Five Reasons Why Moldova’s Latest Elections Were So Important By Andrew Korybko Even in the best-case scenario that their tensions remain manageable, NATO will still solidify its presence along Ukraine’s southwestern flank which also serves as the Black Sea’s north-western one,… Read More ›
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The First-Ever Polish-Swedish Joint Exercise Presages Closer Cooperation Against Russia
The First-Ever Polish-Swedish Joint Exercise Presages Closer Cooperation Against Russia By Andrew Korybko They have historical axes to grind against Russia after its imperial predecessor state was responsible for ending their Golden Ages as Great Powers. Poland and Sweden just carried out their… Read More ›
Why Did Slovakia Pledge To Assist With Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine?
Why Did Slovakia Pledge To Assist With Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Fico can’t realistically expect any relief from the EU pressure upon him if he threatened to obstruct the shipment of Ukrainian-destined arms through Slovakia after the… Read More ›
From Proxy To Power: Poland’s Nuclear Bid Reshapes Europe’s Security Map
From Proxy To Power: Poland’s Nuclear Bid Reshapes Europe’s Security Map By Uriel Araujo Poland’s pursuit of nuclear capabilities, backed by US assurances, aims to cement its role as Europe’s anti-Russian bulwark while challenging Germany’s dominance. This underreported shift risks reviving… Read More ›
Poland Envisages Indirectly Expanding The EU’s “Drone Wall” Into Ukraine
Poland Envisages Indirectly Expanding The EU’s “Drone Wall” Into Ukraine By Andrew Korybko This would result in the de facto new Iron Curtain and associated NATO influence stretching up to whatever the new Russian-Ukrainian border might be by the time the… Read More ›
The EU Criticized India’s Participation In Zapad 2025 While The US Didn’t Seem To Care
The EU Criticized India’s Participation In Zapad 2025 While The US Didn’t Seem To Care By Andrew Korybko The EU wants to appeal more to its eastern vanguard states by fearmongering about Russia while the US’ lack of criticism is due… Read More ›
SVR Revealed That British And French Troops Are Already In Odessa
SVR Revealed That British And French Troops Are Already In Odessa By Andrew Korybko Direct Western intervention in the conflict is now arguably turning into a fait accompli, it’s just a question of how Russia will respond and whether the US… Read More ›
Zelensky Is Manipulating Trump Into A Disaster Of Epic Proportions
Zelensky Is Manipulating Trump Into A Disaster Of Epic Proportions By Andrew Korybko Even worse, it would be all because of Zelensky’s lust for money and power, not any legitimate reason. Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine was explained here as being partially due to… Read More ›
The U.S. Is Expected To Tacitly Back Poland’s Nuclear Weapons Plans
The U.S. Is Expected To Tacitly Back Poland’s Nuclear Weapons Plans By Andrew Korybko Accusations of hypocrisy will abound due to its opposition to others’ reported such plans, but negative media coverage is the only consequence that’ll likely follow since Russia… Read More ›
Europe’s Expansion Obsession: A Cover For Decline
Europe’s Expansion Obsession: A Cover For Decline By Uriel Araujo With Ukraine, the Balkans, and even the Caucasus on its radar, the EU faces a paradox: enlargement as a strategy may heighten Europe’s internal fractures and reveal deeper Western vulnerabilities. European… Read More ›