From Non-Alignment To Multi-Alignment: How The Global South Is Navigating The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko Multi-alignment’s pragmatism has been demonstrated by China, which is the US’ systemic rival, but even it doesn’t actively oppose the West like Russia does… Read More ›
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From Hormuz To Malacca: How The Iran War Is Reshaping The Indian Ocean
From Hormuz To Malacca: How The Iran War Is Reshaping The Indian Ocean By Uriel Araujo The crisis around the Strait of Hormuz and the US-Iran war is not confined to the Persian Gulf, as its impacts extend into the Indian… Read More ›
Trump’s Arctic Pressure Pushes Canada And Europe Toward Russia
Trump’s Arctic Pressure Pushes Canada And Europe Toward Russia By Uriel Araujo Trump’s growing pressure on Canada and Europe (over Greenland and now Iceland) is exposing the limits of a purely trans-Atlantic approach to Arctic governance. With Russia being a key… Read More ›
Russia’s New 1945 War Monument Signals The Revival Of Its Historic Rivalry With Japan
Russia’s New 1945 War Monument Signals The Revival Of Its Historic Rivalry With Japan By Andrew Korybko It wasn’t Russia that’s responsible for this, but the US, which refused to allow its de facto Japanese protectorate to settle their dispute over… Read More ›
Could Washington Deploy Ukraine’s Veterans In Latin America Under A New Monroe Doctrine?
Could Washington Deploy Ukraine’s Veterans In Latin America Under A New Monroe Doctrine? By Uriel Araujo The conflicts in Ukraine and Iran are transforming asymmetric warfare, from FPV drones to electronic war. Latin American veterans and criminal groups are already entering… Read More ›
Will AI Make Us Dumber? The Cognitive Arms Race Has Begun
Will AI Make Us Dumber? The Cognitive Arms Race Has Begun By Uriel Araujo The rapid adoption of AI is raising concerns about reading, reasoning and intellectual autonomy – with geopolitical implications. From New York schools to China and the BRICS… Read More ›
The Violent GUR-SBU Rivalry Could Shape Ukraine’s Political Future
The Violent GUR-SBU Rivalry Could Shape Ukraine’s Political Future By Andrew Korybko Both of them are closely tied to the CIA, but they also retain some autonomy, which means that last week’s shootout wasn’t necessarily orchestrated by the US and could… Read More ›
How Realistic Is Tusk’s Proposal For A Baltic Sub-Bloc Within NATO?
How Realistic Is Tusk’s Proposal For A Baltic Sub-Bloc Within NATO? By Andrew Korybko The northwestern flank of the new “cordon sanitaire” around Russia might soon harden. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk predictably opined on his country’s contemporary military-security policy during… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Wartime Consensus Frays As Europe Confronts The Limits of Sanctions
Ukraine’s Wartime Consensus Frays As Europe Confronts The Limits of Sanctions By Uriel Araujo The political foundations of the Ukraine war are being challenged. EU member states are increasingly weighing the risks of sanctions and financial support, while Kiev confronts corruption… Read More ›
Turkey’s Eurasian Pivot: Balancing NATO, Russia And China
Turkey’s Eurasian Pivot: Balancing NATO, Russia And China By Uriel Araujo Ankara is deepening nuclear ties with Russia, and considering full SCO membership – while remaining a NATO member. Erdogan’s multi-alignment strategy also includes an expanding Turkic agenda. The result is… Read More ›