Trump’s Beef With Medvedev Just Went Nuclear By Andrew Korybko His dramatic deployment of two nuclear submarines near Russia serves three political purposes. Trump announced on Friday that the US will deploy two nuclear submarines near Russia in response to former President and… Read More ›
What’s The Most Realistic Scenario In Which The West Might Replace Zelensky? By Andrew Korybko They might wait until after Russia agrees to a ceasefire (if it ever does) since replacing him with Zaluzhny while hostilities still rage could further weaken… Read More ›
France Becomes First G7 Nation To Recognize Palestine, Raising Strategic Questions For NATO By Uriel Araujo Paris’ recognition of Palestine, a G7 first, signals a seismic shift in European diplomacy, further isolating Israel and straining NATO’s unity. Rooted in France’s somewhat… Read More ›
Indo-Pakistani Rivalry Reshaping Global Geopolitics: A Conflict Neither Local Nor Over By Uriel Araujo The long-standing conflict between India and Pakistan is not confined to South Asia. The rivalry is entangling the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Eurasian alliances — posing… Read More ›
Trump’s Campaign Against Brazil Is About More Than Bolsonaro, Bilateral Trade, And BRICS By Andrew Korybko His goal is to subordinate Brazil as a vassal state so that it becomes the main “Fortress America” component of his “Global West” vision. Brazil… Read More ›
More Promises Of Western Aid Emboldened Ukraine To Neutralize Anti-Corruption Institutions By Andrew Korybko Ukraine’s gravy train will continue chugging along, fuelled by Western taxpayers’ funds, though all this promised aid will only perpetuate the proxy war on Russia instead of… Read More ›
Russia-North Korea Alliance Signals A Broader Eurasian Realignment By Uriel Araujo The Russia–North Korea alliance, sealed in a 2024 treaty, marks a major geopolitical shift in Northeast Asia. Moving past isolation, Pyongyang gains access to energy and technology while aligning with… Read More ›
Australia And Japan Are Seemingly Having Second Thoughts About The De Facto Asian NATO By Andrew Korybko Playing any role in a Sino-US war over Taiwan, even a logistical one, could provoke Chinese retaliation. The Financial Times reported that US Under Secretary… Read More ›
Duda’s Rzeszow Remarks Set the Stage For Nawrocki’s Foreign Policy Vision By Andrew Korybko He seemingly expects that this will support his successor’s efforts to turn Poland into a regional power. Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda recently slammed Ukraine and the West, specifically… Read More ›
Why Is There Ambiguity Over The US-NATO Arms Arrangement For Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko The Europeans’ compliance or lack thereof will play a crucial role in the conflict’s future course. The offensive dimension of Trump’s new three–pronged approach to Ukraine involves the sale of… Read More ›
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