Will The EU Seize Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” In The Baltic? By Andrew Korybko A major incident at sea could instantly spark a New Cold War crisis that brings the Baltic front of this competition to the centre of global attention. Politico reported… Read More ›
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Here’s What Comes Next After Putin And Trump Just Agreed To Start Peace Talks
Here’s What Comes Next After Putin And Trump Just Agreed To Start Peace Talks By Andrew Korybko The path ahead will be very difficult due to the sensitive issues that Russia and the US must resolve. 12 February 2025 will go… Read More ›
Russia Has A Better Chance Of Mediating Afghan-Pakistani Tensions Than China Does
Russia Has A Better Chance Of Mediating Afghan-Pakistani Tensions Than China Does By Andrew Korybko Russia’s grand geo-economic plans in this part of Eurasia are dependent on the resolution of these tensions, while China’s will continue being advanced regardless of whatever… Read More ›
Post-Assad Syria Would Do Well To Retain Their Country’s Strategic Partnership With Russia
Post-Assad Syria Would Do Well To Retain Their Country’s Strategic Partnership With Russia By Andrew Korybko Just because a course of action is considered to be the most rational doesn’t mean that it’ll be pursued. Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra… Read More ›
Putin’s Opposition To Blaming Today’s Germans For Their Ancestors’ Crimes Is Pragmatic
Putin’s Opposition To Blaming Today’s Germans For Their Ancestors’ Crimes Is Pragmatic By Andrew Korybko Nothing that he ever says is by chance or due to him losing control of his emotions. Putin surprised some observers by recently expressing his opposition… Read More ›
Trump’s Special Envoy Shed More Light On His Boss’ Ukrainian Peace Plan
Trump’s Special Envoy Shed More Light On His Boss’ Ukrainian Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko Trump will implement a comprehensive economic, diplomatic, and military pressure campaign against Russia if Putin rejects a ceasefire, but it’s unclear whether Trump will coerce Zelensky… Read More ›
Russia’s Foreign Spy Agency Claims That NATO Wants To Depose Zelensky Through New Elections
Russia’s Foreign Spy Agency Claims That NATO Wants To Depose Zelensky Through New Elections By Andrew Korybko Trump’s return to office heralds a new era in International Relations so he might want to replace liberal-globalist leaders like Zelensky with like-minded populist-nationalist… Read More ›
Time Magazine Is Wrong: Putin’s Nuke Threats Made The US Give Up On Restoring Ukraine’s Borders
Time Magazine Is Wrong: Putin’s Nuke Threats Made The US Give Up On Restoring Ukraine’s Borders By Andrew Korybko History is being rewritten as a former senior official from the Biden Administration counterfactually claims that the US never wanted to restore… Read More ›
Here Is Why Russian-Pakistani Defence Cooperation Will Likely Remain Limited
Here Is Why Russian-Pakistani Defence Cooperation Will Likely Remain Limited By Andrew Korybko The few extra bucks that Russia could make from any hypothetical sale of high-tech weapons systems to Pakistan wouldn’t come anywhere close to compensating for the way in… Read More ›
Lavrov Accused The Biden Admin Of Wanting To Return US Military Infrastructure To Afghanistan
Lavrov Accused The Biden Admin Of Wanting To Return US Military Infrastructure To Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko This should be seen only as a signal that Russia is aware of this plot, not as anything deeper such as it expecting Trump… Read More ›