Ukraine Is At The Centre Of Three Interlocking Triangles For Containing Russia By Andrew Korybko These are the 2020 Lublin Triangle (Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania), the 2022 de facto alliance between Ukraine, Poland, and the UK, and early August’s Odessa Triangle… Read More ›
Moldova
Five Reasons Why Moldova’s Latest Elections Were So Important
Five Reasons Why Moldova’s Latest Elections Were So Important By Andrew Korybko Even in the best-case scenario that their tensions remain manageable, NATO will still solidify its presence along Ukraine’s southwestern flank which also serves as the Black Sea’s north-western one,… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Romanian-Moldovan Flank Might Soon Be Used By NATO Against Russia
Ukraine’s Romanian-Moldovan Flank Might Soon Be Used By NATO Against Russia By Andrew Korybko It can invade Transnistria, occupy neighbouring Odessa, and threaten nearby Crimea from there. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) warned in mid-July that “NATO Is Turning Moldova Into… Read More ›
Moldova’s Jailing Of The Gagauz Leader Is Meant To Predetermine The 2028 Presidential Election
Moldova’s Jailing Of The Gagauz Leader Is Meant To Predetermine The 2028 Presidential Election By Andrew Korybko The person best positioned for uniting the country’s fractured opposition was just “politically executed” as part of the latest Western powerplay in this former… Read More ›
Unmasking Dependency: Moldova’s Struggle Amid USAID Cuts And NATO’s Shadow
Unmasking Dependency: Moldova’s Struggle Amid USAID Cuts And NATO’s Shadow By Uriel Araujo USAID had been a key player in shaping Moldova’s pro-EU trajectory, bankrolling civic education and media campaigns to sway public opinion. Without this machinery, the referendum’s momentum feels… 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 ›
Will Moldova Soon Attack Transnistria Like Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Warned?
Will Moldova Soon Attack Transnistria Like Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Warned? By Andrew Korybko The purpose behind publishing their report is to inform the Western public of Sandu’s alleged plans, signal that Russia isn’t interested in sparking a conflict there (no… Read More ›
Romania’s Constitutional Coup Is Meant To Buy More Time For NATO In Ukraine
Romania’s Constitutional Coup Is Meant To Buy More Time For NATO In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Western democracy is just a process for legitimizing elite interests, and these same elites sometimes repeat the process until they get their desired result. It… Read More ›
Moldova’s Pro-Western President Was Predictably Re-Elected Due To The Diaspora
Moldova’s Pro-Western President Was Predictably Re-Elected Due To The Diaspora By Andrew Korybko Moldova’s future is expected to be a very dark one whose trajectory is already set and might be impossible to offset. Moldovan President Maia Sandu was re-elected on… Read More ›
Moldova’s EU Referendum Was Neither Free Nor Fair
Moldova’s EU Referendum Was Neither Free Nor Fair By Andrew Korybko Moldova is a deeply divided society as the latest referendum results show even if one ignores credible suspicions of fraud in support of the winning side. Moldovan President Maia Sandu boasted about… Read More ›