The Serbian Orthodox Church Is Once Again In The Crosshairs In Montenegro By Andrew Korybko Whatever devious designs Djukanovic and his potential foreign patrons might have, it’s clear that this atheist politician is hypocritically exploiting religion as part of a newly… Read More ›
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The Politically Incorrect Truth About What Really Happened In Afghanistan
The Politically Incorrect Truth About What Really Happened In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko Many Americans might regard their government’s grand strategic objectives in this respect as lacking any morals, ethics, or principles considering that they now largely align with China’s, Pakistan’s,… Read More ›
Will Tajikistan Stir Up Trouble Against The Taliban?
Will Tajikistan Stir Up Trouble Against The Taliban? By Andrew Korybko Tiny Tajikistan has outsized leverage that it might eventually employ in Afghanistan to push back against the Taliban. It’s well known that it shares a large border with its neighbour,… Read More ›
Chinese-Russian Cooperation Is The Key To Afghan Peace
Chinese-Russian Cooperation Is The Key To Afghan Peace By Andrew Korybko These major countries have pivotal roles to play through the Extended Troika, the SCO, the non-Western alternative financial institutions that they participate in, bilaterally with Afghanistan, and jointly with one… Read More ›
Here’s Why Russia Abstained From This Week’s UNSC Resolution On Afghanistan
Here’s Why Russia Abstained From This Week’s UNSC Resolution On Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko Russia’s stance – which was also the one taken by China – was the most pragmatic response to the West ignoring most of its concerns. Russian Permanent… Read More ›
Will India Impede BRICS And The SCO From Consensually Agreeing On Afghanistan?
Will India Impede BRICS And The SCO From Consensually Agreeing On Afghanistan? By Andrew Korybko The only country in either BRICS or the SCO that has any realistic chance of positively influencing India is Russia, which has been the South Asian… Read More ›
Alt-Media Is Lying: ISIS-K Is Not Fake
Alt-Media Is Lying: ISIS-K Is Not Fake By Andrew Korybko Hopefully those who’ve been misled by these influential voices will challenge them to publicly account for their lies by confronting them with the facts that were shared in this analysis in… Read More ›
ISIS-K’s Kabul Airport Terrorist Attacks Were Inevitable
ISIS-K’s Kabul Airport Terrorist Attacks Were Inevitable By Andrew Korybko The world’s eyes are on that site so any terrorist group, let alone one as publicly-hungry as ISIS-K, would have regarded it as too tempting of a target to pass up…. Read More ›
Here’s Why Russia’s Afghan Evacuation Operation Went Off Without A Hitch
Here’s Why Russia’s Afghan Evacuation Operation Went Off Without A Hitch By Andrew Korybko Russia’s Afghan evacuation operation went off without a hitch due to two “diplomatic miracles”: the US allowing Russia to use the Kabul Airport despite the political tensions… Read More ›
The Top 5 Conflict Variables In Afghanistan
The Top 5 Conflict Variables In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko There still remain several variables that could continue to destabilize the country in the coming future. The Taliban’s lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan ended the most important phase of the country’s civil war but… Read More ›