The SCO States Agree On The Contours Of The Emerging World Order By Andrew Korybko The competition between the SCO’s and the West’s envisaged world orders is indisputably a defining feature of the New Cold War. The global systemic transition to… Read More ›
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Connecting The Dots Tying Together Recent US Diplomacy With China, India, And Iran
Connecting The Dots Tying Together Recent US Diplomacy With China, India, And Iran By Andrew Korybko While seemingly disparate, each of these diplomatic engagements is indirectly connected to one another. US Secretary of State Blinken just completed his trip to China, which… Read More ›
China’s First-Ever Trilateral Anti-Terrorist Talks With Iran And Pakistan Likely Concern W-CPEC+
China’s First-Ever Trilateral Anti-Terrorist Talks With Iran And Pakistan Likely Concern W-CPEC+ By Andrew Korybko CPEC is ultra-strategic for China in and of itself as a non-US-controlled shortcut to the Indian Ocean, but it can also be expanded in the western… Read More ›
Pakistan’s Barter Trade With Afghanistan, Iran And Russia Can Help Average People
Pakistan’s Barter Trade With Afghanistan, Iran And Russia Can Help Average People By Andrew Korybko Parts of the real economy could remain alive while the authorities race to replenish the state’s rapidly depleting funds, which would help avert the worst-case scenario… Read More ›
The Mainstream Media Is Preparing Iran To Be The Scapegoat If Kiev’s Counteroffensive Fails
The Mainstream Media Is Preparing Iran To Be The Scapegoat If Kiev’s Counteroffensive Fails By Andrew Korybko If Moscow manages to thwart the upcoming counteroffensive, including the potential scenarios of Ukraine invading Belarus and/or Russia’s pre-2014 territory, then NATO will likely… Read More ›
The Taliban Are Playing A Dangerous Game By Violating Iran’s Water Rights
The Taliban Are Playing A Dangerous Game By Violating Iran’s Water Rights By Andrew Korybko The best outcome for the region would be for the SCO to get involved as a neutral mediator upon these two’s request seeing as how Iran… Read More ›
Why’d The New York Times Unexpectedly Vindicate Iran’s Execution Of A Top UK Spy?
Why’d The New York Times Unexpectedly Vindicate Iran’s Execution Of A Top UK Spy? By Andrew Korybko Implying that Russia has so deeply penetrated Western spy agencies that it was able to identify the infamous British mole that Iranian intelligence had… Read More ›
Israel’s Opening Of An Embassy In Turkmenistan Is Mostly A Psychological Move Against Iran
Israel’s Opening Of An Embassy In Turkmenistan Is Mostly A Psychological Move Against Iran By Andrew Korybko It would of course be ideal if Iran and Israel didn’t compete in third countries, but that’s unrealistic to expect since states are always… Read More ›
Interpreting The Postponement Of Multilateral Syria-Centric Talks In Moscow Till May
Interpreting The Postponement Of Multilateral Syria-Centric Talks In Moscow Till May By Andrew Korybko This announcement came just several days after senior diplomats from Iran, Russia, Syria, and Turkiye held talks in Moscow aimed at preparing for the planned meeting between… Read More ›
Ten Observations About Israel’s Latest Spree Of Strikes Against Syria
Ten Observations About Israel’s Latest Spree Of Strikes Against Syria By Andrew Korybko Israel’s latest spree of strikes in Syria is driven by the combination of regional systemic processes, US-exacerbated domestic pressure, and the self-professed Jewish State’s rivalry with Iran. This… Read More ›