This Chinese Company’s Compliance With The US’ Anti-Russian Sanctions Is Very Consequential By Andrew Korybko Russia and China aren’t “against” one another, but they still prioritize their corresponding national interests. These largely overlap, in which cases they cooperate to pursue their… Read More ›
How Likely Is It That The US Replaces Zelensky In The First Half Of Next Year? By Andrew Korybko Zelensky’s only use right now is to legitimize radical policies and he’ll then be cast aside once he’s done what’s needed of… Read More ›
More Air Defences And Cross-Border Strikes Won’t Change The Ukrainian Conflict’s Dynamics By Andrew Korybko The only variable that can change this conflict’s military-strategic dynamics is a conventional NATO intervention, though that’s fraught with the risk of sparking World War III… Read More ›
The Russian-Vietnamese Strategic Partnership Checks US Influence In Southeast Asia By Andrew Korybko Russia is indirectly lending a helping hand to China as the centre of the New Cold War moves from Europe to Asia. The speculation among some about Vietnam’s… Read More ›
Switzerland Said That The Next Talks On Ukraine Will Be Much More Different Than The Last By Andrew Korybko Brazil could host these talks ahead of and/or in parallel with November’s G20 in Rio while China could encourage its dozens of… Read More ›
Russia’s Mutual Defence Pact With North Korea Is A Geopolitical Game-Changer By Andrew Korybko It raises the stakes in the US’ dangerous game of nuclear chicken with Russia in Ukraine, accelerates the US’ “Pivot (back) to Asia”, and could thus trap… Read More ›
Debunking Politico’s Claim About The Reason Why Armenia Wants To Ditch The CSTO By Andrew Korybko Belarus’ speculative military cooperation with Azerbaijan was much less than Russia’s provably documented arms sales to that country so there’s no way that the recent… Read More ›
Poland Was Just As Much To Blame As Britain For Sabotaging Spring 2022’s Peace Talks By Andrew Korybko The risk of World War III breaking out is now higher than it’s ever been since the Cuban Missile Crisis due to the… Read More ›
The US’ Sharp Rebuke Of Vietnam For Hosting Putin Later This Week Was Ridiculous By Andrew Korybko Vietnam will still keep the US close since it considers it to be the only realistic counterweight to China in the latter’s namesake Southern… Read More ›
The Swiss Talks On Ukraine Weren’t As Bad As Some In Russia Expected By Andrew Korybko In hindsight, Russia’s hyperbolic rhetoric preceding these talks was arguably misdirected, and it would have been better for those officials such as Medvedev to trust… Read More ›
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