Will Russia Expand Its Ground Campaign Into Sumy, Dniepropetrovsk, And/Or Kharkov Regions? By Andrew Korybko This might be the only way to ensure Ukraine’s demilitarization if diplomacy fails. The nascent Russian–US “New Détente” didn’t lead to a ceasefire during the latest Putin–Trump call, thus meaning that the hot… Read More ›
The US Agency For Global Media’s Dissolution Could Lead To A Revival Of American Soft Power By Andrew Korybko American soft power operations in this new era that’ll likely follow USAID and USAGM’s far-reaching reforms under Trump 2.0 will be more… Read More ›
Trump’s War On Mexican Cartels: A Dangerous Gamble To Satisfy The Military-Industrial Complex By Uriel Araujo Trump might need to pick his war, either in the Middle East or closer home – with potentially catastrophic consequences. It seems the plan is… Read More ›
Russian Spies Warn That The UK Is Trying To Sabotage Trump’s Envisaged “New Détente” By Andrew Korybko Trump 2.0 must become aware of the threat that the UK poses to its plans and respond accordingly to defend the US’ interests. Russia’s Foreign… Read More ›
Trump’s Strategic Ambitions In Afghanistan: Challenges And Implications For US-Pakistan Relations By Andrew Korybko Geographic reasons make this a practical necessity if he wants to restore the US’ military presence at Bagram Airbase and/or return some of the equipment that Biden… Read More ›
Macron’s Proposed Nuclear Umbrella For Europe: Much Ado About Nothing By Uriel Araujo Macron is offering Europe something he does not have, to counter a threat that does not really exist the way he describes it. France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced last week… Read More ›
Analysing Trump’s Latest Sanctions Threat Against Russia By Andrew Korybko The problem appears to be that there isn’t yet enough trust between Russia and the US to fully overcome their security dilemma in spite of the impressive progress that’s been made… Read More ›
Trump’s Gamble: Reforming The Defence Sector While Making Enemies At Home And Abroad By Uriel Araujo Trump is making too many enemies (domestically and internationally), while trying to reform the intelligence agencies and reshape Washington. The defence sector might be too… Read More ›
Putin Might Broker An Iranian-US “New Détente” As A Reciprocal Favour To Trump By Andrew Korybko If an Iranian-US “New Détente” follows the nascent Russian-US one, brokered as it might be by Putin as a reciprocal favour to Trump for everything… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From Trump’s Fateful Decision To Freeze All Military Aid To Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Transatlantic ties, Russian-US relations, and the nature of American hegemony are all transforming before everyone’s eyes as Trump makes bold moves to force Zelensky to… Read More ›
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