NATO’s Credibility Is Eroding Amid Organized Crime, Corruption Scandals, And Internal Fractures By Uriel Araujo NATO faces a deepening credibility crisis as corruption scandals, including rigged arms contracts and alleged intelligence leaks, expose systemic flaws. Internal divisions, unmet defence spending targets,… Read More ›
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NATO’s Procurement Corruption Scandal Might Delay Its Rapid Militarization Plans
NATO’s Procurement Corruption Scandal Might Delay Its Rapid Militarization Plans By Andrew Korybko Member states might eschew the NATO Support and Procurement Agency’s services, thus delaying their military purchases, which could delay the bloc’s rapid militarization plans if enough of them… Read More ›
Russia’s Arrival In Dnipropetrovsk Puts Ukraine In A Dilemma
Russia’s Arrival In Dnipropetrovsk Puts Ukraine In A Dilemma By Andrew Korybko It’s very difficult to imagine how Ukraine can prevent any further Russian advances after this. The Russian Ministry of Defence announced on Sunday that their forces had entered Ukraine’s… Read More ›
Russia’s Efforts To Return Displaced Ukrainian Children To Their Families Discredit The ICC
Russia’s Efforts To Return Displaced Ukrainian Children To Their Families Discredit The ICC By Andrew Korybko It’s always tragic whenever children are displaced or orphaned by conflict, but evacuating them from the front lines and giving them proper care isn’t akin… Read More ›
The Russian-Ukrainian Talks Are At An Impasse That Only The US Or Brute Force Can Break
The Russian-Ukrainian Talks Are At An Impasse That Only The US Or Brute Force Can Break By Andrew Korybko The most realistic best-case scenario for Russia would be that the US seriously tries coercing Ukraine into concessions, Russia doesn’t devastatingly retaliate… Read More ›
Polish Presidential Election: Five Key Takeaways From Nawrocki’s Victory
Polish Presidential Election: Five Key Takeaways From Nawrocki’s Victory By Andrew Korybko MAGA and European conservatives win, Ukraine and the EU lose, and there’s less risk of a war with Russia. Polish conservative presidential candidate Dr. Karol Nawrocki narrowly beat his liberal rival… Read More ›
Russia Will No Longer Look The Other Way As Serbia Indirectly Arms Ukraine
Russia Will No Longer Look The Other Way As Serbia Indirectly Arms Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Whatever ends up happening, and hopefully nothing too dramatic will unfold, it’s long overdue for Russia to finally call Vucic out. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service… Read More ›
Interpreting Polish PM’s Mixed Signals About The Future Of Polish Policy Towards Ukraine
Interpreting Polish PM’s Mixed Signals About The Future Of Polish Policy Towards Ukraine By Andrew Korybko It’s contradictory for his government to convince the EU to reimpose restrictions on Ukrainian imports while also signing an agreement to help Ukraine join the… Read More ›
Will Russia Inevitably Reconcile With The EU And Ukraine Like Putin Predicts?
Will Russia Inevitably Reconcile With The EU And Ukraine Like Putin Predicts? By Andrew Korybko He’s known for being a realist, not a wishful thinker, which is why his prediction was so surprising to many observers. Putin predicted a few weeks… Read More ›
The “Three Seas Initiative” Will Play A Prominent Role In Post-Conflict Europe
The “Three Seas Initiative” Will Play A Prominent Role In Post-Conflict Europe By Andrew Korybko Russia considers it to be a series of military logistics projects sold to the public as economic ones. The 10th Summit of the “Three Seas Initiative” (3SI),… Read More ›