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• The Hawk vs. The Pragmatist: Whose Advice Will Putin Follow?

  By Editor on 26th February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Hawk vs. The Pragmatist: Whose Advice Will Putin Follow? By Andrew Korybko He can either escalate as far as accidentally sparking World War III, compromise at the cost of leaving some of his stated objectives unfilled, or keep everything about… Read More ›

• Russia’s Setbacks Abroad Aren’t Due To The Special Operation

  By Editor on 26th February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Russia’s Setbacks Abroad Aren’t Due To The Special Operation: A Critique of the “Decline” Narrative By Andrew Korybko This popular narrative, which Foreign Affairs was one of the latest to push, is very misleading. Foreign Affairs, the official magazine of the… Read More ›

• Prince Andrew And Lord Mandelson Arrested: The Epstein Files And Britain’s Crisis of Power

  By Editor on 25th February 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Prince Andrew And Lord Mandelson Arrested: The Epstein Files And Britain’s Crisis of Power By Uriel Araujo The arrest of former Prince Andrew and Lord Peter Mandelson have plunged Britain into its gravest institutional crisis in decades. Linked to abuse and… Read More ›

• Why Ukraine And Its Western Patrons Seek To Blow Up Russia’s Black Sea Pipelines

  By Editor on 25th February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Why Ukraine And Its Western Patrons Seek To Blow Up Russia’s Black Sea Pipelines By Andrew Korybko The purpose is to derail the peace talks by provoking Russia into either preemptively escalating against Ukraine as a deterrent or authorizing an overmatched… Read More ›

• The Donbas Gambit: Why Britain And France Want Ukraine To Go Nuclear

  By Editor on 25th February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Donbas Gambit: Why Britain and France Want Ukraine To Go Nuclear By Andrew Korybko Russia’s control over it, whether through Ukraine’s withdrawal or forcible expulsion, is considered to be the basis of the US’ peace plan that the Brits and… Read More ›

• Russia Faces Five Geostrategic Challenges As The Special Operation Enters Its Fifth Year

  By Editor on 24th February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Russia Faces Five Geostrategic Challenges As The Special Operation Enters Its Fifth Year By Andrew Korybko As it’s always done, Russia is expected to ensure its sovereignty, security, and thus its survival through the creative interplay between its political, military, intelligence,… Read More ›

• The Oreshnik Gambit: Russia’s Hypersonic Answer To US Missiles in Germany

  By Editor on 23rd February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Oreshnik Gambit: Russia’s Hypersonic Answer To US Missiles in Germany By Andrew Korybko The redeployment of its hypersonic Oreshniks to Kaliningrad, Belarus, and/or Crimea is the most likely response so long as the US continues to informally comply with the… Read More ›

• Lukashenko Is Learning The Hard Way That Trump Loves Humiliating His Vassals

  By Editor on 23rd February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Lukashenko Is Learning The Hard Way That Trump Loves Humiliating His Vassals By Andrew Korybko The US’ decision not to issue visas for the Belarusian delegation to the Board of Peace meeting was a “plausibly deniable” form of humiliation against them… Read More ›

• The Baltic States Plan To Form Their Own ‘Military Schengen’ As NATO Reinforces Its Eastern Front

  By Editor on 22nd February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Baltic States Plan To Form Their Own ‘Military Schengen’ As NATO Reinforces Its Eastern Front By Andrew Korybko This will one day link with the existing “military Schengen” between the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland, which Belgium and France plan to… Read More ›

• Why The Supreme Court Only Slightly Complicated Trump’s Tariff‑Driven Foreign Policy

  By Editor on 22nd February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Why The Supreme Court Only Slightly Complicated Trump’s Tariff‑Driven Foreign Policy By Andrew Korybko He already negotiated new trade deals with most of the world’s leading economies so his tariff-centric foreign policy has already been largely successful even if he’s ultimately… Read More ›