A Venezuelan‑Style Iran Oil Blockade Could Let The US Divide And Rule RIC By Andrew Korybko The cascading consequences of such a blockade, which might not ultimately be imposed due it entailing a high risk of war with Iran, could simultaneously… Read More ›
Russia
Poland’s Anxiety Grows Over The Future Of U.S. Troops On Its Soil
Poland’s Anxiety Grows Over The Future Of U.S. Troops On Its Soil By Andrew Korybko Policymakers fear that Trump might agree to reduce or even fully withdraw US troops from NATO’s Eastern Flank as part of a deal with Putin, which… Read More ›
Lavrov Soberly Acknowledged The Challenges Posed By Trump 2.0
Lavrov Soberly Acknowledged The Challenges Posed By Trump 2.0 By Andrew Korybko He calmly acknowledged that it’s now more difficult for Russia to advance its foreign policy goals due to the US’ renewed attempt to dominate the global economy through coercion… Read More ›
How The US-Azerbaijan Partnership Threatens Russia’s Southern Flank
How The US-Azerbaijan Partnership Threatens Russia’s Southern Flank By Andrew Korybko On the pretext of securing critical mineral and energy supply chains from Central Asia via the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity”, Azerbaijan is poised to become the launchpad… Read More ›
Russia Is Quietly Expanding Its Influence In Madagascar And The Comoros
Russia Is Quietly Expanding Its Influence In Madagascar And The Comoros By Andrew Korybko Russia ultimately has nothing to lose and everything to gain while France has lots to lose and will struggle to retain its influence there. Le Monde reported… Read More ›
Armenia’s Western Turn And the Domestic Upheaval It Could Trigger
Armenia’s Western Turn And the Domestic Upheaval It Could Trigger By Andrew Korybko Armenia might have to accept the return of the ~200,000 Azeris who fled during the chaotic Soviet collapse (and the descendants), grant them equal language rights, teach in… Read More ›
Are US Nukes Returning To Britain? Implications For Europe’s Security Order
Are US Nukes Returning To Britain? Implications For Europe’s Security Order By Uriel Araujo Growing secrecy around US military bases in the UK has reignited speculation about the return of American nuclear weapons to British soil. Infrastructure upgrades, NATO’s nuclear reconfiguration,… Read More ›
Why Russia Warned About The West’s Colour Revolution Plans In Belarus Four Years In Advance?
Why Russia Warned About The West’s Colour Revolution Plans In Belarus Four Years In Advance? By Andrew Korybko The timing of SVR’s warning about the West’s, and especially Poland’s and the US’, “NGO”-led Colour Revolution plans in Belarus during its 2030… Read More ›
Vance’s South Caucasus Trip Tightens The West’s Strategic Encirclement Of Russia
Vance’s South Caucasus Trip Tightens The West’s Strategic Encirclement Of Russia By Andrew Korybko The timing amidst continued US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine suggests that the US expects this ramped-up pressure to raise the chances of coercing concessions from Russia…. Read More ›
The US Weaponized Russophobic Paranoia And Energy Geopolitics To Capture Control Of Europe
The US Weaponized Russophobic Paranoia And Energy Geopolitics To Capture Control Of Europe By Andrew Korybko It’s unimaginable that the US would allow any competitor to reduce its enormous new market share in the European energy industry, which it plans to… Read More ›