Bering Strait Tunnel: Russia’s Post-War New Deal Or Geopolitical Mirage? By Andrew Korybko Russia might still fund some less ambitious infrastructure projects in its Far East-Arctic region to keep the economy hot after the war ends, help veterans find work, and encourage settlement there. Trump reacted positively to the proposal by Kirill Dmitriev, chief of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and envoy in ongoing negotiations with the US, to build a tunnel beneath the Bering Strait.

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Merkel Is Half-Right And Half-Wrong About Who’s Responsible For The Ukrainian Conflict By Andrew Korybko

Beyond Epstein: How The Deep State’s Progressive Faction Weaponizes Crime And NGOs By Uriel Araujo

Why Russia And Iran Should Avoid Dependence On Azerbaijan For Logistical And Energy Cooperation By Andrew Korybko The precedent established by the EU sanctioning Russia under US pressure despite the mutual costs that this entailed discredits the liberal-inspired International Relations theory that complex interdependence between countries is an effective deterrent to future tensions. Russian, Iranian, and Azerbaijani officials met in Baku last week to 

Why Didn't The Polish Judge Extradite The Nord Stream Suspect To Germany? By Andrew Korybko This importantly doesn’t equate to endorsing his controversial logic, which observers should in any case try to understand even if they disagree with it since his rationale aligns with Polish state interests. Judge Dariusz Lubowski ordered the release of the suspect whose extradition Germany had demanded due to his alleged involvement in the 

Western Designs On Belarus: Replacing Russian Ties With Polish Vassalage By Andrew Korybko The West already turned Ukraine, Armenia, and Moldova into anti-Russian states while stirring trouble in its ties with Azerbaijan and eagerly eyeing Central Asian leader Kazakhstan so the loss of Belarus would practically complete Russia’s strategic encirclement. The Guardian published a piece about the aims of the West’s incipient US-led rapprochement with Lukashenko, which amounts to an attempt to tempt him into rebalancing Belarus’ ties with Russia through closer cooperation with the West.

Sharaa Envisages Russia Helping Him Build The “New Syria” By Andrew Korybko They’re embarking on a joint post-modern “nation-building mission” similar in spirit to the dozens that Russia’s Soviet predecessor was famous for across the Global South. Syrian President Ahmed “Jolani” Sharaa’s comments before his talks with Putin showed that this former terrorist is becoming a statesman in no time. Acknowledging his newfound pragmatism doesn’t excuse his former terrorist crimes, but it’s nonetheless surprising that he of all people is pursuing stronger ties with Russia after it bombed his fellow terrorists and tried to kill him for years.

Is The Quad Dying — Or Being Recast As Washington’s Proxy Against China? By Uriel Araujo

The Next Putin-Trump Meeting Might Lead To Something Tangible This Time Around By Andrew Korybko

Pakistan Can Ensure Its National Security Without Invading Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko Fortifying the Durand Line, eliminating sleeper cell threats on Pakistan’s side, and dividing-and-ruling Afghanistan through hybrid means can ensure Pakistan’s national security in lieu of the invasion that the US might be putting Pakistan up to in advance of America’s geopolitical and mineral-related goals. The most intense Pakistani-Afghan…

What’s The Future Of Russia’s Bases In Syria? By Andrew Korybko Lavrov suggested that they could facilitate the dispatch of aid to Africa, but it’s also possible that they might host complex military-diplomatic talks between all stakeholders in Syria while also helping its armed forces maintain national unity by re-equipping, training, and advising them too. Russian-Syrian relations are interesting for many observers due to the realpolitik that’s come to define them since 

Liaquat Ali Khan: The Forgotten Architect Of Pakistan’s Sovereignty By Khurram Ali Shafique Myths and Reality about Pakistan’s first Prime Minister It may be counted as one of the special ble…

Durand Line On Fire: Pakistan And Afghanistan Edge Toward War By Uriel Araujo Pakistan’s alleged strikes on Kabul have reignited old disputes over the Durand Line and Pashtun unity. This crisis could reshape the regional order — dragging Iran, India, and major Eurasian blocs into its orbit. Earlier this month, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan formally accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes in Kabul and in eastern provinces: the Pakistani authorities in Islamabad have neither confirmed nor denied such claims.

