France’s Indo-Pacific Ambitions Falter Amid New Caledonia’s Neocolonial Crisis By Uriel Araujo France’s strategic pivot to the Indo-Pacific, championed by Macron, is overshadowed by the ongoing New Caledonia crisis and tensions within NATO and the West. The unrest in New Caledonia… Read More ›
Geopolitics
The UK Aims To Entrench Its Influence In Estonia In Order To Lead The Arctic-Baltic Front
The UK Aims To Entrench Its Influence In Estonia In Order To Lead The Arctic-Baltic Front By Andrew Korybko The possible deployment of nuclear-capable F-35As there, which could be equipped with US air-to-ground nukes since the UK no longer has its… Read More ›
Is The US-Mediated Peace Deal Between Congo And Rwanda A Turning Point?
Is The US-Mediated Peace Deal Between Congo And Rwanda A Turning Point? By Andrew Korybko The US’ interest in enforcing compliance is driven by its pursuit of the Eastern DRC’s critical minerals. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda… Read More ›
Claims About Russia’s Unreliability As An “Ally” To Iran Are Based On A False Premise
Claims About Russia’s Unreliability As An “Ally” To Iran Are Based On A False Premise By Andrew Korybko Russia never agreed to any secret military clauses in its updated strategic partnership pact with Iran. Mainstream Media (MSM) outlets from The Telegraph to the New… Read More ›
Decoding Xi Jinping’s No-Show at the BRICS Summit
Decoding Xi Jinping’s No-Show at the BRICS Summit By Andrew Korybko This could stimulate US-Brazilian ties, comparatively reduce China’s role in Brazil’s balancing act if India’s role therein soon becomes more significant, and fuel Western media speculation about China’s commitment to… Read More ›
It’s Premature To Predict A Crisis In US-Pakistan Relations Over Islamabad’s ICBM Program
It’s Premature To Predict A Crisis In US-Pakistan Relations Over Islamabad’s ICBM Program By Andrew Korybko Economic pressure, not military force, is a much more realistic means for the US to resolve this issue. Foreign Affairs’ recent article about “How to… Read More ›
Modi’s India And The Caribbean – Sheikh Imran N. Hosein
Modi’s India And The Caribbean By Sheikh Imran N. Hosein As Trinidad and Tobago welcomes India’s Prime Minister, while seeking to better understand, and to respond, to what now clearly appears to be the bold embrace of a new actor… Read More ›
Aliyev Expects To Rise To Global Stardom By Stirring Up Highly Publicized Trouble With Russia
Aliyev Expects To Rise To Global Stardom By Stirring Up Highly Publicized Trouble With Russia By Andrew Korybko This might backfire if the Global South perceives him to be a Western proxy and Russia intensifies its asymmetrical responses, however, so it’s… Read More ›
Russia Ukraine War: Lots Of Speculation Is Swirling Around The Sumy Front
Russia Ukraine War: Lots Of Speculation Is Swirling Around The Sumy Front By Andrew Korybko Ukraine claims that Russia is gearing up for a large-scale offensive there, a Russian security source denied any such plans, while the US is closely monitoring… Read More ›
Weaponizing Finance: De-Dollarization And The Rise Of BRICS’ New Development Bank
Weaponizing Finance: De-Dollarization And The Rise Of BRICS’ New Development Bank By Uriel Araujo BRICS’ New Development Bank is emerging as a strategic tool for the Global South in challenging dollar dominance. As it expands membership and promotes local-currency lending while… Read More ›