Interpreting Lavrov’s Assessment Of Events In Syria From His Interview With Tucker By Andrew Korybko If Putin hopes to reach a deal with Erdogan on Syria, then it’ll require keeping up the pretence (however unbelievable it is to objective observers) that… Read More ›
Did The US Have A Hand In South Korea’s Attempted Coup? By Uriel Araujo South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in South Korea against alleged “pro-North Korean anti-state forces”, in what is being described as an attempt to… Read More ›
This Weekend’s Astana Summit Is Likely The Last Chance For A Political Solution In Syria By Andrew Korybko If he declines to cut a deal, then Russia might punish him by not letting him live out the rest of his days… Read More ›
Could Trump Invade Mexico? The Risk Of An Escalation Is Real By Uriel Araujo As is the case with so many belligerent US policies and plans, the risk lies in the unpredictability of escalation scenarios. One may only wonder whether such… Read More ›
Trump’s Threats Against BRICS Are Based On False Premises By Andrew Korybko Putin doesn’t hate the dollar and actually wants Russia to once again be able to use it with its partners for reasons of convenience, but it was the US… Read More ›
China Would Be Taking A Major Risk If It Deployed PMCs To Myanmar To Protect BRI Projects By Andrew Korybko The US could do to China in Myanmar what it’s currently doing to Russia in Ukraine. The latest phase of Myanmar’s… Read More ›
Chad And Senegal Are Teaming Up To Expel France From The Sahel By Andrew Korybko France and the US are expected to apply a three-pronged policy for pushing back against this. Thursday was an historic day for African geopolitics since Chad… Read More ›
Endemic Corruption Sabotaging Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure By Uriel Araujo The topic of corruption in Ukraine is once again surfacing. According to a The Times story written by their Kyiv’s correspondent Maxim Tucker, the country has “failed to build bunkers for electricity substations that… Read More ›
Will Nord Stream 2 Be Reactivated? Pro-Trump Businessman In Talks To Buy It While Scholz And Putin Call By Uriel Araujo The issue of Nord Stream is once again in the spotlight. The Washington Post reported on Friday that “an American businessman… Read More ›
Why Might The US Let An American Investor Purchase The Bankrupt Nord Stream Project? By Andrew Korybko Observers should keep an eye on this since it’s a low-probability but high-impact scenario. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that “A Miami… Read More ›
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