Zelensky’s Flip-Flop On Ceasefire Terms Is A Faux Concession By Andrew Korybko Ukraine will still remain a de facto member of NATO so long as its security guarantees with the bloc’s members remain in effect. Zelensky recently flip-flopped on ceasefire terms by… Read More ›
Analysis
South Korea’s Unsuccessful Self-Coup Could Complicate America’s “Pivot (Back) To Asia”
South Korea’s Unsuccessful Self-Coup Could Complicate America’s “Pivot (Back) To Asia” By Andrew Korybko Yoon is hawkish on North Korea, is considering arming Ukraine against Russia, and went along with the US’ plans to organize a trilateral alliance between them and… Read More ›
Poland’s Rotating Council Of The EU Presidency Is A Chance To Rebalance Relations With Ukraine
Poland’s Rotating Council Of The EU Presidency Is A Chance To Rebalance Relations With Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Tusk will likely remain a Europhile with pro-German tendencies at heart, but he might feel pressured to keep aping conservative-nationalist policies towards Ukraine… Read More ›
The West Is Ramping Up Its Regime Change Campaign In Georgia
The West Is Ramping Up Its Regime Change Campaign In Georgia By Andrew Korybko The immense political pressure being placed upon the ruling party by the West is punishment for its pragmatic domestic and foreign policies. The Georgian capital of Tbilisi… Read More ›
Could Trump Invade Mexico? The Risk Of An Escalation Is Real
Could Trump Invade Mexico? The Risk Of An Escalation Is Real By Uriel Araujo As is the case with so many belligerent US policies and plans, the risk lies in the unpredictability of escalation scenarios. One may only wonder whether such… Read More ›
Trump’s Threats Against BRICS Are Based On False Premises
Trump’s Threats Against BRICS Are Based On False Premises By Andrew Korybko Putin doesn’t hate the dollar and actually wants Russia to once again be able to use it with its partners for reasons of convenience, but it was the US… Read More ›
China Would Be Taking A Major Risk If It Deployed PMCs To Myanmar To Protect BRI Projects
China Would Be Taking A Major Risk If It Deployed PMCs To Myanmar To Protect BRI Projects By Andrew Korybko The US could do to China in Myanmar what it’s currently doing to Russia in Ukraine. The latest phase of Myanmar’s… Read More ›
The Five Reasons Why Syria Was Caught By Surprise
The Five Reasons Why Syria Was Caught By Surprise By Andrew Korybko The disaster in Aleppo was avoidable and is just as bad as it looks. The Turkish-backed terrorists’/“rebels’” advance on Aleppo, which was analysed here, came as a shock to… Read More ›
Chad And Senegal Are Teaming Up To Expel France From The Sahel
Chad And Senegal Are Teaming Up To Expel France From The Sahel By Andrew Korybko France and the US are expected to apply a three-pronged policy for pushing back against this. Thursday was an historic day for African geopolitics since Chad… Read More ›
Endemic Corruption Sabotaging Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Endemic Corruption Sabotaging Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure By Uriel Araujo The topic of corruption in Ukraine is once again surfacing. According to a The Times story written by their Kyiv’s correspondent Maxim Tucker, the country has “failed to build bunkers for electricity substations that… Read More ›