West, Saudi Arabia Revive IMEC to Counter China, But Can It Deliver? By Uriel Araujo Revived during the Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to Washington, the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor promises to reroute global trade away from the Suez and from China…. Read More ›
The West
A Lithuanian Drone Provocation Almost Derailed Witkoff’s And Kushner’s Trip To Moscow
A Lithuanian Drone Provocation Almost Derailed Witkoff’s And Kushner’s Trip To Moscow By Andrew Korybko Had it not been downed over the Belarusian border city of Grodno and instead passed into Poland on the way to the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training,… Read More ›
What Islam Really Says About Slavery, And Why Modern Critics Get It Wrong
What Islam Really Says About Slavery, And Why Modern Critics Get It Wrong By Yasin Abdel Magid Mekkawy al-Hasani Islam’s Teachings on Slavery, Emancipation, and Human Dignity: A Scholarly Refutation of Modern Misconceptions The topic of slavery in Islam is… Read More ›
Sudan Burns While Washington And Brussels Wash Their Hands
Sudan Burns While Washington And Brussels Wash Their Hands By Uriel Araujo Sudan is now collapsing into one of the worst wars of our time. Years of Western-backed reforms, sanctions, and flawed peace deals set the stage for today’s bloodshed. A… Read More ›
Serbia’s Continued Arming Of Ukraine Risks Rupturing Relations With Russia
Serbia’s Continued Arming Of Ukraine Risks Rupturing Relations With Russia By Andrew Korybko Everything is proceeding according to the US’ plan, which Vucic might have even secretly agreed to. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic recently told German media that his country is… Read More ›
Displacing Russian Gas ‘For Good’: What Is Europe Really Paying?
Displacing Russian Gas ‘For Good’: What Is Europe Really Paying? By Uriel Araujo Europe’s leaders claim Russian gas can be phased out “for good,” but P-TEC exposes the real cost of this strategy. LNG dependency, US influence, and rising energy bills… Read More ›
$6 Billion Icebreaker Deal: U.S.-Finland Alliance Signals Strategic Arctic Encirclement
$6 Billion Icebreaker Deal: U.S.-Finland Alliance Signals Strategic Arctic Encirclement By Uriel Araujo America signals it’s in the Arctic race to stay. The question is: in heating up tensions in the High North, does the West secure interests or court conflict… Read More ›
Germany Stands To Lose And Poland To Gain From The EU’s Latest Energy Move
Germany Stands To Lose And Poland To Gain From The EU’s Latest Energy Move By Andrew Korybko Poland’s role in providing more US LNG to Central & Eastern Europe is expected to erode Germany’s influence in this region and accelerate Poland’s… Read More ›
Western Designs On Belarus: Replacing Russian Ties With Polish Vassalage
Western Designs On Belarus: Replacing Russian Ties With Polish Vassalage By Andrew Korybko The West already turned Ukraine, Armenia, and Moldova into anti-Russian states while stirring trouble in its ties with Azerbaijan and eagerly eyeing Central Asian leader Kazakhstan so the… Read More ›
Tomahawks In Ukraine: Why Russia’s Restraint Signals A Managed Escalation Path
Tomahawks In Ukraine: Why Russia’s Restraint Signals A Managed Escalation Path By Andrew Korybko The precedent set by Russia’s restrained response to Ukraine obtaining the F-16s, which could also be nuclear-equipped, suggests that tensions with the US will remain manageable if… Read More ›