How Might Russia Respond If Its ‘Technical Ally’ North Korea Came Under Attack? By Andrew Korybko Each is the other’s ally, but within lesser practical limits than Russia is to its CSTO allies or the US to its NATO ones, which… Read More ›
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How US Military Action Against Iran Serves The Grand Strategy Of Containing China
How US Military Action Against Iran Serves The Grand Strategy Of Containing China By Andrew Korybko The goal is to obtain proxy control over Iran’s enormous oil and gas reserves so that they can be weaponized as leverage against China for… Read More ›
There’s A Good Reason Why Russia Is Closely Monitoring The Latest Afghan-Pakistani Clashes
There’s A Good Reason Why Russia Is Closely Monitoring The Latest Afghan-Pakistani Clashes By Andrew Korybko Russia envisages Afghanistan serving as the irreplaceable transit state for pioneering another North-South Transport Corridor, albeit this time between itself and Pakistan, but this master… Read More ›
The Lieutenant Colonels Of Silicon Valley: Anthropic’s Lonely Stand Against The Militarized AI
The Lieutenant Colonels Of Silicon Valley: Anthropic’s Lonely Stand Against The Militarized AI By Uriel Araujo The standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon is more than a corporate dispute; it is a symptom of a deeper struggle within America’s power structure…. Read More ›
Steel, Rail, And Oil: The Roadmap For A New Era In Russia-Pakistan Ties
Steel, Rail, And Oil: The Roadmap For A New Era In Russia-Pakistan Ties By Andrew Korybko For as promising as the opportunities that he discussed are, the US still wields a de facto veto over “Major Non-NATO Ally” Pakistan’s cooperation with… Read More ›
Putin’s Top Aide Patrushev Addressed The West’s Evolving Naval Threats To Russia
Putin’s Top Aide Patrushev Addressed The West’s Evolving Naval Threats To Russia By Andrew Korybko All in all, he has a solid understanding of their nature and how to most effectively respond to them, so observers shouldn’t worry about the West… Read More ›
Why Ukraine And Its Western Patrons Seek To Blow Up Russia’s Black Sea Pipelines
Why Ukraine And Its Western Patrons Seek To Blow Up Russia’s Black Sea Pipelines By Andrew Korybko The purpose is to derail the peace talks by provoking Russia into either preemptively escalating against Ukraine as a deterrent or authorizing an overmatched… Read More ›
Russia Faces Five Geostrategic Challenges As The Special Operation Enters Its Fifth Year
Russia Faces Five Geostrategic Challenges As The Special Operation Enters Its Fifth Year By Andrew Korybko As it’s always done, Russia is expected to ensure its sovereignty, security, and thus its survival through the creative interplay between its political, military, intelligence,… Read More ›
The Oreshnik Gambit: Russia’s Hypersonic Answer To US Missiles in Germany
The Oreshnik Gambit: Russia’s Hypersonic Answer To US Missiles in Germany By Andrew Korybko The redeployment of its hypersonic Oreshniks to Kaliningrad, Belarus, and/or Crimea is the most likely response so long as the US continues to informally comply with the… Read More ›
Lukashenko Is Learning The Hard Way That Trump Loves Humiliating His Vassals
Lukashenko Is Learning The Hard Way That Trump Loves Humiliating His Vassals By Andrew Korybko The US’ decision not to issue visas for the Belarusian delegation to the Board of Peace meeting was a “plausibly deniable” form of humiliation against them… Read More ›
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