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Videos, opinions and analyses In English/Urdu on geopolitics, religious and ideological issues.
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Sikorski’s Quip About Poland And Ukraine Being One Country For 400 Years Is Misleading
Sikorski’s Quip About Poland And Ukraine Being One Country For 400 Years Is Misleading By Andrew Korybko All these lands constituted the territory of the loose Polish-Lithuanian Union after Krewo in 1385 and the tighter Commonwealth after Lublin in 1569, but… Read More ›
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Here’s Why Ukraine’s GUR, And Not ISIS-K, Is The Prime Suspect In The Crocus Terrorist Attack
Here’s Why Ukraine’s GUR, And Not ISIS-K, Is The Prime Suspect In The Crocus Terrorist Attack By Andrew Korybko The GUR learned everything about terrorism from the CIA, but since it’s still a knockoff, it made a series of sloppy mistakes… Read More ›
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A Religious Dispute Is Brewing In Romanian-Ukrainian Relations
A Religious Dispute Is Brewing In Romanian-Ukrainian Relations By Andrew Korybko From Kiev’s perspective, the creation of a separate Orthodox church for one of their country’s many ethnic minorities could be regarded as a latent threat to national unity since it… Read More ›
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Can The US Salvage Its Nigerien Base Deal?
Can The US Salvage Its Nigerien Base Deal? By Andrew Korybko The resolution of this dispute will reveal a lot about the Nigerien military leadership’s internal dynamics, which can in turn enable astute observers to better predict the policies that they… Read More ›
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Is It Time For Russia To Close Its Open Border Policy With Central Asia?
Is It Time For Russia To Close Its Open Border Policy With Central Asia? By Andrew Korybko This arrangement is economically beneficial but exposes Russia to security risks. The fact that Friday night’s terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall venue in Moscow was committed… Read More ›
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Fake News Alert: Putin Didn’t Downplay ISIS-K Threats In The Run-Up To The Crocus Attack
Fake News Alert: Putin Didn’t Downplay ISIS-K Threats In The Run-Up To The Crocus Attack By Andrew Korybko This conspiracy theory is discredited by the documented fact that he ordered the FSB just days before the attack to ramp up their… Read More ›
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Clarifying The Facts About The Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack In Moscow
Clarifying The Facts About The Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack In Moscow By Andrew Korybko Reasonable conjecture like wondering whether Ukraine and/or the US were involved is fine seeing as how they’re waging a war against Russia, but it’s unacceptable to… Read More ›
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Analysing The Kremlin Spokesman’s Unprecedented Description Of The Ukrainian Conflict As A War
Analysing The Kremlin Spokesman’s Unprecedented Description Of The Ukrainian Conflict As A War By Andrew Korybko This should be seen as the Kremlin’s clearest signal yet that it’ll respond to the scenario of a conventional Western intervention by striking those opposing… Read More ›
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Pakistan Is Unlikely To Invade And Annex Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor
Pakistan Is Unlikely To Invade And Annex Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor By Andrew Korybko Balochistan’s Information Minister is psychologically pressuring the Taliban with his dramatic tweet about Pakistan invading and annexing the Wakhan Corridor in the event that it experiences another terrorist… Read More ›
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The Latest Terrorist Attack In Gwadar Is A Reminder Of Why CPEC Has Yet To Take Off
The Latest Terrorist Attack In Gwadar Is A Reminder Of Why CPEC Has Yet To Take Off By Andrew Korybko The past decade saw an unprecedented influx of Chinese capital into infrastructure investments, but the police, military, and intelligence services haven’t… Read More ›