Ukraine Already Kinda Has Article 5 Guarantees From Some NATO Countries By Andrew Korybko Considering that Article 5 always left the option of armed force up to each individual member, which remains the case with each of the bilateral “security guarantees”… Read More ›
Europe
Trump’s Gamble: Reforming The Defence Sector While Making Enemies At Home And Abroad
Trump’s Gamble: Reforming The Defence Sector While Making Enemies At Home And Abroad By Uriel Araujo Trump is making too many enemies (domestically and internationally), while trying to reform the intelligence agencies and reshape Washington. The defence sector might be too… Read More ›
The “ReArm Europe Plan” Will Probably Fall Far Short Of The Bloc’s Lofty Expectations
The “ReArm Europe Plan” Will Probably Fall Far Short Of The Bloc’s Lofty Expectations By Andrew Korybko The estimated €800 billion in defence spending that’s supposed to follow in the next four years might sound impressive, but it becomes much less… Read More ›
France, Germany, And Poland Are Competing For Leadership Of Post-Conflict Europe
France, Germany, And Poland Are Competing For Leadership Of Post-Conflict Europe By Andrew Korybko The interplay between them, Russia, and the US will determine the continent’s future security architecture. French President Macron’s declaration on Wednesday that he’s flirting with extending his country’s nuclear… Read More ›
A Russian-US “New Détente” Would Revolutionize International Relations
A Russian-US “New Détente” Would Revolutionize International Relations By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full interview that I gave to Newsweek’s Tom O’Connor, excerpts of which were included in his article about “What A Trump-Putin Détente Means for Russia and Iran’s Partnership”…. Read More ›
Five Takeaways From Trump’s Fateful Decision To Freeze All Military Aid To Ukraine
Five Takeaways From Trump’s Fateful Decision To Freeze All Military Aid To Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Transatlantic ties, Russian-US relations, and the nature of American hegemony are all transforming before everyone’s eyes as Trump makes bold moves to force Zelensky to… Read More ›
It’s The Energy, Stupid! Trump, Musk, And The Global Race For Minerals And AI
It’s The Energy, Stupid! Trump, Musk, And The Global Race For Minerals And AI By Uriel Araujo Trump might be bent on “ending the Ukrainian war”, as he puts it, but there will be plenty of other wars to be fought…. Read More ›
Nord Stream Is Back In The News As Part Of Grand Deal Between Russia And The West
Nord Stream Is Back In The News As Part Of Grand Deal Between Russia And The West By Andrew Korybko What’s being tabled right now is pretty much what was proposed in a briefing from early January. The Financial Times (FT)… Read More ›
Romania Is At The Centre Of The Struggle Between Liberal-Globalists And Populist-Nationalists
Romania Is At The Centre Of The Struggle Between Liberal-Globalists And Populist-Nationalists By Andrew Korybko What’s unfolding in this Balkan country is nothing less than the opening of another New Cold War front, albeit this time an ideological one which also… Read More ›
Analysing The Scandal Over Serbia’s Latest Anti-Russian Vote At The UNGA
All Sides Of The Ukrainian Conflict Underestimated Each Other Analysing The Scandal Over Serbia’s Latest Anti-Russian Vote At The UNGA By Andrew Korybko Defying two of the three Great Powers with the greatest influence over Serbia was an epic error of judgement,… Read More ›