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Andrew Korybko

Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst with a PhD from MGIMO, specializing in the global systemic transition to multipolarity.

Iran’s Planned Railway To The Black Sea Will Be Dependent On Azerbaijan

A popular Telegram channel falsely claimed that this is a “checkmate to US/Zangezur plans” and even shared a map showing a different route than what was confirmed in order to mislead their audience. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan told…

India Defied US Pressure To Dump Russia For These Five Reasons

The common denominator is India’s rivalry with China. Trump recently made a show of doubling his 25% tariffs on India as punishment for its continued purchase of Russian energy and military-technical equipment. Influenced by Lindsey Graham, he expected that India…

Iran Hopes That CPEC Branding Will Secure More Investment From China

Rebranding existing logistics corridors across its territory as part of CPEC is a means to this end. Iran’s Mehr News Agency and others reported that one of their country’s leading economic officials discussed the possibility of it facilitating Pakistan’s trade with Russia and Europe…

What’s Responsible For The Upcoming Putin-Trump Summit?

One of them must have offered more concessions to the other. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed on Thursday that Putin and Trump could meet as soon as next week following Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s “highly productive” three-hour-long meeting with his…

What’s The Most Realistic Scenario In Which The West Might Replace Zelensky?

They might wait until after Russia agrees to a ceasefire (if it ever does) since replacing him with Zaluzhny while hostilities still rage could further weaken Ukraine to Russia’s benefit. Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) published a report in late July alleging…

Western Pressure On India Over Russia Already Backfired Even If It Partially Complies

It’s reshaping Indian policymakers’ views of the West and breeding resentment of their governments among its society. India’s former Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin recently published an informative opinion piece at NDTV titled “Tariff Blitz: Is India Becoming…

Von Der Leyen Just Subordinated The EU As The US’ Largest-Ever Vassal State

This outcome places the US on the path of restoring its unipolar hegemony via sequential lopsided trade deals as it likely sets its sights on the Americans next before finally taking on Asia. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…

Analyzing The Ambiguity Over The American-NATO Arms Arrangement For Ukraine

The Europeans’ compliance or lack thereof will play a crucial role in the conflict’s future course. The offensive dimension of Trump’s new three–pronged approach to Ukraine involves the sale of American weapons to NATO who’ll in turn transfer them to…

Trump’s “Major Statement” On Russia Is A Clumsy Attempt To Thread The Needle

His threatened secondary sanctions could majorly backfire by harming the US’ own interests. The “major statement” on Russia that Trump earlier hyped up turned out to be a clumsy attempt to thread the needle between radically escalating US involvement in the Ukrainian Conflict and walking…

Iran’s Mass Expulsion Of Afghans Poses A Dilemma For Many Of Its Supporters

Most of them are opposed to the expulsion of any illegal immigrants, yet self-censoring their criticism of Iran’s policy discredits their criticisms of Trump’s similar one, while acknowledging the “Weapons of Mass Migration” pretext upon which Iran’s policy is premised…

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