The US Might Pursue The “Peaceful Balkanization” Of The Congo By Andrew Korybko Trump 2.0 might conclude that federalization is the only sustainable solution to the Congo’s protracted political-security crises for averting its (inevitable?) second collapse and subsequently enabling the US… Read More ›
Kazakhstan Might Have Just Placed Itself On An Irreversible Collision Course With Russia By Andrew Korybko The production of NATO-standard shells hints that Kazakhstan plans to follow in Azerbaijan’s footsteps by having its armed forces conform with the bloc’s standards ahead… Read More ›
Poland’s Balancing Act: Nawrocki On Zelensky, Russia, And Trump By Andrew Korybko His views towards all three are impressively pragmatic for a Polish President and could presage his country complying with whatever grand strategic deal the US and Russia might reach… Read More ›
The EU’s New Policy Towards Russia’s Seized Assets Isn’t About Helping Ukraine By Andrew Korybko The real purpose might be to prevent the US from reaching a deal with Russia per point 14 of its leaked 28-point peace framework to invest… Read More ›
All Key Players Have Their Reasons For Excluding Poland From The Ukrainian Peace Process By Andrew Korybko Their snubbing discredits the image that Poland wants to cultivate of a former Great Power that’s finally reviving its long-lost status as a European… Read More ›
What’s The Real Reason Why Iran Is Interested In Joining The Saudi-Pak Alliance? By Andrew Korybko Iran is likely trying to assess whether this alliance might one day be weaponized against it by its two members’ shared US patron and probably… Read More ›
Neocolonialism Rebranded: Kushner, Witkoff, And Trump’s Gaza Blueprint By Uriel Araujo As Trump expands US involvement in Gaza’s postwar future, his son-in-law Kushner and his associate Witkoff are thrust into central roles, with Blair lingering on the margins. The project is… Read More ›
What’s Really Behind The US’ Ambitious Tech Plans For Armenia? By Andrew Korybko The planned AI data centre is meant to solidify the US’ new sphere of influence by leading the region into the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, weaponize local data to… Read More ›
Why The C5 Would Be A Pragmatic Format For Managing The Global Systemic Transition By Andrew Korybko Regular consultations between the US, China, Russia, India, and Japan on the emerging world order would help jointly manage issues as they arise and… Read More ›
How Can The Russian-US “New Détente” Revolutionize The Global Economic Architecture? By Andrew Korybko China would no longer occupy the central role therein, which would help the US and its Asian allies better compete with it, while Russia would move from… Read More ›
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