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 ›
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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’s Military Build-Up Along The Finnish Border Will Likely Be The New Normal
Russia’s Military Build-Up Along The Finnish Border Will Likely Be The New Normal By Andrew Korybko This is a predictable response to Finland’s unnecessary and highly provocative decision to join NATO. The New York Times (NYT) recently published an article about… Read More ›
Tensions In The Baltic Sea: Russia’s Assertive Posture Is Challenging NATO
Tensions In The Baltic Sea: Russia’s Assertive Posture Is Challenging NATO By Uriel Araujo Tensions in the Baltic Sea escalate as NATO’s growing presence, including Finland and Estonia’s security agreement and potential Gulf of Finland blockade, threatens Russian interests like key… 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’s Latest Buffer Zone Plan Be More Successful Than The Last?
Will Russia’s Latest Buffer Zone Plan Be More Successful Than The Last? By Andrew Korybko The longer that Ukraine refuses to agree to peace on Russia’s terms, the more land that it stands to lose, which might ultimately be much more… 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 ›
What Comes Next After The (Allegedly Fraudulent) Liberal-Globalist Victory In Romania?
What Comes Next After The (Allegedly Fraudulent) Liberal-Globalist Victory In Romania? By Andrew Korybko The battle was lost but the political war isn’t over. The struggle between liberal-globalists and populist-nationalists in Romania ended in the former’s favour after Sunday’s presidential run-off election,… Read More ›