outposts. History warns us that such interventions rarely end well—least of all for the… Read More ›
Zelensky Might Have An Ace Up His Sleeve If He Decides To Run Again
Zelensky Might Have An Ace Up His Sleeve If He Decides To Run Again By Andrew Korybko The staggering scale of Ukraine’s military losses likely isn’t reflected in its voter lists, which Zelensky might thus exploit to fraudulently help him win… Read More ›
Will India Join The Asian “Squad”?
Will India Join The Asian “Squad”? By Andrew Korybko India must nowadays walk a fine line between China and the “Squad” in the context of Trump prioritizing the US’ “Pivot (back) to Asia” due to all that this grand strategic reorientation… Read More ›
King Charles, Trump, And The Commonwealth: A Pivot Worth Pondering?
King Charles, Trump, And The Commonwealth: A Pivot Worth Pondering? By Uriel Araujo Reports suggest King Charles wants the US to join the Commonwealth, with Trump onboard. As the US pivots from Europe and NATO toward the Pacific, it would make… Read More ›
Putin’s Proposed UN Control Over Ukraine Is Well Intentioned But Will Be Tough To Implement
Putin’s Proposed UN Control Over Ukraine Is Well Intentioned But Will Be Tough To Implement By Andrew Korybko The odds of everything perfectly unfolding – the UNSC agreeing to have the UN assume control only over “rump Ukraine” and without Kiev’s… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From The Revelation That Poland Only Has Less Than Two Weeks’ Worth Of Ammo
Five Takeaways From The Revelation That Poland Only Has Less Than Two Weeks’ Worth Of Ammo By Andrew Korybko This dangerous state of affairs is entirely the fault of its ruling duopoly. Chief of Poland’s National Security Bureau Dariusz Lukowski recently revealed that… Read More ›
The US Will Struggle To Get Europe To Abide By Putin’s Demand To Stop Arming Ukraine
The US Will Struggle To Get Europe To Abide By Putin’s Demand To Stop Arming Ukraine By Andrew Korybko A compromise is possible whereby the Europeans are pressured by the US into stockpiling their Ukrainian-destined arms in Poland and Romania for… Read More ›
Connecting Russia And China: Mongolia’s Pipeline Project And Ethnopolitical Factors
Connecting Russia And China: Mongolia’s Pipeline Project And Ethnopolitical Factors By Uriel Araujo Mongolia tends to balance its relationship with Great Powers and neighbours. Its role in the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project could be a game-changer, so it would… Read More ›