Removing Ukraine’s MAP Requirement For Joining NATO Isn’t As Important As It Seems By Andrew Korybko This country will still have to make major reforms, despite having already brought its military up to the bloc’s average standards after serving as its… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Nobody Should Be Surprised By Turkiye Violating The Azovstal Deal
Nobody Should Be Surprised By Turkiye Violating The Azovstal Deal By Andrew Korybko The optics don’t favor Russia since it looks like it was hoodwinked yet again without doing anything to deter future violations of other deals by Turkiye or other… Read More ›
The Reported CELAC-EU Brouhaha Over Ukraine And Reparations Distracts From A Key Point
The Reported CELAC-EU Brouhaha Over Ukraine And Reparations Distracts From A Key Point By Andrew Korybko The CELAC states signaled that the EU’s hostility towards Russia wouldn’t affect their bilateral ties by dint of preparing for their first summit in eight… Read More ›
Cluster Munitions Are The Latest ‘Wunderwaffe’ That’s Doomed To Disappoint The West
Cluster Munitions Are The Latest ‘Wunderwaffe’ That’s Doomed To Disappoint The West By Andrew Korybko The sequence of events detailed in this analysis leads to the conclusion that the West is preparing to approve Kiev’s resumption of peace talks with Russia… Read More ›
Pay Attention To What NATO Chief Stoltenberg Conspicuously Omitted From His Latest Speech
Pay Attention To What NATO Chief Stoltenberg Conspicuously Omitted From His Latest Speech By Andrew Korybko To be absolutely clear in order for this analysis not to be misinterpreted or spun as meaning something that it doesn’t, there’s no guarantee that… Read More ›
Russia’s Growing Military Ties With Vietnam Debunk Claims That It’s China’s Junior Partner
Russia’s Growing Military Ties With Vietnam Debunk Claims That It’s China’s Junior Partner By Andrew Korybko The only opponent against which Vietnam’s Russian-supplied military equipment might realistically be used is China, with whom it contests part of the South China Sea…. Read More ›
French Neocolonialism In The South Caucasus Threatens Russia’s Security Interests
French Neocolonialism In The South Caucasus Threatens Russia’s Security Interests By Andrew Korybko Those who aren’t all that familiar with the Karabakh Conflict probably don’t know that one of the world’s most powerful and hyper-nationalist Armenian diasporas resides in France, where… Read More ›
France Is Suffering Blowback From Its State Policy Towards Ukraine
France Is Suffering Blowback From Its State Policy Towards Ukraine By Andrew Korybko What’s ironic is that Kiev’s forces follow far-right ideologies while the final French recipients of their illegally trafficked Western weapons are the useful idiots of local leftist-liberals. These… Read More ›
Separating Fact From Fiction In Newsweek’s Report On CIA Activities In Ukraine
Separating Fact From Fiction In Newsweek’s Report On CIA Activities In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko After reviewing Newsweek’s report, it becomes clear that the only facts contained therein are those that are shared about the CIA’s role in Ukraine, its regional… Read More ›
Will Zelensky Become The New Saakashvili?
Will Zelensky Become The New Saakashvili? By Andrew Korybko Saakashvili was jailed because he abused his power under the US’ orders, lost the proxy war with Russia that he initiated at his patrons’ bidding, and then returned to Georgia after a… Read More ›