New Caledonia Crisis Reveals France As Increasingly Aggressive Neo-colonial Power By Uriel Araujo Today, discourses on “decoloniality” and “woke” agendas are increasingly part of the (US-led) Euro-Atlantic alliance’s soft power, which is quite ironic. It is hard to imagine a… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Putin Expects NATO, And Possibly Poland In Particular, To Escalate The Proxy War In Ukraine
Putin Expects NATO, And Possibly Poland In Particular, To Escalate The Proxy War In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko The latest military-strategic dynamics suggest that a conventional NATO intervention is seriously being considered. President Putin shared a lot of insight about the NATO-Russian proxy… Read More ›
Congo’s Polish Spy Scandal Is Worth Paying Attention To After The Recent Failed Coup Attempt
Congo’s Polish Spy Scandal Is Worth Paying Attention To After The Recent Failed Coup Attempt By Andrew Korybko While all eyes are on Ukraine and Gaza, the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues deteriorating, and it’s quickly becoming… Read More ›
Russia Is Preparing To Strategically Partner With The Taliban
Russia Is Preparing To Strategically Partner With The Taliban By Andrew Korybko The driving force for removing the Taliban’s terrorist designation and inviting it to next month’s investment forum is the desire to make tangible progress on reaching a strategic energy… Read More ›
It Was Predictable That Kenya Would Become The US’ First Sub-Saharan Major Non-NATO Ally
It Was Predictable That Kenya Would Become The US’ First Sub-Saharan Major Non-NATO Ally By Andrew Korybko The quid pro quo is that Kenya will be the US’ policeman in parts of the Global South in exchange for more Western investment… Read More ›
The US Is Playing A Dangerous Game Of Nuclear Chicken With Russia
The US Is Playing A Dangerous Game Of Nuclear Chicken With Russia By Andrew Korybko Essentially, the US wants Russia to stand down from its signalled intent of possibly using tactical nuclear weapons if NATO’s reportedly 100,000-strong invasion force crosses the… Read More ›
European Air Defence Might Be Divided Into Two Spheres Of Influence
European Air Defence Might Be Divided Into Two Spheres Of Influence By Andrew Korybko Germany might directly manage the northern half while France and Italy (senior and junior partners correspondingly) do the same with the southern one. Politico reported that “Von… Read More ›
Russia Is Open To Compromise But Won’t Agree To A Ceasefire That Doesn’t Meet Its Interests
Russia Is Open To Compromise But Won’t Agree To A Ceasefire That Doesn’t Meet Its Interests By Andrew Korybko Given their convergence of interests in compromising on this conflict, the only variables that could offset this scenario concern the calculations of… Read More ›
A New Iron Curtain Is Being Built From The Arctic To Central Europe
A New Iron Curtain Is Being Built From The Arctic To Central Europe By Andrew Korybko The new Iron Curtain that’s descending upon Western Eurasia from the Arctic (Finland) to Central Europe (Poland) via the Baltics is for psychological purposes to… Read More ›
The US Is Now More Openly Allowing Ukraine To Use Its Arms To Strike Inside Of Russia
The US Is Now More Openly Allowing Ukraine To Use Its Arms To Strike Inside Of Russia By Andrew Korybko Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally decided to drop the charade. One of the worst-kept secrets of the NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine is that the… Read More ›