France Won’t Fight The US Over Greenland By Andrew Korybko It’s not going to risk breaking up NATO, let alone over a war that it’ll certainly lose, no matter how tough its Foreign Minister is trying to sound as part of… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Poland Won’t Send Troops To Belarus Or Ukraine Without Trump’s Approval
Poland Won’t Send Troops To Belarus Or Ukraine Without Trump’s Approval By Andrew Korybko Trump is unlikely to extend Article 5 guarantees to Polish troops in Belarus and Ukraine, who’d be attacked by Russia the moment that they intervene, so Lukashenko’s… Read More ›
Trump’s Tariff Threats And Renaming Controversies: Straining Mexican-American Relations
Trump’s Tariff Threats And Renaming Controversies: Straining Mexican-American Relations By Uriel Araujo Trump’s statements and measures not only alienate neighbours such as Mexico (foreign-policy wise) but also, in terms of domestic policy and ethnopolitical issues, have the potential to further alienate… Read More ›
What Explains Russia’s Swift Policy Recalibration Towards The Latest Congolese Crisis?
What Explains Russia’s Swift Policy Recalibration Towards The Latest Congolese Crisis? By Andrew Korybko The latest Congolese Crisis has the potential to decisively shift the balance of power in the New Cold War depending on how it develops and what the… Read More ›
Mutual Interest In Resuming Arms Control Talks Can Speed Up The Ukrainian Peace Process
Mutual Interest In Resuming Arms Control Talks Can Speed Up The Ukrainian Peace Process By Andrew Korybko A new global arms race could follow the expiry of the New START in early 2026 if it’s not renewed or replaced. Kremlin spokesman… Read More ›
Analysing Russia’s Response To The Latest Congolese Crisis
Analysing Russia’s Response To The Latest Congolese Crisis By Andrew Korybko Russia’s draft military agreement with the Congo coupled with its close security cooperation with Rwanda in the Central African Republic are responsible for its impressively balanced position. Russia’s Permanent Representative… Read More ›
The Example That Trump Made Out Of Colombia Will Reverberate Across The World
The Example That Trump Made Out Of Colombia Will Reverberate Across The World By Andrew Korybko Trump is preparing for negotiations with Putin over Ukraine as well as with Xi over trade and likely also Taiwan, so he’d appear weak in… Read More ›
The 80th Anniversary Of Auschwitz’s Liberation Was Incomplete Without Russia
The 80th Anniversary Of Auschwitz’s Liberation Was Incomplete Without Russia By Andrew Korybko Western politicians can still hate Russia while their historians might continue to argue that the USSR’s goal in World War II was to eliminate the existential threat that… Read More ›
Trump’s Gaza Proposal Takes A Page From Ralph Peters’ “Blood Borders”
Trump’s Gaza Proposal Takes A Page From Ralph Peters’ “Blood Borders” By Andrew Korybko He might have convinced himself that ethnically cleansing the Palestinians is the only way to decisively end the conflict, ensure Israel’s long-term security, and restore regional business… Read More ›
2025 Might Be A Difficult Year For Sino-Pak Ties
2025 Might Be A Difficult Year For Sino-Pak Ties By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full interview that I gave to VOA China’s FM Shakil on this subject, excerpts of which were published in their report on 20 January titled “安全和阿富汗问题将考验2025年中国与巴基斯坦的关系” Sino-Pak… Read More ›
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