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Who is afraid of peace in Afghanistan?
By Amb. M. K. BHADRAKUMAR (India)
The six-nation conference on Afghanistan due to be held in Moscow on Wednesday – including Russia, China, India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan – is already in the US’ crosshairs. A Voice of America commentary has accused that by taking this initiative, “Russia is more interested in undermining the United States than in solving the regional […]
Continue reading...Is India menaced by Russia’s apparent partnership with Pakistan?
By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR (India)
17. January 2017
The Russian news agency Sputnik has featured a commentary by Moscow-based expert, Andrew Korybko signalling an imminent leap forward in the Kremlin’s strategy toward ties with Pakistan. Unsurprisingly, Sputnik claims that it has nothing to do with the opinions expressed in the commentary, which are the author’s personal opinion, but then, such things do not […]
Continue reading...Fight For Turkey – The Gateway To India
By Shelley KASLI (India)
20. July 2016
An article published in March on the American Enterprise Institute’s website titled Could there be a coup in Turkey?, considered the possibility of a military coup transpiring in Turkey. Its author, David Rubin, explains Turkey’s predicament: The situation in Turkey is bad and getting worse. It’s not just the deterioration in security amidst a wave […]
Continue reading...Hybrid Wars 6. Trick To Containing China (III)
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
1. July 2016
(Please read Part I and Part II prior to this article) The research has thus far extrapolated on Southeast Asia’s global economic importance and the most relevant points in its recent history, which therefore set the appropriate situational backdrop for grasping ASEAN’s geostrategic significance. The region plays a critical role in facilitating China’s international trade […]
Continue reading...Hybrid Wars 6. Trick To Containing China (II)
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
24. June 2016
(Please read Part I prior to this article) The global economic position of ASEAN is of pivotal importance in contemporary international relations, but similarly just as significant is the region’s strategic one vis-à-vis China and the unipolar world. There’s a multitude of complex variables impacting on the current state of affairs, and in order to […]
Continue reading...Hybrid Wars 6. Trick To Containing China (I)
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
17. June 2016
China is the only Great Power with the economic wherewithal to challenge the US all across the world, and as such, these qualities neatly complement Russia’s military capabilities in assisting both civilizational poles as they jointly forge a multipolar world order. The manifestation of their shared global vision and the framework through which they cooperate […]
Continue reading...BRICS, multipolarity and membership: the 100-200 million club
By Kristian GIRLING (UK)
20. April 2016
Introduction Since 2010 the BRICS grouping has developed as a focus of organisation among emerging regional and international powers. That it has come to in existence is indicative of a broader shift towards a multipolar world in international affairs. The success of BRICS so far other than as a novel attempt at reorientation of states […]
Continue reading...A Caspian Canal? Not So Fast…
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
11. April 2016
Alternative media outlets have been enthusiastically sharing the news that the almost mythical plans for a trans-Iranian Caspian Canal are once more inching towards reality, eagerly welcoming such a move as being in all of the Caspian States’ ultimate self-interest. As true as that is in pertinence to the economic front and even somewhat to […]
Continue reading...Hybrid Wars 4. In the Greater Heartland (I)
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
25. March 2016
(Please reference the entire Law of Hybrid War series in order to get acquainted with the strategic themes of this article) The Crossroads Of The Multipolar World Redefining The Heartland: The “Greater Heartland” acquires its premier strategic and economic importance due to being the supercontinental fulcrum of multipolar integration. As was mentioned at the end […]
Continue reading...Great Game & Partitioning Of Syria
By Shelley KASLI (India)
19. March 2016
Russia’s decision to greatly reduce its military presence in Syria, coming as it did with little warning, has left the world struggling for explanations. Russia is to maintain a military presence at its naval base in Tartous and at the Khmeymim airbase. In fact Russia is “withdrawing without withdrawing”. The partial withdrawal is seen by […]
Continue reading...ASEAN And The New Cold War Battle For Eurasia’s Economic Future (I)
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
14. December 2015
The Global Economic Crossroads ASEAN’s solid growth in the past few decades has made it an enviable partner for many, and the economic bloc has entered into several high-profile free trade agreements (FTAs) in the past couple of years. As of the end of 2015, it has bilateral FTAs with Australia and New Zealand, China, […]
Continue reading...Indian Ocean As A Prize Or Crisis Of Multipolarity? (III)
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
11. November 2015
The Chinese-Indian Cold War Of 2015 It’s politically taboo to speak about it in the global media for a variety of reasons and respective interests, but China and India have been engaged in a very dynamic Cold War since at least the beginning of this year. The earlier-described rivalry over the Indian Ocean states is […]
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14. February 2017
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