Did Ukraine Stage The Lithuanian Drone Incident To Derail US-Belarus Détente? By Andrew Korybko Ukraine already flies drones through the Baltic States’ airspace (arguably via Belarus), has an interest in preventing Belarus’ potash exports via Lithuania, and thus has a motive… Read More ›
Analysis
Putin Says Europe’s Systemic Errors Fuelled The AfD’s Rise
Putin Says Europe’s Systemic Errors Fuelled The AfD’s Rise By Andrew Korybko Had former Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successors remained true to Helmut Kohl’s vision, then the AfD might never have become Germany’s most popular party, so its astronomical rise… Read More ›
Is The United Kingdom Heading For Breakup? Celtic Leaders Unite As Trump Fuels The Irish Question
Is The United Kingdom Heading For Breakup? Celtic Leaders Unite As Trump Fuels The Irish Question By Uriel Araujo For the first time, the First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are jointly pushing for the end of the United… Read More ›
From “Israel First” To “Peace First”: Rethinking US Foreign Policy
From “Israel First” To “Peace First”: Rethinking US Foreign Policy By Dr Maqsood Jafri Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: America Must Rethink Its Foreign Policy I endorse the view point of eminent intellectual journalist Syed Mushahid Hussain. He has written: “25… Read More ›
Norway’s Military Build-Up Near Russia Raises The Stakes In The Arctic
Norway’s Military Build-Up Near Russia Raises The Stakes In The Arctic By Andrew Korybko It began to take shape before the large-scale phase of the Ukrainian Conflict broke out in early 2022. Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov shared an update on his… Read More ›
Yagodin Strike: Did Putin Try To Assassinate Boris Johnson And David Petraeus?
Yagodin Strike: Did Putin Try To Assassinate Boris Johnson And David Petraeus? By Andrew Korybko Putin could have easily had them taken out if he wanted to, but he instead sought to signal that Western dignitaries shouldn’t continue taking for granted… Read More ›
9/11 At 25: CIA Forewarnings And The Dark Legacy Of The War on Terror
9/11 At 25: CIA Forewarnings And The Dark Legacy Of The War on Terror By Uriel Araujo The true legacy of the post-9/11 era is thus twofold: the continued willingness to support, directly or indirectly, fundamentalist jihadist networks when geopolitically useful,… Read More ›
How Far Will Trump Go In Threatening The UK’s Territorial Integrity?
How Far Will Trump Go In Threatening The UK’s Territorial Integrity? By Andrew Korybko His remarks about its dispute with Argentina and Irish unification have caused alarm in London. Trump casually quipped in early September that the US might not come to the… Read More ›
Pakistan’s Financial Pivot To The US Signals A Strategic Drift Away From China
Pakistan’s Financial Pivot To The US Signals A Strategic Drift Away From China By Andrew Korybko The consequent expansion of US financial influence throughout the Pakistani economy will greatly reduce the chances that Pakistan ever regains its already flimsy sovereignty. The… Read More ›
Germany Is Growing Frustrated That Ukraine Isn’t Buying German Weapons
Germany Is Growing Frustrated That Ukraine Isn’t Buying German Weapons By Andrew Korybko The more upset that his taxpayers become with their country’s lack of tangible returns from the billions of euros that it’s given to Ukraine, the more that support… Read More ›