What’s The Likelihood Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact? By Andrew Korybko This is the most effective way to reform the European security architecture and keep the peace, but a lot will depend on Poland, which plays the most decisive role among… Read More ›
What’s Russia’s Best Move Amidst The German-Polish Zero-Sum Rivalry? By Andrew Korybko US support for Poland slashes the chances that Germany will fulfil its vision of federalizing the EU, so the Kremlin should prioritize the management of Russian-Polish tensions instead of… Read More ›
Were The Brits Behind Bloomberg’s Russian-US Leaks? By Andrew Korybko Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service warned earlier the same day as Bloomberg’s report that the Brits are hellbent on discrediting Trump in order to undermine his latest peace efforts for resolving the… Read More ›
Russia Is Fine-Tuning Its State Interethnic Policy By Andrew Korybko This represents a model for managing multiculturalism in historically diverse countries. Putin announced during a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations, which was held the day after National Unity Day in early November,… Read More ›
The FSB Just Foiled What Could Have Been A False Flag Provocation For The Ages By Andrew Korybko Corrupting a MiG-31 pilot armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles into defecting, only to then shoot him down near what’ll be NATO’s largest airbase… Read More ›
Putin’s Offer To Extend The New START Is A Goodwill Gesture To Trump By Andrew Korybko Goodwill gestures are meant to make the recipient trust whoever does them with the expectation that they’ll then be reciprocated for improving their relations. Putin offered in… Read More ›
The US Plans To Wage An Intensified Proxy War Of Attrition Against Russia By Andrew Korybko Each part of what’s arguably Trump’s new three-phase strategy against Russia has its drawbacks. Trump’s latest escalation against Russia took the form of imposing severe sanctions… Read More ›
The Russian-Ethiopian Strategic Partnership Pioneers A New Model Of Multipolar Cooperation By Andrew Korybko These civilization-states are regional leaders with complementary worldviews. Russia and Ethiopia expanded 2017’s bilateral agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy by signing a roadmap in late September during… Read More ›
Putin-Trump Tunnel: A Bridge Too Far Or the Birth of A New Détente? By Uriel Araujo Russia’s Bering Strait tunnel pitch, dubbed the Putin-Trump link, ignites debate on US-Russia reconciliation amid Ukraine tensions. This mega-project promises Arctic riches and faster China… Read More ›
Sharaa Envisages Russia Helping Him Build The “New Syria” By Andrew Korybko They’re embarking on a joint post-modern “nation-building mission” similar in spirit to the dozens that Russia’s Soviet predecessor was famous for across the Global South. Syrian President Ahmed “Jolani”… Read More ›
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