Houthi-Controlled North Yemen Is Poised To Become A Regional Power By Andrew Korybko So long as the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the last two’s local Yemeni allies prioritize their self-interests over their shared ones, the scenario of Houthi-controlled… Read More ›
Five Details That Most Observers Missed From SIPRI’s Latest International Arms Trends Report By Andrew Korybko They’re not as significant as the fact sheet’s top takeaways, but they’re still worth knowing about. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which is… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia Has Good Reason To Dillydally On Formally Joining BRICS By Andrew Korybko Making an official decision either way could disrupt the Kingdom’s careful multi-alignment between the West and the World Majority. Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim told the… Read More ›
This Weekend’s Astana Summit Is Likely The Last Chance For A Political Solution In Syria By Andrew Korybko If he declines to cut a deal, then Russia might punish him by not letting him live out the rest of his days… Read More ›
Saudi-Iranian Nuclear Deal Possible: Chairman Iran’s Atomic Organization By Uriel Araujo All the developments pertaining to Saudi-Chinese collaboration, de-dollarization, BRICS expansion, OPEC, the petrodollar, and, on top all that, a potential Saudi-Iranian nuclear agreement have the potential to change the… Read More ›
The US’ Partial Arms Embargo On Israel Is Aimed At Pressuring It Into A Regional Peace Deal By Andrew Korybko There’ll be those activist-minded members of the Mainstream Media and the Alt-Media Community who’ll pick and choose which element of this… Read More ›
It’s Significant That Saudi Arabia Reportedly Helped Intercept Iranian Missiles By Andrew Korybko The latest regional conflict served to recalibrate Saudi grand strategy towards the West, though this doesn’t automatically preclude its possible membership in BRICS. Israeli media cited a royal Saudi source… Read More ›
Why Are The Saudis Interested In Buying Russo-Indo BrahMos Supersonic Missiles? By Andrew Korybko The Saudi-Iranian dimension of Russia’s military diplomacy is the latest frontier of this policy after Armenia & Azerbaijan, China & India, Syria & Turkiye, and most recently… Read More ›
Egypt And Saudi Arabia Aren’t Expected To Step Up After The West Suspended UNRWA Funding By Andrew Korybko Egypt’s security-centric policy prevents it from opening the border to fleeing refugees while political factors vis-a-vis Israel and the US are responsible for… Read More ›
Why Did Saudi Arabia Clarify That It Hasn’t Yet Accepted BRICS Membership? By Andrew Korybko It can plausibly be hypothesized that Saudi Arabia’s unexpected decision to delay formal membership in BRICS is due to Western perceptions about this association, Iran’s involvement… Read More ›
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