Assessing Russian Hardliners’ Reportedly Envisaged Endgame In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko While there might indeed be some Russian hardliners who think that peace talks should just be a ruse for buying time to make more military gains, such attitudes don’t reflect… Read More ›
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Russian Spies Warn That The UK Is Trying To Sabotage Trump’s Envisaged “New Détente”
Russian Spies Warn That The UK Is Trying To Sabotage Trump’s Envisaged “New Détente” By Andrew Korybko Trump 2.0 must become aware of the threat that the UK poses to its plans and respond accordingly to defend the US’ interests. Russia’s Foreign… Read More ›
Macron’s Proposed Nuclear Umbrella For Europe: Much Ado About Nothing
Macron’s Proposed Nuclear Umbrella For Europe: Much Ado About Nothing By Uriel Araujo Macron is offering Europe something he does not have, to counter a threat that does not really exist the way he describes it. France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced last week… Read More ›
Sikorski Deserved To Be Put In His Place By Musk And Rubio
Sikorski Deserved To Be Put In His Place By Musk And Rubio By Andrew Korybko Sikorski arguably sought to provoke a fake scandal with the unfriendly aim of further worsening the US’ already tense ties with the EU and NATO in… Read More ›
Ukraine Already Kinda Has Article 5 Guarantees From Some NATO Countries
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 ›
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 ›