Articles in ‘Geopolitics’

Iran was never the real target — the British imperial system is. Bessent's "Economic Fury" meeting with UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the end of Lloyd's and London's pricing racket, and the Hudson Institute's Hail-Mary plan to send King Charles to save the Special Relationship. · Susan Kokinda · Susan Kokinda argues that recent U.S. actions framed as confronting Iran are actually aimed at dismantling the British imperial financial…

Typically cautious Putin isn’t going to risk World War III over foreign drone companies when he wouldn’t risk it after Ukraine attacked his country’s nuclear triad with Western support last summer. · Andrew Korybko · Former Russian President and incumbent Deputy Chair of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev warned on X that “Russian Defense Ministry’s statement must be taken literally: the list of European facilities which make drones &…

The growing Israeli-Turkish rivalry might soon expand to Jordan. · Andrew Korybko · Turkiye, Syria, and Jordan signed a trilateral MoU in early April on transport cooperation that followed their meeting more than half a year prior last September where they first committed to reviving the Hejaz Railway. This late-Ottoman project connected Istanbul with Medina and Mecca but collapsed during World War I. Its restoration in contemporary…

A former U.S. military insider has issued a stark assessment of Washington’s position in the escalating conflict with Iran, warning that recent developments reflect deeper structural failures in U.S. strategy, military readiness, and political leadership. · In an interview with Lena Petrova on World Affairs in Context, retired Lieutenant Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski outlined a critical view of the collapse of negotiations, the viability of U.S.…

Barbara exposes Tom Friedman's admission that he prefers Iran keep its nukes over a Trump win, the EU's regime-change operation against Hungary's Orbán, and Tulsi Gabbard's declassification proving Trump's first impeachment was a hoax. · Barbara Boyd · Barbara Boyd argues Tom Friedman admitted some prefer Iran not be defeated if it politically benefits Trump or Netanyahu, then frames recent events as exposing "theater" about…

A senior Iranian academic and political commentator has warned that U.S. efforts to pressure Iran through blockade measures are unlikely to succeed, as tensions escalate following the collapse of negotiations in Islamabad. · In an interview with Lena Petrova on World Affairs in Context, Dr. Mohammad Marandi—who has previously been involved in Iran-U.S. negotiations—outlined Tehran’s perspective on the failed talks, the evolving military…

Russia’s loss in this new competition could lead to the removal of its air and naval bases. · Andrew Korybko · Zelensky’s West Asian tour, which saw him clinch security deals with the Gulf Kingdoms that are worth paying attention to for the reasons that were explained here, culminated in a surprise visit to Syria. After meeting with his counterpart Ahmed Sharaa, he announced that “There is strong interest in exchanging military and…

Clandestine · Eyes on 👀 · Hegseth just hosted Indonesian counterpart and announced a “Major Defense Cooperation Partnership”. · The Strait of Hormuz is 2nd highest volume oil chokepoint on Earth. · What’s the 1st? The Strait of Malacca, INDONESIA (80% of China’s oil imports pass through here). · Global oil shipping chokepoints are being secured by the US MIL and their partners. Trump is securing the board! · It’s happening.

The bloc’s unstated goal is to perpetuate the conflict till at least 2029 in the hope that the Democrats will regain control of the White House and resume the US’ Biden-era Ukrainian policy. · Andrew Korybko · Orban’s “democratic ouster” is expected to remove Hungary’s procedural opposition to the EU’s planned €90 billion loan to Ukraine that’ll be financed by members raising common debt. RT published a detailed article about this plan…

Trump exposes the British-run Strait of Hormuz extortion racket, rolls up Iran's financial pipeline from Dubai to London, and forces Britain's military chief to confess the Empire has no war plan. · Susan Kokinda · Susan Kokinda argues that President Trump has “put the empire on notice” by exposing what she calls a decades-long British-run extortion system centered on the Strait of Hormuz. She says Trump moved to break the…