Why Do More Russians Perceive Poland To Be An Enemy Than They Do Any Other Country? By Andrew Korybko Poland is Russia’s oldest rival, fought over two dozen conflicts with it over the past millennium, and makes no secret of its… Read More ›
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The Baltic States Are More Important For Ukraine Than Most Might Realize
The Baltic States Are More Important For Ukraine Than Most Might Realize By Andrew Korybko The Baltic States and Ukraine’s borders with Russia and Belarus are the most likely tripwires for a hot NATO-Russian war, which they have an interest in… Read More ›
The West’s Accusation Of Russian Meddling In Hungary Is Actually A Confession
The West’s Accusation Of Russian Meddling In Hungary Is Actually A Confession By Andrew Korybko The EU and Ukraine are the ones meddling there ahead of early April’s next parliamentary elections. The Financial Times reported that Russia is meddling in Hungary ahead of… Read More ›
Rubio And Vance: The EU’s Masterful Good Cop, Bad Cop Duo
Rubio And Vance: The EU’s Masterful Good Cop, Bad Cop Duo By Andrew Korybko The first more softly criticizes them and conveys “politically inconvenient” realities with a bit more tact while the second is much harsher and comparatively uncouth. Rubio’s speech at… Read More ›
Putin Could Bail Trump Out Before The Third Gulf War Becomes An Imbroglio
Putin Could Bail Trump Out Before The Third Gulf War Becomes An Imbroglio By Andrew Korybko Trump might be receptive to Putin’s speculative peace plan for ending the Gulf and Ukrainian Conflicts at once in order for the global energy market… Read More ›
How Likely Is It That The US Will Contain Turkiye After It’s Done With Iran?
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 ›
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 more… 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 ›
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