A Coup d’état In France With Macron Refusing To Honour Election Results By Uriel Araujo Imagine you are a head of state facing a domestic crisis. You bypass vote in the parliament to force unpopular measures through questionable methods (amid major… Read More ›
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Pavel Durov’s Naivete Was His Achilles’ Heel
Pavel Durov’s Naivete Was His Achilles’ Heel By Andrew Korybko State sovereignty is a reality of International Relations, and those who deny it do so at their own risk regardless of whether they disagree with the forms in which it’s expressed,… Read More ›
France Follows In US Footsteps On Western Sahara Issue, Fuelling Tensions In Africa
France Follows In US Footsteps On Western Sahara Issue, Fuelling Tensions In Africa By Uriel Araujo The ongoing crisis today in the Red Sea involving the Houthi rebels as well as the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza (which impacts the whole Middle East) are direct… Read More ›
The Polish-Hungarian Dispute Is Getting Nastier After Polish FM Lied About Hungarian FM
The Polish-Hungarian Dispute Is Getting Nastier After Polish FM Lied About Hungarian FM By Andrew Korybko Szijjarto nobly took the high road by refusing to stoop to Sikorski’s level with lies and smears, which would have amounted to wrestling with a… Read More ›
Macron’s Political Bet Could Backfire With France One Step Closer To Leaving NATO
Macron’s Political Bet Could Backfire With France One Step Closer To Leaving NATO By Uriel Araujo Today’s mainstreamization of the so-called “far-right” thus serves justice – in a way. At the same time, it also opens the way for the… Read More ›
The New York Times Might Be Telling The Truth: US And Ukrainian Priorities Do Seem To Be Diverging
The New York Times Might Be Telling The Truth: US And Ukrainian Priorities Do Seem To Be Diverging By Andrew Korybko If the Biden Administration keeps capitulating to Zelensky, or at least does nothing to stop the Cuban-like crisis that he’s… Read More ›
New Caledonia Crisis Reveals France As Increasingly Aggressive Neo-colonial Power
New Caledonia Crisis Reveals France As Increasingly Aggressive Neo-colonial Power By Uriel Araujo Today, discourses on “decoloniality” and “woke” agendas are increasingly part of the (US-led) Euro-Atlantic alliance’s soft power, which is quite ironic. It is hard to imagine a… Read More ›
European Air Defence Might Be Divided Into Two Spheres Of Influence
European Air Defence Might Be Divided Into Two Spheres Of Influence By Andrew Korybko Germany might directly manage the northern half while France and Italy (senior and junior partners correspondingly) do the same with the southern one. Politico reported that “Von… Read More ›
Analysing The Estonian Premier’s Remark About The Applicability Of Article 5 In Ukraine
Analysing The Estonian Premier’s Remark About The Applicability Of Article 5 In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Kaja Kallas’ assurances that Article 5 wouldn’t automatically be invoked if Russia killed uniformed NATO trainers in Ukraine shouldn’t be taken at face value since… Read More ›
What Are Turkish Syrian-Sourced Mercenaries Doing In Niger?
What Are Turkish Syrian-Sourced Mercenaries Doing In Niger? By Andrew Korybko Objectively speaking, Niger seems interested in broadening its number of non-Western security partners, which is being done in this case by allowing its Turkish partner’s Syrian-sourced mercenaries to protect their… Read More ›