Targeting Cuba: Neo-Monroeism, The Iran Crisis, And The Logic Of A Two-Front Quagmire By Uriel Araujo As the Iran conflict drags on, an attempt at pivoting appears to be underway in US strategy. Reports suggest Cuba is re-entering Washington’s regime-change calculus… Read More ›
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Dmitry Trenin, A Top Russian Expert Issues A Clarion Call For Correcting Foreign Policy Misperceptions
Dmitry Trenin, A Top Russian Expert Issues A Clarion Call For Correcting Foreign Policy Misperceptions By Andrew Korybko It’s exceedingly rare for a Russian expert to constructively critique their country’s foreign policy. Top Russian expert Dmitry Trenin was just elected President of the Russian… Read More ›
Brazil: The Next Target Of Washington’s Drug War
Brazil: The Next Target Of Washington’s Drug War By Uriel Araujo Tensions are rising between Brazil and the United States: Washington’s demands over drug gangs, foreign prisoners, and refugee data raise concerns in Brasília about sovereignty and intervention. As Brazil resists,… Read More ›
Brazil-Russia Nuclear Diplomacy Challenges Washington’s Hemispheric Dominance
Brazil-Russia Nuclear Diplomacy Challenges Washington’s Hemispheric Dominance By Uriel Araujo A renewed Brazil-Russia nuclear partnership covers energy generation, fuel cycles, and advanced reactors. The agreement emerges as Brazil reassesses defence, energy security, and strategic partnerships. In a multipolar context, the move… Read More ›
US Neo‑Monroeist Offensive Strangling Cuba Risks Blowback At Home
US Neo‑Monroeist Offensive Strangling Cuba Risks Blowback At Home By Uriel Araujo As Trump escalates economic warfare against Cuba, the administration revives a familiar regime-change logic rooted in pressure and economic strangulation. History teaches that such strategies deepen suffering without guaranteeing… Read More ›
The US Is On The Brink Of Subordinating Cuba
The US Is On The Brink Of Subordinating Cuba By Andrew Korybko The immediate goal of the US’ de facto oil embargo on Cuba is a “regime tweaking” that achieves at least some of Trump’s demanded foreign policy goals and initiates… Read More ›
Here’s How U.S. Proxy Control Of Venezuela Can Harm Cuban, Chinese, And Russian Interests
Here’s How U.S. Proxy Control Of Venezuela Can Harm Cuban, Chinese, And Russian Interests By Andrew Korybko Cuba might be coerced into subordinating itself to the US, the cascading consequences of other major BRI partners being intimidated into following Venezuela’s example… Read More ›
Russia Slams US Over Maduro Capture, Warns of Renewed Imperialism In Latin America
Russia Slams US Over Maduro Capture, Warns of Renewed Imperialism In Latin America By Andrew Korybko Russia Uses UN Platform to Rally Global South Against US Actions in Venezuela. Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia shared his country’s official response to the US’ capture of… Read More ›
Washington Drops The Mask: Maduro’s Capture Shatters The Illusion Of The Rules‑Based Order
Washington Drops The Mask: Maduro’s Capture Shatters The Illusion Of The Rules‑Based Order By Andrew Korybko Trump 2.0 openly laid out how the US intends to restore its “sphere of influence” over the Americas in accordance with the new National Security… Read More ›
New Cold War At America’s Doorstep: Venezuela Resists, China And Russia Respond
New Cold War At America’s Doorstep: Venezuela Resists, China And Russia Respond By Uriel Araujo The US Navy’s arrival in the Caribbean intensifies Trump’s confrontation with Venezuela, raising the spectre of strikes. Meanwhile, Beijing and Moscow respond with strategic support for… Read More ›