The Guardian’s Eight Tips For Defeating Putin Are Misguided By Andrew Korybko Continuing to falsely conflate Europe’s interests with Ukraine’s will only accelerate its growing irrelevance as the US exploits its misguided priorities to institutionalize the EU’s vassalage as a captive… Read More ›
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France’s “Forward Deterrence” Risks Triggering A Nuclear Crisis With Russia
France’s “Forward Deterrence” Risks Triggering A Nuclear Crisis With Russia By Andrew Korybko France’s planned deployment of nuclear-armed Rafale jets armed in the Arctic, Central Europe, and possibly also the Balkans poses a qualitatively new strategic threat to Russia. The announcement in late… Read More ›
The Lithuanian Foreign Minister’s Scandalous Interview Revealed Much More Than His Kaliningrad Threat
The Lithuanian Foreign Minister’s Scandalous Interview Revealed Much More Than His Kaliningrad Threat By Andrew Korybko His claim that “NATO has the means to raze” that region to the ground was by far the most scandalous part, but he also championed… Read More ›
A New Iron Curtain Is Inevitable
A New Iron Curtain Is Inevitable By Andrew Korybko Russia’s consequent focus on the western front might embolden US-backed NATO member Turkiye to accelerate its power play in the south at the risk of sparking another regional crisis after Ukraine. Russian… Read More ›
Five Ways Pashinyan Undermined Russia’s Position In The South Caucasus
Five Ways Pashinyan Undermined Russia’s Position In The South Caucasus By Andrew Korybko Pashinyan is by far the most anti-Russian leader to emerge from the former Soviet Union behind Zelensky and Saakashvili. Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu recently confirmed that… Read More ›
The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep
The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep By Andrew Korybko There are really only three scenarios left: NATO finally agrees to some form of Russia’s proposals; Russia launches a preventive war against European NATO betting that the… Read More ›
What’s The Endgame Behind Russia’s “Systematic Strikes” On Kiev?
What’s The Endgame Behind Russia’s “Systematic Strikes” On Kiev? By Andrew Korybko Putin is either “escalating to de-escalate” with the expectation that Trump will pressure Zelensky into complying with more of Russia’s terms for peace, namely withdrawing from Donbass at minimum,… Read More ›
The Significance of the Surprise Macron-Lukashenko Call Can’t Be Overstated
The Significance of the Surprise Macron-Lukashenko Call Can’t Be Overstated By Andrew Korybko Macron wouldn’t have violated the EU’s long-standing isolation policy against Lukashenko just to casually chat, and recalling that Lukashenko has repeatedly hinted at a “big deal” being in… Read More ›
The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging
The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging By Andrew Korybko This trend poses a significant threat to Russia, but it also poses an equally significant one to the EU too if it leads to… Read More ›
New Hungarian PM Magyar: The EU Will Likely Resume Direct Imports Of Russian Gas
New Hungarian PM Magyar: The EU Will Likely Resume Direct Imports Of Russian Gas By Andrew Korybko He’s convinced that economic interests will prevail over ideological ones once the special operation concludes, and although he didn’t elaborate on the means to… Read More ›