Here’s How Gas Pipelines And Seized Russian Assets Could Give The US Lots Of Leverage Over The EU By Andrew Korybko US control over the trans-Ukrainian and Nord Stream pipelines could incentivize the EU into concessions on their trade war while… Read More ›
Geopolitics
France’s 3D Mapping Of Romania’s “Focsani Gate” Might Not Really Be For Defensive Purposes
France’s 3D Mapping Of Romania’s “Focsani Gate” Might Not Really Be For Defensive Purposes By Andrew Korybko The attention that France is paying to tactical details like the local terrain near the Romanian-Moldovan-Ukrainian trijunction suggests that its talk about an intervention… Read More ›
BRICS And The Ukraine Ceasefire: Reimagining Global Mediation In A Multipolar Order
BRICS And The Ukraine Ceasefire: Reimagining Global Mediation In A Multipolar Order By Uriel Araujo Moscow’s push for BRICS nations—China, India, Brazil, South Africa—and North Korea to join Ukraine ceasefire talks, alongside Belarus’s BRICS security summit proposal, underscores the bloc’s role… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Extension Of Martial Law Exposes Zelensky’s Fear Of Losing Re-Election
Ukraine’s Extension Of Martial Law Exposes Zelensky’s Fear Of Losing Re-Election By Andrew Korybko The US might pressure him to assemble a government of national unity on pain of once again suspending military and intelligence aid if he refuses to dilute… Read More ›
Lukashenko Remains Committed To Improving Ties With The Polish State And The Polish People
Lukashenko Remains Committed To Improving Ties With The Polish State And The Polish People By Andrew Korybko He proposed expanding economic cooperation with the first and praised the second as kindred Slavs. Poland is widely reviled among the Alt-Media Community (AMC) due to… Read More ›
Evaluating Poland’s Informal Proposal To Lease Land And Ports From Ukraine
Evaluating Poland’s Informal Proposal To Lease Land And Ports From Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Its most likely associated goals are ambitious but unrealistic to advance at least for now. Polish Deputy Minister of Agriculture Michal Kolodziejczak shared his personal opinion on Polsat… Read More ›
Five Reasons To Disbelieve The Report That Russia Wants An Airbase In Indonesia
Five Reasons To Disbelieve The Report That Russia Wants An Airbase In Indonesia By Andrew Korybko None of those in the media who lend credence to Janes’ scandalous report can cogently explain what tangible benefit Russia or Indonesia would obtain from… Read More ›
Sumy: War Crime, Terrible Mistake, Or Legitimate Strike?
Sumy: War Crime, Terrible Mistake, Or Legitimate Strike? By Andrew Korybko For whatever one might think about the morality of Russia’s decision-making process, it was the regional military governor who irresponsibly assembled this legitimate target in Sumy, which he then surrounded… Read More ›
Lavrov Elaborated On Russia’s Envisaged Denazification Of Ukraine
Lavrov Elaborated On Russia’s Envisaged Denazification Of Ukraine By Andrew Korybko The insight that he shared is extremely relevant in the context of the ongoing Russian-US talks. The denazification of Ukraine is one of the explicitly stated goals of Russia’s special operation, but… Read More ›
Three Arguments For And Against Russia Extending Its “Energy Ceasefire” With Ukraine
Three Arguments For And Against Russia Extending Its “Energy Ceasefire” With Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Both scenarios entail considerable risks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin will have the final say on whether Russia extends its 30-day moratorium on strikes against Ukraine’s… Read More ›