Did Trump Just Drop Some Hints About His Peace Plan For Russia-Ukraine Conflict? By Andrew Korybko Trump’s known for his capriciousness, however, so it might be that he either didn’t mean to hint at anything at all in his latest remarks… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Putin’s Senior Aide Patrushev Made Some Predictions About Trump, China, And Eastern Europe
Putin’s Senior Aide Patrushev Made Some Predictions About Trump, China, And Eastern Europe By Andrew Korybko The outcome of Trump’s continued struggle with the “deep state” will reverberate across the world. Putin’s senior aide Nikolai Patrushev, who ran the FSB for… Read More ›
US Enforces Last-Minute “Trump-proof” Sanctions On Russia While Nobody Knows Who Really Is In The Driving Seat
US Enforces Last-Minute “Trump-proof” Sanctions On Russia While Nobody Knows Who Really Is In The Driving Seat By Uriel Araujo This is arguably the wildest presidential transition in the history of the US. Trump will take the oath on November 20th… Read More ›
The Russian-Iranian Partnership Might Be A Game-Changer, But Only For Gas, Not Geopolitics
The Russian-Iranian Partnership Might Be A Game-Changer, But Only For Gas, Not Geopolitics By Andrew Korybko The future of their strategic partnership is bright, but in order to fully appreciate its prospects, observers must acknowledge its non-military nature instead of continuing… Read More ›
The UK’s 100-Year Partnership Pact With Ukraine Is Just A Public Relations Stunt
The UK’s 100-Year Partnership Pact With Ukraine Is Just A Public Relations Stunt By Andrew Korybko In terms of the bigger picture, the UK definitely wants to play a long-term and highly strategic role in Ukraine, but the extent to which… Read More ›
The Merits Of A Demilitarized “Trans-Dnieper” Region Controlled By Non-Western Peacekeepers
The Merits Of A Demilitarized “Trans-Dnieper” Region Controlled By Non-Western Peacekeepers By Andrew Korybko This proposal is the most realistic means for keeping the peace after an armistice. Bloomberg cited unnamed “people with knowledge of Kremlin thinking” to report that Russia will… Read More ›
Why Central Asia And Russia Are Unlikely To Rely More On Pakistani Ports For Foreign Trade
Why Central Asia And Russia Are Unlikely To Rely More On Pakistani Ports For Foreign Trade By Andrew Korybko All in all, while it makes economic sense for them to do so, it’s not politically feasible at present. The Pakistani Energy… Read More ›
Analysing Ukraine’s Attempted Drone Strike On TurkStream’s Russian Infrastructure
Analysing Ukraine’s Attempted Drone Strike On TurkStream’s Russian Infrastructure By Andrew Korybko Here are five observations about Kiev’s latest provocation in terms of the bigger picture. Russia accused Ukraine of attempting a drone strike against one of TurkStream’s gas compressor stations, which… Read More ›
Three Arguments Tearing Apart Robert Kagan’s Claims About Trump, Ukraine, And Putin
Three Arguments Tearing Apart Robert Kagan’s Claims About Trump, Ukraine, And Putin By Andrew Korybko The exact opposite of what Kagan posited is true: Russia can’t militarily control Ukraine indefinitely; a Russian-American brinksmanship scenario is terrifyingly realistic; and Putin is indeed… Read More ›
Serbia’s Top General Hinted At Carrying Out A Pro-Western Military Pivot Under Sanctions Duress
Serbia’s Top General Hinted At Carrying Out A Pro-Western Military Pivot Under Sanctions Duress By Andrew Korybko This could easily lead to a more profound pivot that undoes decades of strategic ties with Russia in just a few years. Chief of… Read More ›
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