Russia Could Make An Energy Truce Conditional On Resuming Pipeline Exports To Europe By Andrew Korybko Restoring some of their pre-2022 complex mutual interdependence through US mediation, even if only for the wintertime, could facilitate a series of pragmatic diplomatic-military compromises… Read More ›
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Belarus And Poland’s New “Snowdrop Diplomacy” Could Lead To A Thaw In The New Cold War
Belarus And Poland’s New “Snowdrop Diplomacy” Could Lead To A Thaw In The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko Sikorski’s historic meeting with his Belarusian counterpart, and especially his revelation that “meetings are also taking place with other ministries and at… Read More ›
All Eyes Are On Belarus Ahead Of The US’ Reported European Military Drawdown
All Eyes Are On Belarus Ahead Of The US’ Reported European Military Drawdown By Andrew Korybko The potential pullback of some US forces from the Baltic States upon the completion of its force posture review could be followed by European NATO… Read More ›
Von Der Leyen’s Defence Agenda Puts Europe On The Path To War With Russia
Von Der Leyen’s Defence Agenda Puts Europe On The Path To War With Russia By Andrew Korybko The only thing that might avert the Third World War that looks increasingly inevitable is if Russia decisively restores deterrence. European Commission President Ursula… Read More ›
Putin Says Europe’s Systemic Errors Fuelled The AfD’s Rise
Putin Says Europe’s Systemic Errors Fuelled The AfD’s Rise By Andrew Korybko Had former Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successors remained true to Helmut Kohl’s vision, then the AfD might never have become Germany’s most popular party, so its astronomical rise… Read More ›
Germany Is Growing Frustrated That Ukraine Isn’t Buying German Weapons
Germany Is Growing Frustrated That Ukraine Isn’t Buying German Weapons By Andrew Korybko The more upset that his taxpayers become with their country’s lack of tangible returns from the billions of euros that it’s given to Ukraine, the more that support… Read More ›
Europe’s Atlanticist Consensus Is Cracking: AfD, Mélenchon And The Revolt Against NATO Orthodoxy
Europe’s Atlanticist Consensus Is Cracking: AfD, Mélenchon And The Revolt Against NATO Orthodoxy By Uriel Araujo The AfD’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt and Mélenchon’s growing challenge to NATO are exposing the political divide in Europe. From Germany to France, right-wing and left-wing… Read More ›
Sweden’s Finnish Border Deployment Revives Its Historic Rivalry With Russia
Sweden’s Finnish Border Deployment Revives Its Historic Rivalry With Russia By Andrew Korybko Sweden will help Finland patrol its land and sea borders with Russia. It was assessed in May after the Russian Ambassador’s interview with TASS that “Finland Is On… Read More ›
How Realistic Is Tusk’s Proposal For A Baltic Sub-Bloc Within NATO?
How Realistic Is Tusk’s Proposal For A Baltic Sub-Bloc Within NATO? By Andrew Korybko The northwestern flank of the new “cordon sanitaire” around Russia might soon harden. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk predictably opined on his country’s contemporary military-security policy during… Read More ›
The Leipzig Incident Has All The Hallmarks Of A False Flag To Put Germany On A War Footing
The Leipzig Incident Has All The Hallmarks Of A False Flag To Put Germany On A War Footing By Andrew Korybko It was carried out to justify the German economy’s transition to war footing, distract from the resultant problems, and legitimize… Read More ›