How Likely Is It That Switzerland Follows The EU Into Vassalage To The US? By Andrew Korybko The US already proved in the Malaysian and Cambodian cases that it can successfully weaponize tariffs to coerce targeted states into complying with its… Read More ›
Ukraine, “Fortress America”, And The Future Of Global Governance By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full English-language version of the interview that I gave to Victor M. Rodriguez about the Ukrainian Conflict, “Fortress America”, and the future of Global Governance, which was… Read More ›
Italian Newspaper Sparks Censorship Row Over Russian FM’s Interview By Andrew Korybko Lavrov did indeed inject some predictable polemics into his answers, which is his style as anyone who follows him knows, but those aren’t legitimate grounds not to publish his… Read More ›
Sudan Burns While Washington And Brussels Wash Their Hands By Uriel Araujo Sudan is now collapsing into one of the worst wars of our time. Years of Western-backed reforms, sanctions, and flawed peace deals set the stage for today’s bloodshed. A… Read More ›
US Troop Cuts in Europe Won’t Alleviate Russia’s Security Concerns By Andrew Korybko The US is offloading most of the responsibilities for containing Russia onto Poland, the UK, France, and Germany while retaining a minimal presence along NATO’s eastern flank for… Read More ›
Armenia’s Russian-Ukrainian Grain Scandal Is More Serious Than Many Might Realize By Andrew Korybko Armenia’s potential replacement of low-cost Russian grain with more expensive Ukrainian grain could worsen its already difficult financial situation and thus prompt Azerbaijan and/or Turkiye to propose… Read More ›
Opium Collapse In Afghanistan: Exposing 40 Years Of US Intelligence Complicity By Uriel Araujo UN confirms poppy cultivation crashed 20% in 2025, reshaping drug routes across Asia. With US intelligence long accused of profiting from Afghan heroin, the ban exposes a… Read More ›
The Next Phase Of Germany’s Nord Stream Investigation Might Further Worsen Ties With Poland By Andrew Korybko Italy’s potential extradition of a Ukrainian suspect to Germany could lead to a highly publicized (and predictably politicized) trial that implicates Poland in this… Read More ›
Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan’s Mineral Deals Signal A New Phase In US Pressure Politics By Andrew Korybko The new strategic stakes that the US has in the region are expected to bolster its commitment to developing two new trade routes to there,… Read More ›
SBU Shields Zelensky As Ukraine’s Corruption Crisis Deepens By Andrew Korybko The most that might happen is a cabinet reshuffle since the SBU has no reason to support regime change against the man who unprecedentedly empowered them, nor does Trump since… Read More ›
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