The Middle Corridor Will Help China Hedge Against Uncertainty In Russia And Pakistan By Andrew Korybko It’s unrealistic that China would ever abandon its investments in Russia or Pakistan, but those two’s connectivity roles for it vis-à-vis the EU and West… Read More ›
Iran
Strategic Impact Of Iranian President’s Visit To Russia Shouldn’t Be Exaggerated
Strategic Impact Of Iranian President’s Visit To Russia Shouldn’t Be Exaggerated By Andrew Korybko President Raisi’s visit was a stunning success, but its grand strategic impact shouldn’t be exaggerated. Iranian President Raisi recently addressed the Russian Duma during his first trip to the… Read More ›
The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Might Herald Larger Russian Regional Ambitions
The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Might Herald Larger Russian Regional Ambitions By Andrew Korybko This isn’t wishful thinking speculation either but premised on recent reports about what Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji expected to discuss with his Russian counterpart Nikolay… Read More ›
The Zangezur Corridor Is The ECO’s Most Strategic Project
The Zangezur Corridor Is The ECO’s Most Strategic Project By Andrew Korybko To oppose the Zangezur Corridor is to oppose China and Russia’s multipolar vision. It also suggests that one has fallen for self-interested forces’ fake news campaigns against this multilaterally… Read More ›
Improved Syria-UAE Ties Raise Questions About The Future Of Syria-Iran Ones
Improved Syria-UAE Ties Raise Questions About The Future Of Syria-Iran Ones By Andrew Korybko The UAE might predictably seek to entice Syria with promises of reconstruction funds and assurances that it’ll influence its “Israeli” ally to stop bombing the Arab Republic… Read More ›
Is A So-Called Eastern Axis Really Emerging Between Russia, China, And Iran?
Is A So-Called Eastern Axis Really Emerging Between Russia, China, And Iran? By Andrew Korybko On the surface, it appears as though these three are mostly in sync with one another, but that observation doesn’t mean that they constitute an ‘eastern… Read More ›
Pakistan-TTP Negotiations And Iran’s Proxy War In Pakistan
Pakistan-TTP Negotiations And Iran’s Proxy War In Pakistan Experts Ahmed Quraishi and Khalid Muhammad analyse latest developments in the region, focusing on Pakistan-TTP negotiations and Iran’s proxy war inside Pakistan. Syeda Qudsiya Mashhadi moderated the session.
Azerbaijan-Iran Tensions Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences For Eurasia
Azerbaijan-Iran Tensions Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences For Eurasia By Andrew Korybko Their problems prove that the common cause of Eurasian integration is a lot more difficult to achieve than to discuss. Tensions recently spiked between Azerbaijan and Iran after the latter commenced military… Read More ›
Will Russia’s ‘Energy Diplomacy’ In Syria Lead To Iran’s Withdrawal?
Will Russia’s ‘Energy Diplomacy’ In Syria Lead To Iran’s Withdrawal? By Andrew Korybko From the looks of it, the plan is for the West to waive select sanctions against Syria with regards to its facilitation of energy exports to Lebanon via… Read More ›
Anti Pakistan Rhetoric: Future Of Pak-Iran And Taliban-Iran Relations
Anti Pakistan Rhetoric: Future Of Pak-Iran And Taliban-Iran Relations This is a recording of a space session that took place on Twitter (on 10th September 2021), where expert on Iran and the GCC region, Ahmed Quraishi gave his analysis on… Read More ›