How Likely Is It That The US Will Contain Turkiye After It’s Done With Iran? By Andrew Korybko It probably won’t since Turkiye helps advance American interests at the crossroads of Afro-Eurasia in Iran, the Middle East-North Africa, and along Russia’s… Read More ›
Europe
Why Is Nord Stream Back In The News?
Why Is Nord Stream Back In The News? By Andrew Korybko A recent report claimed that this megaproject has figured into secret talks between Russia and the US. Berliner Zeitung reported in detail on Le Monde Diplomatique’s paywalled article late last month citing… Read More ›
Putin Might Finally Deal His Long-Awaited Deathblow To The EU Economy
Putin Might Finally Deal His Long-Awaited Deathblow To The EU Economy By Andrew Korybko He just ordered that some of Russia’s LNG exports to the EU be redirected to Asia, and if the EU doesn’t coerce Zelensky into giving him giving… Read More ›
The Transatlantic Tech Schism: Why The EU Is Unplugging From Silicon Valley
The Transatlantic Tech Schism: Why The EU Is Unplugging From Silicon Valley By Uriel Araujo European policymakers are reconsidering the continent’s reliance on US technology giants. From cloud infrastructure to social media platforms, the scale of Europe’s dependence has sparked a… Read More ›
The Gulf States’ Hosting Of US Forces Actually Made Them Less Safe
The Gulf States’ Hosting Of US Forces Actually Made Them Less Safe By Andrew Korybko From Iran’s perspective, they’re all complicit in the US’ massive first strike even if the role that US military infrastructure in their countries allegedly played was… Read More ›
How Might Russia Respond If Its ‘Technical Ally’ North Korea Came Under Attack?
How Might Russia Respond If Its ‘Technical Ally’ North Korea Came Under Attack? By Andrew Korybko Each is the other’s ally, but within lesser practical limits than Russia is to its CSTO allies or the US to its NATO ones, which… Read More ›
Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia
Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia By Andrew Korybko The authorities believe that Ukraine has quick access to Russian servicemen’s messages and exploits this for military purposes, which wouldn’t be possible without some degree of complicity… Read More ›
Putin’s Top Aide Patrushev Addressed The West’s Evolving Naval Threats To Russia
Putin’s Top Aide Patrushev Addressed The West’s Evolving Naval Threats To Russia By Andrew Korybko All in all, he has a solid understanding of their nature and how to most effectively respond to them, so observers shouldn’t worry about the West… Read More ›
The Hawk vs. The Pragmatist: Whose Advice Will Putin Follow?
The Hawk vs. The Pragmatist: Whose Advice Will Putin Follow? By Andrew Korybko He can either escalate as far as accidentally sparking World War III, compromise at the cost of leaving some of his stated objectives unfilled, or keep everything about… Read More ›
Russia’s Setbacks Abroad Aren’t Due To The Special Operation
Russia’s Setbacks Abroad Aren’t Due To The Special Operation: A Critique of the “Decline” Narrative By Andrew Korybko This popular narrative, which Foreign Affairs was one of the latest to push, is very misleading. Foreign Affairs, the official magazine of the… Read More ›