Turkish Curriculum’s Renaming Of Central Asia To Turkistan Is Turkiye’s Latest Soft Power Flex By Andrew Korybko Russia should brace itself for the turbocharging of Turkish-led comprehensive integration processes along its southern front and the serious implications that this could have… Read More ›
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“Muslim NATO” Or Multipolar Hedge? Iran’s Bid To Enter Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact
“Muslim NATO” Or Multipolar Hedge? Iran’s Bid To Enter Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact By Uriel Araujo Reports of Iran seeking closer ties to the Saudi-Pakistan defence pact raise questions about a supposed “Muslim NATO.” With both Islamabad and Riyadh linked to Western… Read More ›
All Key Players Have Their Reasons For Excluding Poland From The Ukrainian Peace Process
All Key Players Have Their Reasons For Excluding Poland From The Ukrainian Peace Process By Andrew Korybko Their snubbing discredits the image that Poland wants to cultivate of a former Great Power that’s finally reviving its long-lost status as a European… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Ethnopolitics Under Scrutiny As Genocide Accusations Against Russia Backfire
Ukraine’s Ethnopolitics Under Scrutiny As Genocide Accusations Against Russia Backfire By Uriel Araujo Russia has indicted senior Ukrainian officials on genocide charges, and, in parallel, the International Court of Justice has accepted Moscow’s counterclaim against Kiev’s genocide accusations. The developments expose… Read More ›
What’s The Real Reason Why Iran Is Interested In Joining The Saudi-Pak Alliance?
What’s The Real Reason Why Iran Is Interested In Joining The Saudi-Pak Alliance? By Andrew Korybko Iran is likely trying to assess whether this alliance might one day be weaponized against it by its two members’ shared US patron and probably… Read More ›
How Could A Rapprochement With Russia Help The US Advance Its Goals On The China Front?
How Could A Rapprochement With Russia Help The US Advance Its Goals On The China Front? By Andrew Korybko Russia could provide the US with reliable access to the critical resource supply chains that might be established on its territory, which… Read More ›
How Can The US Manage Turkish-Russian Tensions In The South Caucasus And Central Asia?
How Can The US Manage Turkish-Russian Tensions In The South Caucasus and Central Asia? By Andrew Korybko The essence of these five policy proposals is to preemptively avert another NATO-Russian security dilemma and the rise of associated threats along Russia’s frontiers… Read More ›
Is Washington Officially Burying The Postwar Transatlantic Alliance?
Is Washington Officially Burying The Postwar Transatlantic Alliance? By Uriel Araujo A senior ECFR fellow warns that Washington has just buried the post-war West, while waging a scathing ideological assault on Europe’s internal failures. The “alliance” however has long had a… Read More ›
What Could The Contours Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact Look Like?
What Could The Contours Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact Look Like? By Andrew Korybko Awareness of the threats that NATO poses along these three fronts and the division of labour between the top five states therein – Finland, Sweden, Poland, Romania,… Read More ›
What’s The Likelihood Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact?
What’s The Likelihood Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact? By Andrew Korybko This is the most effective way to reform the European security architecture and keep the peace, but a lot will depend on Poland, which plays the most decisive role among… Read More ›