Five Takeaways From The Newly Commenced Saudi-US Peace Process For Sudan By Andrew Korybko The US remains the most influential foreign actor in this conflict, which it was responsible for sparking but is now trying to stop since the military-strategic dynamics… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia
The Reportedly Planned Restoration Of Saudi-Syrian Relations Would Be A Victory For Russia
The Reportedly Planned Restoration Of Saudi-Syrian Relations Would Be A Victory For Russia By Andrew Korybko West Asia’s geopolitical trends are moving along a trajectory that’s aligned with Russia’s grand strategic vision for International Relations. Russian diplomacy would achieve yet another… Read More ›
Reassessing Mohammed Bin Salman’s Geostrategic Vision In Light Of His Rapprochement With Iran
Reassessing Mohammed Bin Salman’s Geostrategic Vision In Light Of His Rapprochement With Iran By Andrew Korybko Mohammed Bin Salman did a lot early on that riled many folks from both the alternative and mainstream media, but as can be seen from… Read More ›
The Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement Will Deal A Deathblow To The Dollar
The Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement Will Deal A Deathblow To The Dollar By Andrew Korybko There’s no doubt that upcoming Saudi moves in support of the petroyuan that are taken in coordination with Iran and Russia would catalyse the next natural phase of… Read More ›
The Unexpected Implications Of The Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement For Pakistan
The Unexpected Implications Of The Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement For Pakistan By Andrew Korybko The Iranian-Saudi rapprochement presents Pakistan with some unexpected challenges that it arguably would have been in a much better position to deal with had last year’s post-modern coup not… Read More ›
Yemen’s Trifurcation Is Arguably A Fait Accompli
Yemen’s Trifurcation Is Arguably A Fait Accompli By Andrew Korybko The formalization of Yemen’s de facto trifurcation into an Iranian-backed North Yemen and a federalized South Yemen that preserves Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s existing “spheres of influence” in the East… Read More ›
The US Has Nobody To Blame But Itself For China Mediating The Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement
The US Has Nobody To Blame But Itself For China Mediating The Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement By Andrew Korybko US grand strategy is predicated on the zero-sum pursuit of maximizing its power at others’ expense, which everyone in the international community finally realized… Read More ›
Mutual Iranian-Saudi Perceptions Must Change In Order To Sustain Their Rapprochement
Mutual Iranian-Saudi Perceptions Must Change In Order To Sustain Their Rapprochement By Andrew Korybko The example set by their leaders in approving last week’s rapprochement should inspire everyone below them to do their part in helping their historic reconciliation every step… Read More ›
The Chinese-Mediated Resumption Of Iranian-Saudi Ties Is A Remarkable Development
The Chinese-Mediated Resumption Of Iranian-Saudi Ties Is A Remarkable Development By Andrew Korybko This remarkable development removes one of the most destabilizing factors in regional security for decades, the Iranian-Saudi rivalry, which was exploited by the US to divide-and-rule West Asia…. Read More ›
Lavrov Outlined The Priorities For Russian Regions’ International Economic Outreaches
Lavrov Outlined The Priorities For Russian Regions’ International Economic Outreaches By Andrew Korybko The contours of Russia’s geo-economic grand strategy in the present decade’s “Age of Complexity” are now apparent. Beyond the former Soviet core of the Union State, EAEU, and… Read More ›