Lavrov’s Interview With Newsweek Concisely Summarized Russia’s Positions By Andrew Korybko This might be the first time that average Americans read a top Russian official’s views without a filter. It’s rare nowadays for Russian officials to give interviews to Western media,… Read More ›
Russia
It’ll Take Time To Reap The Fruits Of The First-Ever Russian-Pakistani Trade And Investment Forum
It’ll Take Time To Reap The Fruits Of The First-Ever Russian-Pakistani Trade And Investment Forum By Andrew Korybko It’s always beneficial whenever business people from different countries, especially former rivals like Russia and Pakistan, meet to discuss ways to fulfil their… Read More ›
Russia Tacitly Recognizes China’s Self-Proclaimed Status As A “Near-Arctic State”
Russia Tacitly Recognizes China’s Self-Proclaimed Status As A “Near-Arctic State” By Andrew Korybko The reported Sino-Russo Coast Guard drills in the Arctic are proof of Russian support for this claim. CNN reported last week that “China’s Coast Guard claims to have… Read More ›
Is Russia Really The “Greatest Threat” To France?
Is Russia Really The “Greatest Threat” To France? By Andrew Korybko Russia’s support of multipolar processes in West Africa has dealt a heavy blow to French hegemony there, which France has responded to by waging a proxy war on Russia in… Read More ›
Gulf Of Finland Might Become The Site Of New Conflict Between NATO And Russia
Gulf Of Finland Might Become The Site Of New Conflict Between NATO And Russia By Uriel Araujo Finland and Estonia, two NATO countries, have recently signed an agreement about Baltic Sea security. Moreover, and more importantly, they have announced their intention to… Read More ›
Russia’s Potential Ban On Critical Mineral Exports To The West Likely Won’t Change Much
Russia’s Potential Ban On Critical Mineral Exports To The West Likely Won’t Change Much By Andrew Korybko Asian countries would probably replace Russia’s lost Western customers, while India could facilitate their purchase of these resources just like it’s already doing with… Read More ›
WaPo Detailed The New Tactics Responsible For Russia’s Latest Successes In Donbass
WaPo Detailed The New Tactics Responsible For Russia’s Latest Successes In Donbass By Andrew Korybko To paraphrase the famous saying, “Russians saddle slow but ride fast”, so it’s possible that everything might soon accelerate as a result of Russia finally adopting… Read More ›
Don’t Forget About How NATO’s North-eastern Flank Can Stir Up A Lot Of Trouble For Russia
Don’t Forget About How NATO’s North-eastern Flank Can Stir Up A Lot Of Trouble For Russia By Andrew Korybko Estonia wouldn’t talk about blockading the Gulf of Finland without prior encouragement from the US. Most of the discourse surrounding the NATO-Russian proxy… Read More ›
Five Lessons That Russia Can Learn From The Latest Israeli-Lebanese War
Five Lessons That Russia Can Learn From The Latest Israeli-Lebanese War By Andrew Korybko These lessons are: 1) prioritizing military goals over political ones; 2) the importance of superior intelligence; 3) insensitivity to public opinion; 4) the need for one’s “deep… Read More ›
Russia’s Port Deal With Sao Tome And Principe Is A Step In The Right Direction
Russia’s Port Deal With Sao Tome And Principe Is A Step In The Right Direction By Andrew Korybko The example set by Sao Tome & Principe is that even tiny countries can multi-align between Great Powers in the New Cold War… Read More ›