Poland Wants US Nukes To Beat Lithuania In Leading NATO’s Eastern Flank By Andrew Korybko The Polish State or at least the conservative and populist elements therein could take a page from history by reminding the US of their civilization-state’s erstwhile… Read More ›
Central And Eastern Europe
The Significance of the Surprise Macron-Lukashenko Call Can’t Be Overstated
The Significance of the Surprise Macron-Lukashenko Call Can’t Be Overstated By Andrew Korybko Macron wouldn’t have violated the EU’s long-standing isolation policy against Lukashenko just to casually chat, and recalling that Lukashenko has repeatedly hinted at a “big deal” being in… Read More ›
The UK’s New Multinational Naval Initiative Aims To Contain Russia In The Arctic And Baltic
The UK’s New Multinational Naval Initiative Aims To Contain Russia In The Arctic And Baltic By Andrew Korybko The risk of a hot NATO-Russian war breaking out at sea as opposed to NATO’s Eastern Flank in Central & Eastern Europe is… Read More ›
Peter Magyar’s Geopolitical Vision Draws Attention To The Rise Of Europe’s Sub-Regional Blocs
Peter Magyar’s Geopolitical Vision Draws Attention To The Rise Of Europe’s Sub-Regional Blocs By Andrew Korybko Creative diplomacy could help Russia unlock the strategic opportunities that they present. New Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar proposed merging the Visegrad Group comprised of… Read More ›
Poland Found Itself In A Pickle Amidst The US’ Reported Patriot Transfer Request
Poland Found Itself In A Pickle Amidst The US’ Reported Patriot Transfer Request By Andrew Korybko Complying would have weakened its air defences that both halves of its political duopoly considers integral to deterring Russia while rejecting it as they did… Read More ›
Trump 2.0’s Vision Of “NATO 3.0” Perfectly Aligns With All Of The Administration’s Policies
Trump 2.0’s Vision Of “NATO 3.0” Perfectly Aligns With All Of The Administration’s Policies By Andrew Korybko To be clear, NATO’s “return to factory settings” won’t automatically entail the success of the US’ grand strategy, but it must be understood in… Read More ›
How Likely Is “Polexit” After Poland’s Prime Minister Just Warned About It?
How Likely Is “Polexit” After Poland’s Prime Minister Just Warned About It? By Andrew Korybko The liberal premier is exploiting the conservative president’s veto of a €44 billion strings-attached EU military loan to fearmonger about this scenario far ahead of fall… Read More ›
Why Is Nord Stream Back In The News?
Why Is Nord Stream Back In The News? By Andrew Korybko A recent report claimed that this megaproject has figured into secret talks between Russia and the US. Berliner Zeitung reported in detail on Le Monde Diplomatique’s paywalled article late last month citing… Read More ›
Trump’s Latest Tariffs On NATO Allies Could Trigger Far‑Reaching Consequences
Trump’s Latest Tariffs On NATO Allies Could Trigger Far‑Reaching Consequences By Andrew Korybko The US might abandon its new interest in backing radical “security guarantees” for Ukraine due to worsening ties with Western Europe; increasingly Polish-led Central & Eastern Europe could… Read More ›
Poland Is Expanding Its Influence Over The Baltics Through The “Via Baltica” Highway
Poland Is Expanding Its Influence Over The Baltics Through The “Via Baltica” Highway By Andrew Korybko The “EU Defence Line” that’s being built, which refers to the combination of the “Baltic Defence Line” and Poland’s “East Shield” along NATO’s eastern border,… Read More ›