Zelensky’s 40-Day Influence Operation Backfired Badly In Kharkov And Odessa By Andrew Korybko Ukraine’s drone-enforced “blockade” of Crimea prompted Russia to impose its own type of “blockades” on Kharkov and Odessa, the resultant damage of which is incomparably greater than that… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Caspian Strikes: Is Kiev Now Part Of The Proxy War Against Iran? By Uriel Araujo The latest Ukrainian operation in the Caspian Sea has drawn Iran directly into the geopolitical equation, placing the INSTC and Russia-Iran cooperation under pressure. As… Read More ›
The Ukrainian Conflict’s “Southern Front” Is Becoming A Maritime War Of Attrition By Andrew Korybko The heightened stakes associated with this latest phase of the conflict suggest that an even greater escalation might be inevitable, but it’s still possible that this… Read More ›
Ukraine Is Trying To Isolate Crimea Because It Cannot Reconquer It By Uriel Araujo Power outages, rationing and attacks on key supply routes are reshaping daily life in Crimea. Ukraine’s evolving strategy seeks to make Russian control increasingly costly, yet military… Read More ›
Trump Would Lead The World By Example If He Recognized Crimea As Russian By Andrew Korybko Trump might recognize Crimea as Russian not because he might think that it’s the right thing to do, but as a clever tactic for encouraging… Read More ›
Russia Probably Won’t Impose A No-Fly Zone Over The Black Sea After The Sevastopol Attack By Andrew Korybko The reality is that Russia has proven itself reluctant to escalate after every one of Ukraine’s major US-backed provocations, of which there’s now… Read More ›
Implications Of The Leaked Bundeswehr Recording About Bombing The Crimean Bridge By Andrew Korybko The takeaway from this scandal is that elite elements within the Bundeswehr are serious about further embroiling their country in the Ukrainian Conflict despite the increasing risk… Read More ›
Is The Bundeswehr Going Behind Scholz’s Back To Send Taurus Missiles To Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Provided that Scholz was speaking sincerely in expressing the reasons why he’s opposed to sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine, then this suggests that he doesn’t… Read More ›
The Polish President Let Slip What’s On Every Western Leader’s Mind About Crimea By Andrew Korybko Since the West doesn’t want to risk World War III over that region, its leaders are willing to informally acknowledge its post-2014 political status despite… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Latest Attack Against The Crimean Bridge Was A Desperate Distraction By Andrew Korybko Instead of obsessing over this incident and getting the hopes of Kiev’s supporters unrealistically high, it would be much more responsible for the media to precondition everyone… Read More ›