The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging By Andrew Korybko This trend poses a significant threat to Russia, but it also poses an equally significant one to the EU too if it leads to… Read More ›
NATO
Lavrov’s Warning: The American Blueprint For Eternal Control Of EU’s Energy Market
Lavrov’s Warning: The American Blueprint For Eternal Control Of EU’s Energy Market By Andrew Korybko This won’t just hit the Kremlin’s coffers, but also tangibly worsen threats to Russia’s national security from the European direction, with the same model poised to… Read More ›
NATO’s Northern Militarization And The Growing Risk Of War With Russia
NATO’s Northern Militarization And The Growing Risk Of War With Russia By Uriel Araujo NATO’s rapid militarization of the Arctic and Baltic regions is transforming Northern Europe into one of the world’s most volatile points of contention. From Norway’s expanding strategic… Read More ›
Could A Major War Soon Erupt Along The Latvian-Belarusian-Ukrainian Front?
Could A Major War Soon Erupt Along The Latvian-Belarusian-Ukrainian Front? By Andrew Korybko In all three cases, it’s respectively Ukraine, Latvia, and Poland and France that arguably have the prerogative when it comes to whether or not to escalate against Russia,… Read More ›
NATO’s Shooting Down Of A Ukrainian Drone Over Estonia Sent Messages To Kiev, Riga, And Moscow
NATO’s Shooting Down Of A Ukrainian Drone Over Estonia Sent Messages To Kiev, Riga, And Moscow By Andrew Korybko The primary takeaway is that Estonia doesn’t want any part in whatever Latvia might be cooking up with Ukraine, reasonably calculating that… Read More ›
The Nuclearization Of Europe And Russia’s Strategic Fears
The Nuclearization Of Europe And Russia’s Strategic Fears By Uriel Araujo Moscow’s claims about a possible European nuclear role in Ukraine are being portrayed as “propaganda” in the West, yet recent developments make the issue harder to ignore. France’s expanding deterrence… Read More ›
Norway Wants To Lead A “Viking Bloc” For Containing Russia In Northern Europe
Norway Wants To Lead A “Viking Bloc” For Containing Russia In Northern Europe By Andrew Korybko It can simultaneously threaten Russia along the increasingly interconnected Arctic and Baltic fronts. Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov gave a brief interview to TASS about bilateral… Read More ›
How Likely Is It That Russia’s Next Special Operation Will Be Against Latvia?
How Likely Is It That Russia’s Next Special Operation Will Be Against Latvia? By Andrew Korybko What’s much more probable is kinetic retaliation against reported Ukrainian drone teams there. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) warned that their country’s armed forces are ready to… Read More ›
Why Is The Russian Foreign Ministry Downplaying The Likelihood Of TRIPP’s Implementation?
Why Is The Russian Foreign Ministry Downplaying The Likelihood Of TRIPP’s Implementation? By Andrew Korybko With all respect to Kalugin and the institution that he represents, nobody is perfect and expectations can sometimes be mistaken, such as was recently the case… Read More ›
Germany’s Military Patronage Of Ukraine Is A Crucial Part Of Its Grand Strategy
Germany’s Military Patronage Of Ukraine Is A Crucial Part Of Its Grand Strategy By Andrew Korybko Taking the lead in containing Russia in Europe on the US’ behalf is the prerequisite for rebuilding “Fortress Europe” and thus becoming the continent’s hegemon… Read More ›