Hungary’s Problems With Ukraine Were Never Just About Orban By Uriel Araujo Péter Magyar’s rise was expected to bring a new chapter to Hungary-Ukraine relations, but recent disputes suggest otherwise. From the Carpathian Eight and oil-storage plans to Kiev’s EU accession… Read More ›
Armenia’s Western Pivot: Strategic Autonomy Or A New Security Dependency? By Uriel Araujo Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is freezing CSTO ties, questioning the Russian base in Gyumri, and racing toward the EU, while warming to Azerbaijan and Turkey. The question… Read More ›
Russia Could Make An Energy Truce Conditional On Resuming Pipeline Exports To Europe By Andrew Korybko Restoring some of their pre-2022 complex mutual interdependence through US mediation, even if only for the wintertime, could facilitate a series of pragmatic diplomatic-military compromises… Read More ›
Belarus And Poland’s New “Snowdrop Diplomacy” Could Lead To A Thaw In The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko Sikorski’s historic meeting with his Belarusian counterpart, and especially his revelation that “meetings are also taking place with other ministries and at… Read More ›
Can Europe Achieve Space Independence Amid Its Energy Crisis And Dependence On The US? By Uriel Araujo Europe is pushing for greater autonomy in outer space as tensions with the US reshape transatlantic relations. But high energy costs and industrial vulnerabilities… Read More ›
Europe’s New Energy Trap: From Nord Stream To The Strait Of Hormuz By Uriel Araujo Europe has sharply reduced its dependence on Russian gas, but at what cost? The US-caused Strait of Hormuz crisis has disrupted oil, diesel and LNG supplies… Read More ›
Russia Officially Recognizes Poland’s Central Role In The Emerging European Cordon Sanitaire By Andrew Korybko Nikolai Patrushev alluded to its envisaged leadership of the Intermarium and consequent role in leading the western flank of the new “cordon sanitaire” that Trump 2.0… Read More ›
Von Der Leyen’s Defence Agenda Puts Europe On The Path To War With Russia By Andrew Korybko The only thing that might avert the Third World War that looks increasingly inevitable is if Russia decisively restores deterrence. European Commission President Ursula… Read More ›
Canada Moves Closer To EU Associate Membership Despite Trump’s Threats By Uriel Araujo The EU’s unprecedented proposal to make Canada its first associate member comes as both Brussels and Ottawa face growing pressures from Washington. The initiative reflects Europe’s drive for… Read More ›
More Western Pressure On Russia Could Push The World Toward Bi-Multipolarity By Andrew Korybko The forever war that would be expected to follow more Western pressure on Russia could make Russia more dependent on China and the EU more dependent on… Read More ›