Trump’s Latest Tariffs On NATO Allies Could Trigger Far‑Reaching Consequences By Andrew Korybko The US might abandon its new interest in backing radical “security guarantees” for Ukraine due to worsening ties with Western Europe; increasingly Polish-led Central & Eastern Europe could… Read More ›
Eastern Flank Militarization Shatters Russia’s Vision Of A Pan‑Regional Buffer Zone By Andrew Korybko The “buffer zone” which Russia envisages creating “from the Arctic region through the Baltic and Black Seas” as part of the reformed European security architecture that it’s… Read More ›
How State‑Tolerated “Potemkinism” Distorts Global Perceptions Of Russian Foreign Policy By Andrew Korybko This refers to top “Non-Russian Pro-Russian” influencers’ creation of alternative realities, such as the metanarrative that Russia leads a global network of mutual defence allies that collectively challenges… Read More ›
Ukrainian Drone Attacks On The CPC Threaten To Upend Kazakhstan And Reshape Russia’s Southern Flank By Andrew Korybko Continued strikes across 2026 could lead to protracted disruptions that greatly reduce Kazakhstan’s budgetary revenue and result in social spending slashes for next… Read More ›
Can Russia ‘Save’ Greenland And Europe Amid Growing American Threats? By Uriel Araujo Are we approaching a moment in which Russia could emerge as a guarantor of stability for Greenland and Europe as a whole? Until recently, even posing the question… Read More ›
Why Did The US Signal Support For NATO Troops In Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko It might be a negotiating tactic to pressure Russia into concessions on its maximalist goals in the conflict as a quid pro quo for not reprioritizing Russia’s… Read More ›
Greenland Is The Crown Jewel Of “Fortress America” By Andrew Korybko Building more facilities there to complement Pituffik Space Base would further the US’ “Golden Dome” missile defence plans for obtaining a strategic edge over Russia while extracting more critical minerals… Read More ›
This Is How NATO Ends: Not Through Retreat, But Through A Greenland Intervention By Uriel Araujo American threats against Greenland have forced Europe to rethink NATO’s most basic assumptions. Trump’s foreign policy combines global interventionism with neo-Monroeist ambitions closer to home…. Read More ›
The “Trump Doctrine” Is Shaped By Elbridge Colby’s “Strategy Of Denial” By Andrew Korybko The “Trump Doctrine” is all about the US’ continued military overmatch vis-à-vis China together with placing the US in a position where it can complementarily deny China… Read More ›
Russia Fires Oreshniks Again: A Direct Answer To Three Escalatory Moves By The West By Andrew Korybko These are Ukraine’s attempted assassination of Putin right before New Year’s, France and the UK’s official plans to deploy troops to Ukraine if a… Read More ›
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