Here’s How Poland Is Slyly Taking Control Of Western Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Its political power was cemented last summer after the Rada granted Poles practically the same rights as Ukrainians in accordance with the promise that Zelensky made to Duda… Read More ›
The Coup In Niger Could Be A Game-Changer In The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko It’s too early to tell whether the Nigerien junta is multipolar like its neighbours or if it’ll be co-opted by the West to function as… Read More ›
What Was The Real Reason Behind Qin Gang’s Removal? By Andrew Korybko The most common theories being bandied about are that Qin: was the victim of a power struggle within the party; was caught up in a corruption scandal; was much… Read More ›
Russia’s Southern Transport Corridor To Central Asia Safeguards Against Kazakh Treachery By Andrew Korybko Even though this corridor is less efficient than transiting through Kazakhstan, it more than makes up for that by mitigating the strategic consequences of Astana’s potential “defection”… Read More ›
Russia’s Surgical Strike On The Moldovan-Romanian-Ukrainian Tri-Border Sent Several Messages By Andrew Korybko Not only did Russia hit closer to NATO than ever, but that bloc didn’t even try to stop it, thus suggesting that they’re reluctant to get dragged even… Read More ›
The New York Times Finally Told The Truth About The Failure Of Kiev’s Counteroffensive By Andrew Korybko Kiev’s supporters can no longer tell themselves that all reports about disadvantageous developments are either “Russian propaganda” or “psy-ops” designed to deceive their opponent… Read More ›
Is Wagner About To Go Rogue Again? By Andrew Korybko There are three interpretations of why Lukashenko just publicly shared his concerns with Putin about the possibility of Wagner invading Poland. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told his Russian counterpart during talks on Sunday… Read More ›
Putin Exposed Poland’s Regional Plans In An Attempt To Deter Them By Andrew Korybko If PiS still orders the armed forces to conventionally intervene in Ukraine after President Putin just tried to deter them from doing so, then there’s a chance… Read More ›
The Latest Polish-Belarusian Border Tensions Actually Advance Both Of Their Interests By Andrew Korybko The interests of Belarus, Wagner, and Russia have already been served, which is why none of those three has any motivation to escalate the situation with Poland,… Read More ›
CARICOM’s Ten Point Plan For Reparatory Justice Is Actually Quite Reasonable By Andrew Korybko The CELAC-EU joint statement from this week’s summit referenced the CARICOM reparations plan, which is fair and would be mutually beneficial for those European governments that it… Read More ›
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