In terms of the bigger picture, the UK definitely wants to play a long-term and highly strategic role in Ukraine, but the extent to which it can execute its lofty plans as contained in last January’s “security guarantee” pact and their latest rehash last week largely depends on the US. […]
Author: Andrew KORYBKO
The Russian-Iranian Partnership Might Be A Game-Changer, But Only For Gas, Not Geopolitics
The future of their strategic partnership is bright, but in order to fully appreciate its prospects, observers must acknowledge its non-military nature instead of continuing to fantasize about a joint war against Israel and/or the US like some are doing. The Russian and Iranian presidents met in Moscow last Friday […]
Fact Check: Central Asia & Russia Are Unlikely To Rely More On Pakistani Ports For Foreign Trade
All in all, while it makes economic sense for them to do so, it’s not politically feasible at present. The Pakistani Energy Minister was fact-checked last month here for claiming that his country’s stalled Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline with Russia might expand across South Asia. A few weeks later, Pakistan’s Minister of […]
Analyzing Ukraine’s Attempted Drone Strike On TurkStream’s Russian Infrastructure
Here are five observations about Kiev’s latest provocation in terms of the bigger picture. Russia accused Ukraine of attempting a drone strike against one of TurkStream’s gas compressor stations, which Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described as “energy terrorism” while Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that the US greenlighted it in order to obtain an […]
Serbia’s Top General Hinted At Carrying Out A Pro-Western Military Pivot Under Sanctions Duress
This could easily lead to a more profound pivot that undoes decades of strategic ties with Russia in just a few years. Chief of the Serbian General Staff General Milan Mojsilovic explained his country’s military calculations in light of last summer’s multibillion-dollar Rafale warplane deal and Western sanctions against Russia […]
The EU’s Need For Cheap Ukrainian Labor Imperils Ukraine’s Post-War Reconstruction
Forthcoming developments might lead to Germany and/or Poland, where over two million of them collectively reside, either encouraging their return or incentivizing them to stay. Zelensky has finally begun to think about his country’s post-war reconstruction plans as suggested by what he said late last week with regard to the […]
Assessing The Feasibility Of A Russian Gas Pipeline To China Through Kazakhstan
The only reason why Kazakhstan is being considered either as a complement or an alternative to Mongolia as a transit state to China is for political reasons. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak confirmed in mid-November that “We are now potentially considering with our Chinese friends a new route through Kazakhstan, which could […]
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