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 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 ›
Any New Strategic Arms Control Pact Between Russia And The US Hinges On China’s Participation By Andrew Korybko The US’ retention of its nuclear superiority vis-à-vis China is non-negotiable, so it’ll either unilaterally maintain its existing edge outside of strategic arms… Read More ›
Why Finnish President Stubb Won’t Convince the Global South to Abandon Multipolarity By Andrew Korybko This collection of countries, which is unofficially led by India (the most populous and fastest-developing state among them by far), knows that its interests are best… Read More ›
What’s Driving The US’ Reported Decision To Re‑Station Tactical Nukes In The UK By Andrew Korybko It’s possible that the US – whether under Trump 2.0 or whichever administration, including a possible Democrat one, comes afterwards – might agree to transfer… Read More ›
What’s The Likelihood Of A Global Nuclear Arms Race? By Andrew Korybko Russia and China are expected to reciprocally respond to the US’ potential development of new nukes and/or new nuke tests after it just let the New START lapse, which… Read More ›
What Are The Odds Of Russia Agreeing To A Three-Tiered Ceasefire Enforcement Plan In Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko It’s suppositionally possible that the Financial Times’ report becomes reality, but to be absolutely clear, this is pure guesswork and it’s much more… Read More ›
The US Might Make The Sahelian Alliance An Offer That It Can’t Refuse By Andrew Korybko Its members might be told by the Bureau of African Affairs’ chief to let the US replace or at least “balance” Russia’s role as their… Read More ›
The Indo-US Trade Deal Might Sharply Shift The Direction Of The Global Systemic Transition By Andrew Korybko Russia might be thrown into a grand strategic dilemma over whether to rely on China to replace its lost Indian oil market at the… Read More ›
How Will Key Countries Respond To The US’ Attempted Restoration Of Unipolarity? By Andrew Korybko The US’ restoration of unipolarity risks sparking another World War if cooler heads don’t prevail. The US’ new National Security and Defence Strategies, which collectively articulate the “Trump Doctrine”,… Read More ›
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