Victoria Nuland Revealed Some Interesting Details About Her Discussions In Niger By Andrew Korybko The top takeaways are that: the US is making a public effort of dubious sincerity to show the world that it doesn’t want a regional war; her… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Fake News Alert: Russia Isn’t Plotting A False Flag Attack Against A Belarusian Oil Refinery
Fake News Alert: Russia Isn’t Plotting A False Flag Attack Against A Belarusian Oil Refinery By Andrew Korybko If Kiev’s false flag plot for its special forces to attack Belarus’ Mozyr oil refinery while disguised as Wagner is allowed to proceed,… Read More ›
Here’s Why Italy Is The Western Voice Of Pragmatism In The Nigerien Crisis
Here’s Why Italy Is The Western Voice Of Pragmatism In The Nigerien Crisis By Andrew Korybko It’s possible for Western states to behave independently of their peers on certain issues if sensitive domestic interests are threatened, be they Italy’s migrant/refugee ones… Read More ›
Turkmenistan Is Indispensable To Uzbekistan And Tajikistan’s Future
Turkmenistan Is Indispensable To Uzbekistan And Tajikistan’s Future By Andrew Korybko Factors beyond Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan’s control, namely the continued uncertainty in Afghanistan and Kazakhstan’s disturbing compliance with some of the West’s anti-Russian sanctions, have combined to push these three… Read More ›
Niger’s Ousted Leader Initially Promised To Fight Terrorists But Ultimately Allied With Them
Niger’s Ousted Leader Initially Promised To Fight Terrorists But Ultimately Allied With Them By Andrew Korybko Without any exaggeration despite how sensational it sounds, Bazoum literally allied with Al Qaeda and ISIS’ regional affiliates according to The Economist, and he even… Read More ›
France Declared That It Won’t Let The Nigerien Junta Kick It Out Of Niger
France Declared That It Won’t Let The Nigerien Junta Kick It Out Of Niger By Andrew Korybko France’s preemptive refusal to withdraw from Niger if the junta demands that it do so on the pretext that they’re illegitimate putschists contrasts with… Read More ›
Russia Is Finally Correcting False Perceptions Of BRICS
Russia Is Finally Correcting False Perceptions Of BRICS By Andrew Korybko It was always unrealistic to imagine that BRICS is an alliance of completely sovereign countries that have united due to their shared hatred of the West and are thus plotting… Read More ›
None Of Nigeria’s Objective National Interests Are Served By Invading Niger
None Of Nigeria’s Objective National Interests Are Served By Invading Niger By Andrew Korybko Although it’s everyone’s right to think whatever they want about the merits of Niger’s regime change, there are no plausible grounds for considering it a threat to… Read More ›
The Mainstream Media’s New Narrative Is That Niger Is Now A Global Epicenter Of Terrorism
The Mainstream Media’s New Narrative Is That Niger Is Now A Global Epicenter Of Terrorism By Andrew Korybko It’s full-blown fake news to claim that Niger is now a global epicentre of terrorism, but the MSM is expected to maximally amplify… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Ungratefulness Is Finally Starting To Perturb Poland
Ukraine’s Ungratefulness Is Finally Starting To Perturb Poland By Andrew Korybko A self-sustaining cycle of mutual mistrust is beginning to infect bilateral ties, but this was inevitable owing to their contradictory national interests on some sensitive issues and the lack of… Read More ›