Poland Will Be Left In The Lurch If The US Patches Up Its Problems With Belarus By Andrew Korybko The best course of action would be to beat the US to the punch instead of accept whatever it agrees to with… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Vance’s Munich Speech Vindicated Putin’s Summer 2022 Prediction About Political Change In Europe
Vance’s Munich Speech Vindicated Putin’s Summer 2022 Prediction About Political Change In Europe By Andrew Korybko The Russian leader was the first to talk about a European-wide populist-nationalist revolution and to foresee the emergence of civilization-states as the next phase of… Read More ›
An Australian-Russian Spy Swap Might Reportedly Be In The Cards
An Australian-Russian Spy Swap Might Reportedly Be In The Cards By Andrew Korybko A captured Australian mercenary might be exchanged for a Russian couple accused of espionage and possibly also an activist-journalist who’s been sheltering in the Russian Consulate in Sydney…. Read More ›
Why Might Russia Repair Its Ties With The West And How Could This Reshape Its Foreign Policy?
Why Might Russia Repair Its Ties With The West And How Could This Reshape Its Foreign Policy? By Andrew Korybko To be clear, the explanations and forecasts shared in this analysis concern the scenario of a Russian rapprochement with the West… Read More ›
Will The EU Seize Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” In The Baltic?
Will The EU Seize Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” In The Baltic? By Andrew Korybko A major incident at sea could instantly spark a New Cold War crisis that brings the Baltic front of this competition to the centre of global attention. Politico reported… Read More ›
Here’s What Comes Next After Putin And Trump Just Agreed To Start Peace Talks
Here’s What Comes Next After Putin And Trump Just Agreed To Start Peace Talks By Andrew Korybko The path ahead will be very difficult due to the sensitive issues that Russia and the US must resolve. 12 February 2025 will go… Read More ›
Russia Has A Better Chance Of Mediating Afghan-Pakistani Tensions Than China Does
Russia Has A Better Chance Of Mediating Afghan-Pakistani Tensions Than China Does By Andrew Korybko Russia’s grand geo-economic plans in this part of Eurasia are dependent on the resolution of these tensions, while China’s will continue being advanced regardless of whatever… Read More ›
Post-Assad Syria Would Do Well To Retain Their Country’s Strategic Partnership With Russia
Post-Assad Syria Would Do Well To Retain Their Country’s Strategic Partnership With Russia By Andrew Korybko Just because a course of action is considered to be the most rational doesn’t mean that it’ll be pursued. Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra… Read More ›
Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against South Africa Is About More Than Just The Boers
Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against South Africa Is About More Than Just The Boers By Andrew Korybko The ANC’s long track record of political mistakes and policy failures is finally catching up to it precisely at the moment when the party finally… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Traumatized Troops Could Pose A Security Threat To All Of Europe
Ukraine’s Traumatized Troops Could Pose A Security Threat To All Of Europe By Andrew Korybko The EU would do well to indefinitely suspend Ukrainians’ visa-free access to the bloc after martial law ends. Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda told the Financial Times that… Read More ›