Armenia’s Westward Drift: A Misstep In The Caucasus? By Uriel Araujo The hard truth is that the Caucasus doesn’t reward rigid alliances. As Azerbaijan’s spat with Russia shows, even close partners (however complex that partnership is) can clash without upending the… Read More ›
Trump Would Lead The World By Example If He Recognized Crimea As Russian By Andrew Korybko Trump might recognize Crimea as Russian not because he might think that it’s the right thing to do, but as a clever tactic for encouraging… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From The Newly Signed Russian-Ethiopian Naval Cooperation Agreement By Andrew Korybko This development is much more newsworthy than casual observers might have thought. Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Vorobyev signed a naval cooperation agreement with landlocked Ethiopia last… Read More ›
The US Agency For Global Media’s Dissolution Could Lead To A Revival Of American Soft Power By Andrew Korybko American soft power operations in this new era that’ll likely follow USAID and USAGM’s far-reaching reforms under Trump 2.0 will be more… Read More ›
The European Parliament Confirmed Poland’s Centrality To The Bloc’s Eastern Security Strategy By Andrew Korybko Poland is at a geostrategic crossroads amidst the nascent Russian-US “New Détente” whereby it can either remain a stalwart American ally despite its misgivings about the… Read More ›
Poland’s Talk About Obtaining Nukes Is Likely A Misguided Negotiation Tactic With The US By Andrew Korybko The last thing that Trump wants is for the US to be drawn back into another war with Russia after “Pivoting (back) to Asia”,… Read More ›
Russia Should Consider Accepting Syria’s Alawites As Refugees By Andrew Korybko Russia would remove what the interim Syrian authorities consider to be a “problem” from their hands, it could more quickly settle its new regions, and their ongoing base talks would… Read More ›
France’s Next Quarterly Nuclear Drills Might Become Prestige-Building Exercises With Poland By Andrew Korybko Poland might participate in these exercises in order to send a strong anti-Russian signal, but the extent to which it might pivot towards France and away from… Read More ›
Trump’s War On Mexican Cartels: A Dangerous Gamble To Satisfy The Military-Industrial Complex By Uriel Araujo Trump might need to pick his war, either in the Middle East or closer home – with potentially catastrophic consequences. It seems the plan is… Read More ›
What Comes Next After The Jaffar Express Terrorist Attack In Pakistan? By Andrew Korybko Regardless of whether or not Pakistan authorizes kinetic action against “Balochistan Liberation Army” camps in Afghanistan, the state must adequately address the indigenous causes of this conflict… Read More ›
Voice of East 