Magnitsky Sanctions Expose Brazil’s Dollar Dependency Amid BRICS Push For De-Dollarization By Uriel Araujo Brazil’s financial sector is reeling after Justice Minister Flávio Dino warned banks against complying with US Global Magnitsky sanctions on Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The… Read More ›
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Direct NATO Intervention In Ukraine Might Soon Dangerously Turn Into A Fait Accompli
Direct NATO Intervention In Ukraine Might Soon Dangerously Turn Into A Fait Accompli By Andrew Korybko Trump’s negotiating strategy is to “escalate to-de-escalate” in a very risky attempt to coerce concessions, which he might soon apply against Putin after being emboldened… Read More ›
Which Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine Might Be Acceptable To Putin?
Which Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine Might Be Acceptable To Putin? By Andrew Korybko He might hypothetically agree that the resumption of NATO’s present support for Ukraine (arms, intelligence, logistics, etc.) in the event of another conflict wouldn’t cross Russia’s red… Read More ›
Ceasefire In The Crosshairs: Thailand, Cambodia, And The Proxy Front Of The New Cold War
Ceasefire In The Crosshairs: Thailand, Cambodia, And The Proxy Front Of The New Cold War By Uriel Araujo The recent ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia comes amid coup rumours in Bangkok, Chinese support for Phnom Penh, and Trump’s boasts of “bringing… Read More ›
US Pressure Might Inadvertently Bring India And China Back Together
US Pressure Might Inadvertently Bring India And China Back Together By Andrew Korybko Any meaningful improvement of Sino-Indo ties, especially in the economic dimension, could prompt Trump to either walk back his hardline policy on India to court it away from… Read More ›
Poland’s New President Is Picking Fights With His Prime Minister, The EU, And Russia
Poland’s New President Is Picking Fights With His Prime Minister, The EU, And Russia By Andrew Korybko This is true to his character as an amateur boxer. Poland’s new president Karol Nawrocki came out swinging against Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the… Read More ›
Why Did The US Raise The Terrorist Designation For A Group Of Anti-Chinese Militants In Pakistan?
Why Did The US Raise The Terrorist Designation For A Group Of Anti-Chinese Militants In Pakistan? By Andrew Korybko One would think that the US would consider such a group to be an ally in its New Cold War with China…. Read More ›
NATO’s New Ally? Argentina And UK Forge Quiet Military Ties To Counter China In The South Atlantic
NATO’s New Ally? Argentina And UK Forge Quiet Military Ties To Counter China In The South Atlantic By Uriel Araujo Underreported UK-Argentina military secret dialogue, tied to Milei’s NATO aspirations, seeks to counter China’s growing South Atlantic presence. This partnership could… Read More ›
Trump Putin Summit: What’s Standing In The Way Of A Grand Compromise On Ukraine?
Trump Putin Summit: What’s Standing In The Way Of A Grand Compromise On Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko The onus is now on Zelensky to reciprocate Putin’s widely perceived willingness to compromise for peace. Putin and Trump publicly confirmed that they found… Read More ›
Indonesia Will Play A Key Role In Russia’s Asian Balancing Act
Indonesia Will Play A Key Role In Russia’s Asian Balancing Act By Andrew Korybko Their close Soviet-era strategic cooperation before General Suharto’s mid-1960s coup serves as a nostalgic reference point for the level of relations that their contemporary leaders are eager… Read More ›