Aliyev Expects To Rise To Global Stardom By Stirring Up Highly Publicized Trouble With Russia By Andrew Korybko This might backfire if the Global South perceives him to be a Western proxy and Russia intensifies its asymmetrical responses, however, so it’s… Read More ›
Taming The Deep State: Trump’s Campaign Against The National Security Machine Threatens US Stability By Uriel Araujo Trump’s dissolution of an inter-agency group pressuring Russia and his intelligence purges confront the “double government” (“deep state”). While his aim to end the… Read More ›
Why Did Erdogan Decide To Expand Turkiye’s Sphere Of Influence Eastwards? By Andrew Korybko Assad’s downfall set into motion a fast-moving sequence of events that now threatens Russian influence in the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea, and Central Asia; i.e. its… Read More ›
Why Couldn’t The SCO Defence Ministers Agree On A Joint Statement? By Andrew Korybko India refused to sign the document since it didn’t condemn late April’s Pahalgam terrorist attack. India found itself at odds with the SCO once again less than… Read More ›
The Outcome Of Armenia’s Latest Round Of Unrest Will Be Pivotal For The Region’s Future By Andrew Korybko If Armenia becomes a joint Azeri-Turkish protectorate like Pashinyan’s opponents fear that he agreed to, then Turkiye could become a force to be… Read More ›
The Future Of Strategic Arms Control Is Dim Due To The Ukrainian Conflict And The Golden Dome By Andrew Korybko There’ll likely be a much greater potential for future conflict, including between Great Powers by proxy. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey… Read More ›
President-Elect Nawrocki Outlined Poland’s Three Priorities In Central And Eastern Europe By Andrew Korybko The common thread tying them together is the “Three Seas Initiative” since they’re all related to it in some way. Polish President-Elect Karol Nawrocki gave an interview to Hungarian… Read More ›
Poland’s Patience Wears Thin: Ukraine’s Ally Turns Wary By Uriel Araujo A sharp decline in Polish support for Ukraine’s EU and NATO aspirations, coupled with rising anti-Ukrainian sentiment and historical grievances, threatens to isolate Kiev as Western focus shifts to the… Read More ›
Is NATO Sidelining Turkiye? “Turkish Question” Risks Weakening Atlantic Alliance’s South-eastern Flank By Uriel Araujo Erdogan demands unconditional NATO defence trade access and bids to host the 2026 summit. Amid ever persistent tensions over Turkiye’s S-400 purchase and exclusion from F-35… Read More ›
Only Political Engineering Can Restore Russian Language Rights In Ukraine Like Lavrov Wants By Andrew Korybko Only the US is capable of pulling this off since Russia lacks influence over Ukraine’s political processes. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged in early June on… Read More ›
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