Russia’s Port Deal With Sao Tome And Principe Is A Step In The Right Direction By Andrew Korybko The example set by Sao Tome & Principe is that even tiny countries can multi-align between Great Powers in the New Cold War… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Putin Explicitly Confirmed What Was Already Self-Evident About Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine
Putin Explicitly Confirmed What Was Already Self-Evident About Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine By Andrew Korybko Russia is worried that the influence of hawkish forces inside the US’ “deep state” might be growing and could ultimately lead to a large-scale conventional strike against… Read More ›
Polish-Ukrainian Relations Are At Risk Over Volhynia Massacre
Polish-Ukrainian Relations Are At Risk Over Volhynia Massacre By Uriel Araujo Poland in all likelihood will remain Ukraine’s strategic partner for quite a long time – but there is always a factor of unpredictability looming in the horizon (pertaining to nationalistic… Read More ›
Here’s What Polish Foreign Minister Revealed To Russian Pranksters Earlier This Year
Here’s What Polish Foreign Minister Revealed To Russian Pranksters Earlier This Year By Andrew Korybko The most important points are that: Ukrainian corruption could lead to an end of EU support; there’s no willingness in Poland to conventionally intervene there unless… Read More ›
Russia Rebuked The Hawks By Confirming That It Won’t Test Nukes Unless The US Does So First
Russia Rebuked The Hawks By Confirming That It Won’t Test Nukes Unless The US Does So First By Andrew Korybko Putin doesn’t want the US thinking that he’s about to escalate and thus tempt it into escalating first in a way… Read More ›
What Was A Japanese Spy Doing In Belarus?
What Was A Japanese Spy Doing In Belarus? By Andrew Korybko Japan was passing everything along to its Western partners in the implied hopes of them then supporting it more in its own part of the world. Belarusian media reported earlier… Read More ›
Fact Check: The Russian Ambassador To Pakistan Wasn’t Targeted By Terrorists
Fact Check: The Russian Ambassador To Pakistan Wasn’t Targeted By Terrorists By Andrew Korybko Influential accounts have a responsibility to their audience to perform due diligence before sharing their opinion about extremely sensitive news items like this one. A remote-controlled improvised… Read More ›
Armenia Isn’t All That Important To Iran’s Economic And National Security
Armenia Isn’t All That Important To Iran’s Economic And National Security By Andrew Korybko Iran has ulterior motives for opposing the Zangezur Corridor. Iran’s continued opposition to the Zangezur Corridor, which was earlier analysed here and here, is predicated on the assumption that… Read More ›
Lavrov Explained What Russia Hopes To Achieve By Talking About Its Red Lines
Lavrov Explained What Russia Hopes To Achieve By Talking About Its Red Lines By Andrew Korybko Such rhetoric should be taken seriously, not downplayed, but it also shouldn’t be exaggerated either. Lavrov gave an insightful interview to Sky News Arabia in which he… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Refusal To Exhume And Properly Bury The Volhynia Genocide’s Victims Enrages Poles
Ukraine’s Refusal To Exhume And Properly Bury The Volhynia Genocide’s Victims Enrages Poles By Andrew Korybko Poles are waking up to the dark reality of contemporary Ukrainian nationalism. Casual observers might be surprised that a World War II-era genocide of over 100,000… Read More ›
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