The Russian-Iranian Partnership Might Be A Game-Changer, But Only For Gas, Not Geopolitics By Andrew Korybko The future of their strategic partnership is bright, but in order to fully appreciate its prospects, observers must acknowledge its non-military nature instead of continuing… Read More ›
The UK’s 100-Year Partnership Pact With Ukraine Is Just A Public Relations Stunt By Andrew Korybko In terms of the bigger picture, the UK definitely wants to play a long-term and highly strategic role in Ukraine, but the extent to which… Read More ›
The Merits Of A Demilitarized “Trans-Dnieper” Region Controlled By Non-Western Peacekeepers By Andrew Korybko This proposal is the most realistic means for keeping the peace after an armistice. Bloomberg cited unnamed “people with knowledge of Kremlin thinking” to report that Russia will… Read More ›
Analysing Ukraine’s Attempted Drone Strike On TurkStream’s Russian Infrastructure By Andrew Korybko Here are five observations about Kiev’s latest provocation in terms of the bigger picture. Russia accused Ukraine of attempting a drone strike against one of TurkStream’s gas compressor stations, which… Read More ›
Why’s The Russian-Taliban Bounty Scandal From Summer 2020 Suddenly Back In The News? By Andrew Korybko The Insider, which is designated as a foreign agent in Russia, wants to complicate Trump’s peace talks with Russia, improve US ties with Pakistan at… Read More ›
Blinken Just Unofficially Admitted That The US Worsened The NATO-Russian Security Dilemma By Andrew Korybko Reviewing The Russian-Ukrainian Part Of Blinken’s Latest Podcast Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken elaborated on the Biden Administration’s approach to the Ukrainian Conflict during a… Read More ›
Avoiding Neo-Colonialism: Russia’s Strategy Against A Weaponized “Green Agenda” By Andrew Korybko It envisages helping developing countries rebalance their relations with the West while avoiding the neo-colonial pitfalls for the ‘green agenda’ that’s being weaponized as a ploy to entrap them…. Read More ›
Russia Would Be Caught In A Dilemma If Its Syrian Bases Come Under Attack Like SVR Just Warned By Andrew Korybko The most effective way to cut this Gordian knot is for the new Syrian authorities to reach a long-term agreement… Read More ›
Creative Energy Diplomacy Can Lay The Basis For A Grand Russian-American Deal By Andrew Korybko The key to this is the US offering Russia a decent deal in Ukraine with lucrative sanctions-waived energy and tech opportunities that would incentivize Russia into… Read More ›
The Political Consequences Of Ukraine’s Decision To Cut Off Russian Gas To Europe By Andrew Korybko Russia and the EU will manage the latest phase of their US-instigated divorce without much difficulty, but the US might offer to bring them back… Read More ›