Why Do More Russians Perceive Poland To Be An Enemy Than They Do Any Other Country? By Andrew Korybko Poland is Russia’s oldest rival, fought over two dozen conflicts with it over the past millennium, and makes no secret of its… Read More ›
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Russia’s Middle East Doctrine: Analysing Sergey Lavrov’s Response To The Third Gulf War
Russia’s Middle East Doctrine: Analysing Sergey Lavrov’s Response To The Third Gulf War By Andrew Korybko Many mistakenly believe that Russia is allied with Iran against the Gulf Kingdoms and Israel, but the reality is that it’s always carefully balanced between… Read More ›
“Unprovoked Aggression”: Russia Slams Israel Over Destruction Of Its Cultural Centre In Lebanon
“Unprovoked Aggression”: Russia Slams Israel Over Destruction Of Its Cultural Centre In Lebanon By Andrew Korybko Attempting to explain Israel’s motives doesn’t equate to excusing what it just did as this thought exercise is required for better understanding what just happened… Read More ›
A Partially Pentagon-Funded Newspaper Is Fearmongering About Russian-Pakistani Ties
A Partially Pentagon-Funded Newspaper Is Fearmongering About Russian-Pakistani Ties By Andrew Korybko Post-Khan Pakistan won’t jeopardize its security, economic, and elite ties with the US for Russia. “Stars and Stripes” publicly discloses its partial Pentagon funding, which is why it’s worth paying attention… Read More ›
The DROP Act Is An Unprecedented Weapon Of Financial Warfare Against Russia
The DROP Act Is An Unprecedented Weapon Of Financial Warfare Against Russia By Andrew Korybko Russia’s oil clients would be coerced under pain of sanctions into dumping it or scaling support for Ukraine if this bill passes. Anti-Russian hawk Michael McCaul,… Read More ›
It’s Believable That Russia Might Be Helping Iran Target The US’ Regional Assets
It’s Believable That Russia Might Be Helping Iran Target The US’ Regional Assets By Andrew Korybko This latest claim respectively conforms to the fears and fantasies of Russia’s foes and friends alike. The Washington Post reported that “Russia is providing Iran intelligence to… Read More ›
How Might Russia Respond If Its ‘Technical Ally’ North Korea Came Under Attack?
How Might Russia Respond If Its ‘Technical Ally’ North Korea Came Under Attack? By Andrew Korybko Each is the other’s ally, but within lesser practical limits than Russia is to its CSTO allies or the US to its NATO ones, which… Read More ›
The Hawk vs. The Pragmatist: Whose Advice Will Putin Follow?
The Hawk vs. The Pragmatist: Whose Advice Will Putin Follow? By Andrew Korybko He can either escalate as far as accidentally sparking World War III, compromise at the cost of leaving some of his stated objectives unfilled, or keep everything about… Read More ›
Russia Faces Five Geostrategic Challenges As The Special Operation Enters Its Fifth Year
Russia Faces Five Geostrategic Challenges As The Special Operation Enters Its Fifth Year By Andrew Korybko As it’s always done, Russia is expected to ensure its sovereignty, security, and thus its survival through the creative interplay between its political, military, intelligence,… Read More ›
The Latest Claims That Russia Poisoned Navalny Aim To Sabotage The US’ Peace Efforts
The Latest Claims That Russia Poisoned Navalny Aim To Sabotage The US’ Peace Efforts By Andrew Korybko Rubio downplayed the Europeans’ report, however, which suggests that this goal won’t be achieved even if this information provocation succeeds in distracting some of… Read More ›
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