Andrew Korybko

Russia would do well to learn from China, whose leader Xi Jinping has proudly exhorted the importance of self-criticism and self-reform for years already, even declaring that “We must be receptive to the public’s suggestions and willingly accept their supervision.”…

The US’ newly formalized control over the majority of Venezuela’s oil reserves and Caracas’ potential withdrawal from OPEC could see Trump 2.0 assembling a “North American-South American Petroleum Exporting Countries” group as part of the US’ power play for control…

This concept refers to how the North-South Transport Corridor, the Eastern Maritime Corridor, and the Northern Sea Route form a ring around Eurasia for facilitating bilateral trade as well as their trade with third parties. Joint Secretary in the Indian…

It’s accordingly expected to soon contribute to the Asian fronts of the new “cordon sanitaire” around Russia. New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham gave a speech in Kiev during the 35th anniversary of Ukrainian independence. He began by falsely implying…

The loss of access to Argentinian lithium could eventually create problems for Russia’s military-industrial complex. Russian Ambassador to Argentina Dmitry Feoktistov shared some bad news about bilateral ties in mid-July. He told Izvestia that nuclear energy cooperation has been at…

Even just one of them – let alone a blend thereof – would de facto embed Ukraine within the Western half of the post-war European security architecture instead of restoring its neutrality. Former Commander-in-Chief and incumbent Ukrainian Ambassador to the…

The US is replicating its anti-Russian regional containment model against China. Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby gave a landmark speech in Manilla during the first leg of his Southeast Asian tour in early August that amounted to the US…

Zelensky’s 40-day influence operation provoked Putin into rendering Ukraine de facto landlocked. Politico published a piece about “How Russian attacks, European protectionism and drought are trapping Ukraine’s vital grain”, which drew attention to the interplay between these factors. Of particular…

The vision is for Indonesia to follow India’s lead in balancing between China and the US via increased reliance on Russia. Russia and Indonesia agreed to enter into a strategic partnership last June during President Prabowo Subianto’s trip to St. Petersburg to attend its…

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service reported that it’s moving in this direction. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s announcement in mid-July that his country will participate in a French nuclear drill for the first time later this year as part of the latter’s “forward deterrence”…