Forced Escalation: How Ukraine’s Strike On Russian Energy Hub Could Drag Europe Into Prolonged War By Uriel Araujo While eyes remain on Iran, a quieter escalation in Eastern Europe is gaining momentum. Ukraine’s reported strike on a key Russian energy terminal… Read More ›
Armenia’s Ultimatum Over Russian Gas Prices Amounts To A National Suicide Threat By Andrew Korybko Leaving the CSTO and the EAEU before membership in NATO and the EU is assured would amount to national suicide since it could embolden Azerbaijan and/or… Read More ›
Why Orban’s Call With Putin Is A Model For Modern Diplomacy By Andrew Korybko There was nothing subservient or compromising about it, rather, it was full of self-assurance and mutual benefit. Hungary’s latest Russiagate scandal concerns a leaked recording of Prime… Read More ›
Finnish President Stubb On The Transatlantic Rift: Can A ‘Global North’ Survive A Transactional US By Andrew Korybko He believes that the US leads what he now calls the Global West, which is more transactional, while the EU leads the Global… Read More ›
The TurkStream Plot: Why The Serbian ‘Exoneration’ Of Ukraine Doesn’t Add Up By Andrew Korybko In what’s been called the “Battle for Hungary”, this thwarted terrorist attack is thus far the most dramatic development by a long shot, much more meaningful… Read More ›
Poland Found Itself In A Pickle Amidst The US’ Reported Patriot Transfer Request By Andrew Korybko Complying would have weakened its air defences that both halves of its political duopoly considers integral to deterring Russia while rejecting it as they did… Read More ›
Serbia Thwarted A Major Ukrainian Terrorist Attack Against Hungary By Andrew Korybko It was aimed at meddling in next Sunday’s parliamentary elections in order to help depose Orban. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that the authorities discovered two bombs planted along the TurkStream gas… Read More ›
Dmitry Trenin, A Top Russian Expert Issues A Clarion Call For Correcting Foreign Policy Misperceptions By Andrew Korybko It’s exceedingly rare for a Russian expert to constructively critique their country’s foreign policy. Top Russian expert Dmitry Trenin was just elected President of the Russian… Read More ›
A Top Russian Official Warns Of A Breaking Point In Relations With Armenia By Andrew Korybko The directness with which he addressed the challenges that Armenia now poses to Russia’s interests contrasts with the discreetness hitherto employed by officials and suggests… Read More ›
The Moment Of Truth Is Arriving In Russian-Armenian Relations By Andrew Korybko Russia tacitly acknowledges that June’s parliamentary elections represent a “Battle for Armenia” just like Hungary’s own later this month represent a “Battle for Hungary”. Putin recently hosted Armenian Prime… Read More ›
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