New India-France Defence Deal: De-NATOizing The Indo-Pacific? By Uriel Araujo The India–France military pact marks a subtle but decisive break with Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy. As New Delhi seeks technology rather than loyalty, the Quad’s relevance fades and its “Asian NATO’s” ambitions… Read More ›
What’s Russia’s Best Move Amidst The German-Polish Zero-Sum Rivalry? By Andrew Korybko US support for Poland slashes the chances that Germany will fulfil its vision of federalizing the EU, so the Kremlin should prioritize the management of Russian-Polish tensions instead of… Read More ›
Were The Brits Behind Bloomberg’s Russian-US Leaks? By Andrew Korybko Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service warned earlier the same day as Bloomberg’s report that the Brits are hellbent on discrediting Trump in order to undermine his latest peace efforts for resolving the… Read More ›
Russia Is Fine-Tuning Its State Interethnic Policy By Andrew Korybko This represents a model for managing multiculturalism in historically diverse countries. Putin announced during a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations, which was held the day after National Unity Day in early November,… Read More ›
Iran’s Energy Crisis Drives Closer Ties With Russia And China By Uriel Araujo Tehran’s failing grid and worsening drought highlight a structural crisis years in the making. In that context, sanctions have only accelerated Iran’s turn toward Russia and China. The… Read More ›
Germany Poses A Significant Non-Military Threat To Polish Sovereignty By Andrew Korybko Its continued hegemony over Central & Eastern Europe threatens to further erode Poland’s already limited sovereignty, but this can be shattered with US support, though at the cost of… Read More ›
AfD Says Poland Threatens Germany, But Is It Really The US? By Andrew Korybko If it wasn’t for US support, Poland could never pose any strategic threat to Germany, so it’s really the US that already poses the greatest one of… Read More ›
Why Did Kazakhstan Join The Abraham Accords When It Already Recognizes Israel? By Andrew Korybko Its leader likely did this as a personal favour for Trump so that he’d have his back if trouble ever arises with Russia such as if… Read More ›
Analysing All 28 Points Of The Leaked Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal Framework By Andrew Korybko The overarching theme connecting the substance and timing of this agreement is therefore the US’ eagerness to resolve the Russian-US dimension of the New Cold War in… Read More ›
AUKUS+? Seoul’s Nuclear Submarine Gamble And The Future Of Asian Geopolitics By Uriel Araujo South Korea’s long pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines now coincides with Washington’s shifting alliance strategy. Analysts see an emerging AUKUS+ system as Seoul ramps up spending and regional… Read More ›
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