More Robust Russian-Pakistani Energy Ties Contribute To Stabilizing South Asia By Andrew Korybko By helping to resolve elements of the post-modern coup regime’s self-inflicted economic crisis through the planned export of discounted energy, Russia is indirectly averting the worst-case scenario of… Read More ›
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Déjà Vu In Moscow As Bilawal Bhutto Visits Almost A Year After Imran Khan Did
Déjà Vu In Moscow As Bilawal Bhutto Visits Almost A Year After Imran Khan Did By Andrew Korybko It’s of course in Pakistan’s objective national interests that it successfully clinches comprehensive economic and energy deals with Russia in order to relieve… Read More ›
The Pakistani Petroleum Minister Discredited Prior Fake News About Russian Oil
The Pakistani Petroleum Minister Discredited Prior Fake News About Russian Oil By Andrew Korybko Pakistani Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik’s official statement about Pakistan’s intent to import 35% of its total crude oil requirement from Russia, which was obviously… Read More ›
Russia-Pakistan Economic And Energy Cooperation Just Took A Great Leap Forward
Russia-Pakistan Economic And Energy Cooperation Just Took A Great Leap Forward By Andrew Korybko It’s still too early to render judgement on Pakistan’s de facto most powerful official since he only just assumed office, yet the great leap forward in mutually… Read More ›
Why’d Putin’s Special Envoy To Afghanistan Visit Kabul Amidst Pakistan-Taliban Tensions?
Why’d Putin’s Special Envoy To Afghanistan Visit Kabul Amidst Pakistan-Taliban Tensions? By Andrew Korybko Russia is a responsible regional stakeholder and therefore doesn’t want the worst-case scenario of a never-ending Pakistani-Taliban war to transpire, yet it’s powerless to directly shape the… Read More ›
Continued Pakistan-Taliban Tensions Can Indeed Lead To Another Never-Ending War
Continued Pakistan-Taliban Tensions Can Indeed Lead To Another Never-Ending War By Andrew Korybko The worst-case scenario is that Pakistan launches even just a limited ground operation into Afghanistan together with relying on US drone strikes either across the border or within… Read More ›
Twenty Truths About Pakistan-Taliban Ties In Light Of Their Latest Tensions
Twenty Truths About Pakistan-Taliban Ties In Light Of Their Latest Tensions By Andrew Korybko Pakistani-Taliban ties are a lot more complicated than most observers assume, especially in light of their latest tensions. They lost control over their security dilemma after their… Read More ›
Pakistan Might Be About To Launch A “Special Military Operation” In Afghanistan
Pakistan Might Be About To Launch A “Special Military Operation” In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko The Pakistani-Taliban security dilemma is untenable and quickly approaching the breaking point, which is why Islamabad might soon seize the initiative to decisively defend itself from… Read More ›
Kashmir And Impasse At The United Nations
Kashmir And Impasse At The United Nations By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai Kashmir is a dispute recognized by the United Nations. It holds the infamy as the most dangerous place on the planet. The 76-year-old conflict in that disputed, divided,… Read More ›
Pakistan: Why Caretaker Technocrat Government Is A Bad Idea?
Pakistan: Why Caretaker Technocrat Government Is A Bad Idea? By Lt Gen Muhammad Haroon Aslam (Retd) “It is the set of sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.” It is getting amply clearer… Read More ›