German Chancellor’s Slip Of The Tongue Spilled The Beans On Ukraine’s Worst-Kept Secret By Andrew Korybko The worst-kept secret of this proxy war is that it’s already a hot NATO-Russian war but an undeclared and limited one where both sides still… Read More ›
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Poland’s Revival Of The Weimar Triangle Facilitates Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine
Poland’s Revival Of The Weimar Triangle Facilitates Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine By Andrew Korybko To paraphrase what Brzezinski famously wrote about Russia and Ukraine, “Without Poland, Germany can never become a superpower, but with Poland suborned and then subordinated, Germany… Read More ›
Why Would France Informally Confirm That A US Patriot Missile Downed Russia’s IL-76 Last Month?
Why Would France Informally Confirm That A US Patriot Missile Downed Russia’s IL-76 Last Month? By Andrew Korybko It’s hugely embarrassing that a leading NATO member believes that a US-provided missile system was used by Ukraine to shoot down a Russian… Read More ›
Russia’s Burkinabe Deployment Is A Pretty Big Deal
Russia’s Burkinabe Deployment Is A Pretty Big Deal By Andrew Korybko Slowly but surely, a new Russian-backed pole of influence is emerging in Africa, which could eventually attract the participation of neighbouring multipolar countries like similarly military-led Guinea. The first contingent… Read More ›
France Is Reeling From The Powerful Blow That Russia Just Dealt To Its Prestige In Ukraine
France Is Reeling From The Powerful Blow That Russia Just Dealt To Its Prestige In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Turning a blind eye to its citizens’ mercenary activity in Ukraine backfired by leading to a major loss of prestige instead of… Read More ›
Interpreting France, The US And Russia’s Latest Statements About The Djiboutian-Eritrean Dispute
Interpreting France, The US And Russia’s Latest Statements About The Djiboutian-Eritrean Dispute By Andrew Korybko Eritrea’s regional security dilemma with Ethiopia and its troubled ties with Djibouti’s Western partners arguably impede its policymakers’ ability to appreciate the strategic importance of those… Read More ›
Azerbaijan Once Again Warned About The Threat Of French Neo-Colonialism To The South Caucasus
Azerbaijan Once Again Warned About The Threat Of French Neo-Colonialism To The South Caucasus By Andrew Korybko Just like France crawled back to the US after being backstabbed by it with AUKUS to do its geopolitical bidding against Russia in Ukraine,… Read More ›
Here’s Why The US Is Responsible For France’s Withdrawal From Niger
Here’s Why The US Is Responsible For France’s Withdrawal From Niger By Andrew Korybko The US backstabbed France in West Africa after cutting a secret deal in Niger almost two years to the day after it backstabbed that same country in… Read More ›
The Newly Formed Sahelian Alliance Will Reshape Regional Military-Strategic Dynamics
The Newly Formed Sahelian Alliance Will Reshape Regional Military-Strategic Dynamics By Andrew Korybko Niger will remain the “weakest link” to comprehensive military-economic integration within the Sahelian Alliance so long as it continues hosting the US’ two drone bases there. Its interim… Read More ›
The Resumption Of US Military Activity In Niger Puts France On The Strategic Backfoot
The Resumption Of US Military Activity In Niger Puts France On The Strategic Backfoot By Andrew Korybko France is forced to react to the latest trends of patriotic military coups and the US’ newfound pragmatic response to the most recent one… Read More ›