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 ›
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Russia And Iran Are On The Same Page Regarding Armenia
Russia And Iran Are On The Same Page Regarding Armenia By Andrew Korybko The Iranian leadership doesn’t share some of its online supporters’ misinformed economic views nor their ultra-nationalist ones, which is why Foreign Minister Abdollahian just scolded Armenia for its… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia Is Reaping The Geo-Economic Fruits Of Sino-US Competition
Saudi Arabia Is Reaping The Geo-Economic Fruits Of Sino-US Competition By Andrew Korybko Through these three major developments over the past year that all directly arose from Vision 2030, MBS was able to do the seemingly impossible by reaping the geo-economic… Read More ›
The US Would Be Delighted If Iran Was Dragged Into Any New Conflict Over Karabakh
The US Would Be Delighted If Iran Was Dragged Into Any New Conflict Over Karabakh By Andrew Korybko It’s in the US’ interests to drag Iran into a protracted 1980s-like war with Turkiye that would bleed both dry while dividing the… Read More ›
Pakistan Risks Losing Much More Than Affordable Gas If It Abandons Its Iranian Pipeline Plans
Pakistan Risks Losing Much More Than Affordable Gas If It Abandons Its Iranian Pipeline Plans By Andrew Korybko Pakistan’s capitulation to US sanctions pressure and resultant decision to pull out of its pipeline deal with Iran will make its energy security… Read More ›
The Russian-Iranian Disagreement Over Some Gulf Islands Is Manageable
The Russian-Iranian Disagreement Over Some Gulf Islands Is Manageable By Andrew Korybko Iran takes issue with anyone simply acknowledging the Emirates’ claims like China and Russia did in their joint statements with the GCC since it believes that this lends credence… Read More ›
The SCO States Agree On The Contours Of The Emerging World Order
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 ›
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 ›