How Likely Is A NATO-Russia Clash Around 2030? By Andrew Korybko If Russia continues fighting this “war of attrition” for years to come instead of decisively ending it soon, then it’ll be more vulnerable than ever to the “cordon sanitaire’s” invasion… Read More ›
Trump 2.0’s Escalation Strategy Against Russia Is Starting To Take Shape By Andrew Korybko The US is preparing to radically intensify the Ukrainian Conflict over the coming year. Trump’s decision to sign the “G7 leaders’ joint statement on geopolitical issues” calling… Read More ›
Russia’s Reported Baltic Military Build-Up Is Purely Defensive By Andrew Korybko Danish media’s sensationalist report on this subject is the latest in a series of recent moves aimed at justifying NATO’s own military build-up in the Arctic-Baltic region that Russia regards… Read More ›
Trump Isn’t Leaving The Ukraine War, He’s Moving It To Russia’s Energy Sector By Uriel Araujo Washington is increasingly concentrated on Russian energy and critical mineral assets despite rhetoric of reduced involvement in Ukraine. The Treasury’s recent actions increase American oversight… Read More ›
Russia Must Defeat Ukraine Before Trump 2.0’s “War Of Attrition” Really Gets Going By Andrew Korybko The only reprieve in that dark scenario, other than obliterating Ukraine to neutralize the NATO threats emanating from there once and for all per the… Read More ›
Trump Now Seeks US Control Over Russia’s State-Owned Natural Resource Companies By Andrew Korybko Trump believes that it’s now possible to obtain the “holy grail” that eluded the US even during the heyday of its unipolar hegemony in the 1990s due… Read More ›
Why’s Trump Preparing To “Escalate To De-Escalate” With Russia? By Andrew Korybko He feels personally insulted by Putin rejecting his proposal to freeze the conflict in exchange for a resource-centric strategic partnership and also, whether one agrees with him or not,… Read More ›
Putin’s Defence Of Pakistan Was About More Than China By Andrew Korybko It was entirely factual but driven by diplomatic interests as regards their rapid rapprochement. Putin was asked in early June by an Indian journalist during his meeting with the… Read More ›
Russia’s Deputy PM Just Confirmed Russia’s Rare Earths Strategy Is About Technological Sovereignty By Andrew Korybko His explicitly stated goal of strengthening Russia’s technological sovereignty implies the unstated one of reducing dependence on China in this respect, which sends a very strong… Read More ›
Putin Rejected Zelensky’s Request For A Bilateral Meeting With Good Reason By Andrew Korybko Russia’s reported minimum goal per the “Spirit of Anchorage” is obtaining full control over Donbass. Zelensky published a highly incendiary open letter to Putin last week requesting a bilateral… Read More ›