The “Baltic Defence Line” Is Meant To Accelerate The German-Led “Military Schengen” By Andrew Korybko Observers should pay very close attention to the forthcoming construction of physical infrastructure along the NATO-Russian border like the “Baltic Defence Line”, the relationship between “Steadfast… Read More ›
International Affairs
Why’s The New York Times Fearmongering About Indonesia’s Presidential Frontrunner?
Why’s The New York Times Fearmongering About Indonesia’s Presidential Frontrunner? By Andrew Korybko It’s an information warfare provocation intended to manipulate voters’ perceptions of the frontrunner to the point that a run-off election is scheduled this summer, which could then give… Read More ›
Russia Won’t Resume Arms Control Talks With The US Till The Ukrainian Conflict Ends
Russia Won’t Resume Arms Control Talks With The US Till The Ukrainian Conflict Ends By Andrew Korybko The US wants to inspect some of the same strategic sites that Kiev previously bombed with American-supplied intelligence and munitions, which no self-respecting state… Read More ›
Why Did Saudi Arabia Clarify That It Hasn’t Yet Accepted BRICS Membership?
Why Did Saudi Arabia Clarify That It Hasn’t Yet Accepted BRICS Membership? By Andrew Korybko It can plausibly be hypothesized that Saudi Arabia’s unexpected decision to delay formal membership in BRICS is due to Western perceptions about this association, Iran’s involvement… Read More ›
Germany Is Rebuilding “Fortress Europe” To Assist The US’ “Pivot (Back) To Asia”
Germany Is Rebuilding “Fortress Europe” To Assist The US’ “Pivot (Back) To Asia” By Andrew Korybko The whole point is to leverage this geostrategic project to coerce uncomfortable compromises from Russia in the Ukrainian Conflict while facilitating the US’ “Pivot (back)… Read More ›
Worsening Iranian-Pakistani Tensions Could Threaten Eurasian Integration Processes
Worsening Iranian-Pakistani Tensions Could Threaten Eurasian Integration Processes By Andrew Korybko Unless there’s an all-out conventional war between Iran and Pakistan, which isn’t expected unless their newly exacerbated but long-running security dilemma spirals out of control into one by miscalculation (perhaps… Read More ›
Pakistan’s Retaliation Against Iran Debunks The Theory That They’re Secretly Cooperating
Pakistan’s Retaliation Against Iran Debunks The Theory That They’re Secretly Cooperating By Andrew Korybko Iran absolutely wouldn’t have authorized any retaliatory Pakistani strikes on its territory like Mohammad Marandi and Pepe Escobar’s explicitly stated and strongly implied theories would respectively suggest… Read More ›
Latvia’s Planned Deportation Of Some Russians Could Set Bild’s Scenario Forecast Into Motion
Latvia’s Planned Deportation Of Some Russians Could Set Bild’s Scenario Forecast Into Motion By Andrew Korybko This thought exercise shouldn’t be misinterpreted as suggesting that a NATO-Russian war in the Baltics (and possibly stretching into the Arctic via new member Finland)… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Hoped-For “Security Guarantees” Aren’t All That They Were Hyped Up To Be
Ukraine’s Hoped-For “Security Guarantees” Aren’t All That They Were Hyped Up To Be By Andrew Korybko Far from amounting to de facto NATO membership with what Article 5 is popularly but inaccurately imagined by the public to entail, they’re just formalizations… Read More ›
The Optics And Timing Of Iran’s Strikes In Pakistan Are More Important Than The Military Impact
The Optics And Timing Of Iran’s Strikes In Pakistan Are More Important Than The Military Impact By Andrew Korybko The impression that Iran regards Pakistan as a serious security threat on par with the Israeli spy base in Iraq and ISIS… Read More ›