Russia’s “1941” Warning: Europe’s Militarization And The Risk Of Strategic Miscalculation By Uriel Araujo As Germany deepens military cooperation with Ukraine and NATO expands in the Baltic and Arctic, Moscow increasingly warns of encirclement. The continent’s push for militarization comes at… Read More ›
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From Quad To “Squad”: Why The Philippines Is Becoming Washington’s New Anti-China Proxy
From Quad To “Squad”: Why The Philippines Is Becoming Washington’s New Anti-China Proxy By Uriel Araujo As the Quad struggles with internal contradictions and worsening US-India tensions, the Philippines is rapidly becoming central to Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Joint military exercises, missile… Read More ›
What’s The Endgame Behind Russia’s “Systematic Strikes” On Kiev?
What’s The Endgame Behind Russia’s “Systematic Strikes” On Kiev? By Andrew Korybko Putin is either “escalating to de-escalate” with the expectation that Trump will pressure Zelensky into complying with more of Russia’s terms for peace, namely withdrawing from Donbass at minimum,… Read More ›
Why Is The Russian Foreign Ministry Downplaying The Likelihood Of TRIPP’s Implementation?
Why Is The Russian Foreign Ministry Downplaying The Likelihood Of TRIPP’s Implementation? By Andrew Korybko With all respect to Kalugin and the institution that he represents, nobody is perfect and expectations can sometimes be mistaken, such as was recently the case… Read More ›
The Triad Of The Sarmat: Decoding Russia’s Nuclear Signals To Europe And The US
The Triad Of The Sarmat: Decoding Russia’s Nuclear Signals To Europe And The US By Andrew Korybko The overarching one is that Sarmat deters a NATO invasion of Russia. Russia recently tested its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (known as Satan II by… Read More ›
Breaking Russia? Why The Wall Street Journal Is Wrong About Putin
Breaking Russia? Why The Wall Street Journal Is Wrong About Putin By Andrew Korybko To be sure, self-reform is (urgently?) required for Russia to remain competitive, and it’s here where it can learn from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s exhortation for his… Read More ›
Russian Media’s Unprecedented Criticism Of China Sets The Stage For This Summer’s Game-Changer
Russian Media’s Unprecedented Criticism Of China Sets The Stage For This Summer’s Game-Changer By Andrew Korybko The Sino-Russo Entente will either finally evolve into a de facto alliance on equal terms like many in the Alt-Media Community falsely claimed was already… Read More ›
South Korea Will Remain A Key Part Of The US’ Chinese Containment Plans
South Korea Will Remain A Key Part Of The US’ Chinese Containment Plans By Andrew Korybko The Sino-Russo Entente might evolve into a de facto alliance if South Korea and Japan join AUKUS+, the US’ de facto “Asian NATO”, but that… Read More ›
US Bets On Uzbekistan To Counter China In Central Asia
US Bets On Uzbekistan To Counter China In Central Asia By Uriel Araujo The US appears increasingly interested in Uzbekistan as part of a broader attempt to counter Chinese influence in Eurasia. The move reflects broader US efforts to challenge Chinese… Read More ›
Russian Defence Minister’s Warning: How SCO Faces A New Eurasian “Great Game”
Russian Defence Minister’s Warning: How SCO Faces A New Eurasian “Great Game” By Andrew Korybko Unless they all get on the same page, and soon, the West risks dividing-and-ruling the SCO. Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov described the threats facing the… Read More ›