From Bombs To Benefits: Laos And Russia’s Military-Political Trade-Off By Andrew Korybko Laos would bolster its geopolitical balancing act while Russia could experiment with a new military-political partnership model that it might then fine-tune for its other Global South partners. Ukraine’s… Read More ›
It’s A Smart Move For Russia To Strike Ukrainian Draft Centres By Andrew Korybko This could raise the chances for a breakthrough somewhere along the front, help to decisively shift domestic public opinion against the conflict, and thus make it easier… Read More ›
Russia’s Formal Recognition Of The Taliban Comes At A Crucial Time For The Broader Region By Andrew Korybko Trump wants to return US forces to Afghanistan’s Bagram Airbase; there are newfound concerns about the North-South Transport Corridor’s viability after the recent… Read More ›
Peace In Ukraine Won’t End The West’s Hybrid War On Russia By Andrew Korybko Their refined Hybrid War model will involve efforts to win the “tech race”, a new Western division of labour for containing Russia in Europe, and AI-generated anti-Russian… Read More ›
Claims About Russia’s Unreliability As An “Ally” To Iran Are Based On A False Premise By Andrew Korybko Russia never agreed to any secret military clauses in its updated strategic partnership pact with Iran. Mainstream Media (MSM) outlets from The Telegraph to the New… Read More ›
Russia Ukraine War: Lots Of Speculation Is Swirling Around The Sumy Front By Andrew Korybko Ukraine claims that Russia is gearing up for a large-scale offensive there, a Russian security source denied any such plans, while the US is closely monitoring… Read More ›
Serbia’s Latest Smooth-Talking Towards Russia Is Politically Self-Serving By Andrew Korybko It remains to be seen whether Serbia will keep its word and no longer indirectly arm Ukraine. Serbia surprised some observers after its President and Prime Minister assured Russia that it’ll no longer indirectly… Read More ›
The Latest Trouble In Russian-Azerbaijani Relations Might Be Part Of A Turkish-US Powerplay By Andrew Korybko Turkiye sees an opportunity to turbocharge its rise as a Eurasian Great Power along Russia’s entire southern periphery in ways that autonomously align with American… Read More ›
Continued Russian-US Talks Prove That Putin Doesn’t Think That Trump Duped Iran With Diplomacy By Andrew Korybko Sceptics might speculate that he’s playing “5D chess” as part of some “master plan” to “psyche out” the US but that doesn’t make much… Read More ›
Does The US Want To Divide-And-Rule Belarus And Russia Or De-Escalate Continental Tensions? By Andrew Korybko Kellogg’s six-hour-long meeting with Lukashenko raises questions about the US’ intentions. Trump’s Special Envoy on Ukraine Keith Kellogg just met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk… Read More ›
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