The US-Approved Turkish-Ukrainian Arms Deal Shouldn’t Have Come As A Surprise To Russia By Andrew Korybko While it pragmatically retains economic and energy ties with Russia, Turkiye is still one of Russia’s oldest rivals, which Russian diplomats and experts alike would… Read More ›
“Islamic NATO” Emerges As Saudi Arabia, Turkey And Pakistan Forge A New Security Axis By Uriel Araujo The Mecca agreement creates a new trilateral security framework amid the war involving Iran and growing regional instability. Its members span NATO, the Gulf… Read More ›
There’d Likely Be Another Civil War Before Ukraine Meaningfully Turns Away From The West By Andrew Korybko For as much as the Telegraph fears this scenario and Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service hopes that it’ll happen, it’s unrealistic to expect that the… Read More ›
The Mecca Defence Agreement Should Become The Foundation Of A United Muslim Force By Dr Maqsood Jafri It is heartening news that on August 7, 2026, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, President Recep… Read More ›
Russia And Iran Can Use Carrots And Sticks To Get Azerbaijan To Demilitarize TRIPP By Andrew Korybko President Ilham Aliyev is a rational leader who might conclude that it’s better to cut mutually beneficial deals with Russia and Iran for resolving… Read More ›
Turkiye’s Maritime Security Pledge To Ukraine Threatens Russia’s Black Sea Interests By Andrew Korybko Its newfound commitment to ensuring Ukraine’s maritime security poses a serious threat to Russia. Turkish Foreign Minister and former spy chief Hakan Fidan confirmed during a joint… Read More ›
How Long Will The “Full Normalization” Of Russian-Azerbaijani Relations Last? By Andrew Korybko It’s a step in the right direction, but TRIPP’s unstated dual purpose of a NATO military logistics corridor that’ll ultimately stretch across Russia’s entire southern periphery must be… Read More ›
Will Trump Choose Turkey Over Israel? NATO’s “Turkish Question” Comes To A Head By Uriel Araujo As Trump embraces Turkey’s Erdogan and opens the door to F-35 sales, Israel increasingly fears isolation. Long-simmering tensions within NATO are now exploding into view,… Read More ›
Poland And Turkiye Are Teaming Up To Tighten NATO’s Containment Noose Around Russia By Andrew Korybko Closer economic and military synergy between them in Central & Eastern Europe from the Baltic to the Black Seas would pose new challenges for Russia… Read More ›
The Spain-UK Gibraltar Deal Exposes The West’s Deepening Internal Fractures By Uriel Araujo Spain’s landmark post-Brexit agreement with the UK over Gibraltar goes far beyond border management. The deal illustrates how Brexit has reshaped European geopolitics, while broader disputes, from the… Read More ›