Why Poland Should Become the Baltic States’ Security Guarantor in NATO 3.0 By Andrew Korybko This would prevent the Western European states (primarily Germany) and Ukraine from outflanking it, ensure that Kiev doesn’t provoke a conflict with Russia that puts Poland… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Planned Drone Plants In The Baltics Are Part Of A Plot To Outflank Poland By Andrew Korybko If Poland “loses” the Baltic States to Ukraine, then it’ll slip into geostrategic irrelevancy after the conflict ends, especially since the US would… Read More ›
NATO’s Shooting Down Of A Ukrainian Drone Over Estonia Sent Messages To Kiev, Riga, And Moscow By Andrew Korybko The primary takeaway is that Estonia doesn’t want any part in whatever Latvia might be cooking up with Ukraine, reasonably calculating that… Read More ›
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 ›
Estonia Of All Countries Just Publicly Chided Zelensky For Fearmongering About Russia By Andrew Korybko Estonia shares Ukraine’s interests with regard to sabotaging the Russian-US talks and receiving more aid from NATO, so passing up the chance to advance these goals… Read More ›
The Russian Navy Deterred Estonia From Boarding Its “Shadow Fleet” By Andrew Korybko Escort missions to India and China might also deter the US and the UK from doing the same outside the Baltic, but even so, they might encourage Ukraine… Read More ›
Trump 2.0 Must Urgently Declare Its Position Towards Nukes In Estonia By Andrew Korybko The potential transfer of tactical nukes to the UK’s control for use with their planned Estonian-based F-35As would unprecedentedly worsen the already dangerous NATO-Russian security dilemma. It… Read More ›
Poland’s Anxiety Grows Over The Future Of U.S. Troops On Its Soil By Andrew Korybko Policymakers fear that Trump might agree to reduce or even fully withdraw US troops from NATO’s Eastern Flank as part of a deal with Putin, which… Read More ›
What’s Driving The US’ Reported Decision To Re‑Station Tactical Nukes In The UK By Andrew Korybko It’s possible that the US – whether under Trump 2.0 or whichever administration, including a possible Democrat one, comes afterwards – might agree to transfer… Read More ›
The Brits Want The Poles To Contain Russia In The Baltic By Andrew Korybko Some of the €44 billion in loans that Poland just received from the EU’s “SAFE” program will go towards its new “SAFE Baltic” program, and if the… Read More ›