The Five Reasons Why Syria Was Caught By Surprise By Andrew Korybko The disaster in Aleppo was avoidable and is just as bad as it looks. The Turkish-backed terrorists’/“rebels’” advance on Aleppo, which was analysed here, came as a shock to… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Chad And Senegal Are Teaming Up To Expel France From The Sahel
Chad And Senegal Are Teaming Up To Expel France From The Sahel By Andrew Korybko France and the US are expected to apply a three-pronged policy for pushing back against this. Thursday was an historic day for African geopolitics since Chad… Read More ›
Endemic Corruption Sabotaging Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Endemic Corruption Sabotaging Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure By Uriel Araujo The topic of corruption in Ukraine is once again surfacing. According to a The Times story written by their Kyiv’s correspondent Maxim Tucker, the country has “failed to build bunkers for electricity substations that… Read More ›
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Warned About A 100k-Strong NATO Intervention In Ukraine
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Warned About A 100k-Strong NATO Intervention In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko NATO might be willing to test Putin’s patience by crossing yet another of Russia’s perceived red lines in spite of its updated nuclear doctrine and new… Read More ›
Assessing The Feasibility Of A Russian Gas Pipeline To China Through Kazakhstan
Assessing The Feasibility Of A Russian Gas Pipeline To China Through Kazakhstan By Andrew Korybko The only reason why Kazakhstan is being considered either as a complement or an alternative to Mongolia as a transit state to China is for political… Read More ›
The Triggers For And Consequences Of Russia’s Possible Missile Deployment To The Asia-Pacific
The Triggers For And Consequences Of Russia’s Possible Missile Deployment To The Asia-Pacific By Andrew Korybko The Kremlin wants to fulfil its allied commitments to North Korea and highlight its relevance in that part of Eurasia, both goals of which are… Read More ›
The West’s Next Anti-Russian Provocation Might Be To Destabilize And Invade Belarus
The West’s Next Anti-Russian Provocation Might Be To Destabilize And Invade Belarus By Andrew Korybko Russia cannot afford to have its adversaries capture and hold Belarusian territory because of the national security threat that this presents and also because it would… Read More ›
Will Nord Stream 2 Be Reactivated? Pro-Trump Businessman In Talks To Buy It While Scholz And Putin Call
Will Nord Stream 2 Be Reactivated? Pro-Trump Businessman In Talks To Buy It While Scholz And Putin Call By Uriel Araujo The issue of Nord Stream is once again in the spotlight. The Washington Post reported on Friday that “an American businessman… Read More ›
The Report About Russia’s Alleged Recruitment Of Houthi Mercenaries Is Misleading
The Report About Russia’s Alleged Recruitment Of Houthi Mercenaries Is Misleading By Andrew Korybko It’s dishonest to conflate alleged victims of human trafficking rings with the Russian state’s recruitment of foreign fighters. The Financial Times (FT) published a report over the… Read More ›
Why Might The US Let An American Investor Purchase The Bankrupt Nord Stream Project?
Why Might The US Let An American Investor Purchase The Bankrupt Nord Stream Project? By Andrew Korybko Observers should keep an eye on this since it’s a low-probability but high-impact scenario. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that “A Miami… Read More ›