What Was The Real Reason Behind Qin Gang’s Removal? By Andrew Korybko The most common theories being bandied about are that Qin: was the victim of a power struggle within the party; was caught up in a corruption scandal; was much… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Russia’s Southern Transport Corridor To Central Asia Safeguards Against Kazakh Treachery
Russia’s Southern Transport Corridor To Central Asia Safeguards Against Kazakh Treachery By Andrew Korybko Even though this corridor is less efficient than transiting through Kazakhstan, it more than makes up for that by mitigating the strategic consequences of Astana’s potential “defection”… Read More ›
Russia’s Surgical Strike On The Moldovan-Romanian-Ukrainian Tri-Border Sent Several Messages
Russia’s Surgical Strike On The Moldovan-Romanian-Ukrainian Tri-Border Sent Several Messages By Andrew Korybko Not only did Russia hit closer to NATO than ever, but that bloc didn’t even try to stop it, thus suggesting that they’re reluctant to get dragged even… Read More ›
The New York Times Finally Told The Truth About The Failure Of Kiev’s Counteroffensive
The New York Times Finally Told The Truth About The Failure Of Kiev’s Counteroffensive By Andrew Korybko Kiev’s supporters can no longer tell themselves that all reports about disadvantageous developments are either “Russian propaganda” or “psy-ops” designed to deceive their opponent… Read More ›
Two Ukrainian And US Reports Suggest That Kiev’s Incompetence Destroyed A Church In Odessa
Two Ukrainian And US Reports Suggest That Kiev’s Incompetence Destroyed A Church In Odessa By Andrew Korybko These reports make it impossible for any objective observer to dismiss the Russian Defense Ministry’s claims about the true cause of the Transfiguration Cathedral’s… Read More ›
Is Wagner About To Go Rogue Again?
Is Wagner About To Go Rogue Again? By Andrew Korybko There are three interpretations of why Lukashenko just publicly shared his concerns with Putin about the possibility of Wagner invading Poland. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told his Russian counterpart during talks on Sunday… Read More ›
Putin Exposed Poland’s Regional Plans In An Attempt To Deter Them
Putin Exposed Poland’s Regional Plans In An Attempt To Deter Them By Andrew Korybko If PiS still orders the armed forces to conventionally intervene in Ukraine after President Putin just tried to deter them from doing so, then there’s a chance… Read More ›
The Latest Polish-Belarusian Border Tensions Actually Advance Both Of Their Interests
The Latest Polish-Belarusian Border Tensions Actually Advance Both Of Their Interests By Andrew Korybko The interests of Belarus, Wagner, and Russia have already been served, which is why none of those three has any motivation to escalate the situation with Poland,… Read More ›
CARICOM’s Ten Point Plan For Reparatory Justice Is Actually Quite Reasonable
CARICOM’s Ten Point Plan For Reparatory Justice Is Actually Quite Reasonable By Andrew Korybko The CELAC-EU joint statement from this week’s summit referenced the CARICOM reparations plan, which is fair and would be mutually beneficial for those European governments that it… Read More ›
South Africa Bungled The Optics Of Its BRICS Compromise With Russia
South Africa Bungled The Optics Of Its BRICS Compromise With Russia By Andrew Korybko What Pretoria should have done was play it cool, refuse to indulge the media circus surrounding the upcoming summit, and candidly discuss everything with the bloc behind… Read More ›
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