Serbia’s Continued Arming Of Ukraine Risks Rupturing Relations With Russia By Andrew Korybko Everything is proceeding according to the US’ plan, which Vucic might have even secretly agreed to. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic recently told German media that his country is… Read More ›
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Decoding The Reasons For The US’ Six-Month Chabahar Sanctions Waiver
Decoding The Reasons For The US’ Six-Month Chabahar Sanctions Waiver By Andrew Korybko US policymakers might intend to restore part of their failed Eurasian balancing act through a series of comprehensive strategic compromises with India. India’s Ministry of External Affairs recently confirmed that… Read More ›
Trump Expects Orban To Go Along With Poland’s Vision For Central Europe
Trump Expects Orban To Go Along With Poland’s Vision For Central Europe By Andrew Korybko The sanctions exemption was extended as a quid pro quo for Hungary incorporating itself into Poland’s US-backed regional integration plans, which necessitates gradually ditching Russian energy…. Read More ›
France’s Plans To Deploy Troops To Ukraine Risk Sparking A Major Crisis
France’s Plans To Deploy Troops To Ukraine Risk Sparking A Major Crisis By Andrew Korybko Putin must decide whether to reach a deal with Trump over this for escalation-management purposes or climb the escalation ladder by authorizing strikes against those troops… Read More ›
From Kupyansk To Pokrovsk: Five Strategic Implications Of Ukraine’s Encirclement
From Kupyansk To Pokrovsk: Five Strategic Implications Of Ukraine’s Encirclement By Andrew Korybko Putin is once again extending an olive branch to Zelensky and Trump in his latest goodwill gesture because he truly doesn’t want the conflict to drag on nor… Read More ›
Trump’s Nuclear Test Plans Might Be Meant To Manipulate Russia Into An Escalation With Europe
Trump’s Nuclear Test Plans Might Be Meant To Manipulate Russia Into An Escalation With Europe By Andrew Korybko Any reciprocal nuclear test by Russia could serve as the pretext for the US approving France and/or the UK sharing their nukes with… Read More ›
Russia’s Burevestnik Missile Test Was Actually A De-Escalation Measure
Russia’s Burevestnik Missile Test Was Actually A De-Escalation Measure By Andrew Korybko Its real purpose is to get the US to reconsider its impending escalations against Russia by reminding it of the strategic costs that this could entail. Trump slammed Russia’s test of… Read More ›
The Stage Is Set For A US-Instigated Security Dilemma Between The Eurasian Rimland And Heartland
The Stage Is Set For A US-Instigated Security Dilemma Between The Eurasian Rimland And Heartland By Andrew Korybko US-backed NATO, Pakistan, and the “Asian/Containment Crescent” of Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines are poised to respectively face off against Russia, India, and… Read More ›
Putin’s Offer To Extend The New START Is A Goodwill Gesture To Trump
Putin’s Offer To Extend The New START Is A Goodwill Gesture To Trump By Andrew Korybko Goodwill gestures are meant to make the recipient trust whoever does them with the expectation that they’ll then be reciprocated for improving their relations. Putin offered in… Read More ›
The US Plans To Wage An Intensified Proxy War Of Attrition Against Russia
The US Plans To Wage An Intensified Proxy War Of Attrition Against Russia By Andrew Korybko Each part of what’s arguably Trump’s new three-phase strategy against Russia has its drawbacks. Trump’s latest escalation against Russia took the form of imposing severe sanctions… Read More ›