Creative Energy Diplomacy Can Lead To The US Getting The EU To Unfreeze Russia’s Assets By Andrew Korybko Russia could legally transfer ownership of its frozen assets to the US, which would then be returned to Russia in exchange for US… Read More ›
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Why Putin Might Accept Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan
Why Putin Might Accept Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko It represents a pragmatic balance of interests between all sides. The Washington Post reported that Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are working on a four-part peace plan for… Read More ›
NATO’s “Theory Of Victory” Is Nothing New, But The Risks Are Growing
NATO’s “Theory Of Victory” Is Nothing New, But The Risks Are Growing By Andrew Korybko As the saying goes, “the more things change, the more they stay in the same.” US General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s top commander, shared the bloc’s… Read More ›
NATO’s Expansion Towards The Caspian Sea Risks A New Russia-Azerbaijan Crisis
NATO’s Expansion Towards The Caspian Sea Risks A New Russia-Azerbaijan Crisis By Andrew Korybko Russia still has time to propose Ukrainian-like security guarantees for averting another special operation. Politico recently published a piece about how “France and Turkey block NATO’s… Read More ›
In What Scenario Might Mobilization Occur In Russia And How Might The EU Respond?
In What Scenario Might Mobilization Occur In Russia And How Might The EU Respond? By Andrew Korybko Mobilization would most likely only be declared to exploit an impending breakthrough across the front, but the EU is expected to spin any such… Read More ›
The Bond Market Is Becoming A New Front In The Ukraine War
The Bond Market Is Becoming A New Front In The Ukraine War By Uriel Araujo Rising US and European bond yields are creating new fiscal pressures for Ukraine’s Western backers, making long-term support harder to sustain. Sovereign bond markets are becoming… Read More ›
The EU’s “Geopolitical” Enlargement Strategy Risks Deepening The Security Dilemma With Russia
The EU’s “Geopolitical” Enlargement Strategy Risks Deepening The Security Dilemma With Russia By Uriel Araujo Brussels now calls EU enlargement a “geopolitical imperative.” With Ukraine and Moldova moving toward membership, the strategic implications for Russia are becoming harder to ignore. The… Read More ›
Europe’s Migrant “Return Hub” Plans In Central Asia Could Create New Risks For Russia
Europe’s Migrant “Return Hub” Plans In Central Asia Could Create New Risks For Russia By Uriel Araujo The EU is considering return hubs in third countries. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have emerged as possible locations, despite official denials. The proposal could extend… Read More ›
Russia Faces Three Strategic Challenges That It Can’t Afford To Ignore
Russia Faces Three Strategic Challenges That It Can’t Afford To Ignore By Andrew Korybko The new “cordon sanitaire” that Trump 2.0 assembled around Russia, the difficulty in maintaining its Sino-Indo balancing act, and the broken feedback loops that afflict its Foreign… Read More ›
Moldova’s Independence Day Parade Sent A Clear Euro-Atlantic Signal
Moldova’s Independence Day Parade Sent A Clear Euro-Atlantic Signal By Uriel Araujo The absence of Soviet-era symbolism from Moldova’s 2026 Independence Day parade was as striking as the presence of Western weapons, and NATO and Ukrainian personnel. With EU integration and… Read More ›