Pakistan Should Rubbish Any Thoughts Of Forcible Regime Change In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ recent US-inspired “democracy building” rhetoric about Afghanistan ominously suggests that Pakistan might be preparing an American-backed regime change operation. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded a recent press release on their country’s clashes with Afghanistan, which are the most intense in years, by writing that “We also hope that one day, the Afghan people would be emancipated and they would be governed by a true representative government.” This resembles the US’ “democracy-building” rhetoric and shouldn’t be surprising considering 

Trump 2.0’s Eurasian Balancing Act Has Failed By Andrew Korybko His arrogant and aggressive behaviour towards Russia, India, and China is responsible for this. The global systemic transition to multipolarity is nowadays proceeding along a different trajectory than before due to recent shifts in the international system. Up until this point, Trump 2.0 sought resource and military partnerships with Russia and India respectively that could decelerate China’s superpower rise, which would then make it the junior partner in any “G2”/“Chimerica” deal.

The Latest Estonian-Russian “Border Scare” Is An Example Of “Reflexive Control” By Andrew Korybko Russia creatively employed “reflexive control” to troll Estonia by placing its officials in a zero-sum dilemma whereby whichever response they’d resort to would advance Russia’s soft power interests. Estonia’s temporary closure of a road through the Russian-controlled “Saatse Boot” after around 10 Russian troops were spotted standing in the middle of it prompted another round of hysteria.

Cuba In The Crosshairs: How Speculative Allegations Fuel Washington’s Pressure Campaign By Andrew Korybko The US and Ukraine’s arguably coordinated fearmongering campaign about the regional security consequences of Cubans allegedly fighting for Russia hints that the island will soon come under more pressure. Reuters exclusively reported in early October that the State Department sent an unclassified cable to dozens of US missions directing diplomats to tell countries that Cuba sent up to 5,000 fighters to support Russia against Ukraine.

Merkel’s “Heresy”: Did Poland Help Trigger Ukraine’s War? By Uriel Araujo

Europe’s Nord Stream Headache: Poland, Germany, And Ukraine Clash Over Pipeline Sabotage By Uriel Araujo The arrest of a Ukrainian national accused of helping blow up the Nord Stream pipelines is deepening mistrust within the EU. As Kiev allegedly pressures Warsaw, Berlin struggles to assert control. The affair revives uncomfortable questions about who really benefits from Europe’s energy dependence. The Nord Stream saga has taken a new twist.

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Tomahawks In Ukraine: Why Russia’s Restraint Signals A Managed Escalation Path By Andrew Korybko The precedent set by Russia’s restrained response to Ukraine obtaining the F-16s, which could also be nuclear-equipped, suggests that tensions with the US will remain manageable if Ukraine obtains the Tomahawks too due to the modus vivendi that’s arguably been in place for managing them. The latest talk about the US 

Pakistan And The U.S. Brought The Taliban And India Together By Andrew Korybko This is the result of them reviving their Old Cold War-era strategic partnership. Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced that his country will upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full-fledged embassy during the six-day visit of his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi. This came the day after Pakistan 

The Truce Broken Twice: From Medina To Gaza, Lessons In Betrayal And Resistance By Dr Maqsood Jafri On the Need of Unity Between Semitic Faiths The Quran Warned Us: When Covenants Are Broken, Resistance Becomes Duty The Holy Quran gives a call of unity and harmony to all humanity and intends to unite all humans under the banner of One God.

A Simple Quid Pro Quo Might Explain The Incipient Russian-Azeri Rapprochement By Andrew Korybko Aliyev might respect Russia’s sensitivities in Central Asia by not allowing TRIPP to be used for military purposes, while Putin could help him counterbalance the influence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Putin met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev during the second Russia-Central Asia Summit in Dushanbe and apologized for last December’s Azerbaijan Airlines tragedy.