The Top Five Takeaways From Shoigu’s Latest Interview About Russia’s Security Interests By Andrew Korybko If a ceasefire is reached in Ukraine and no Western troops are deployed there, then it’s expected that strategic arms control talks with the US might… Read More ›
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Navigating The Aegean: Greek-Turkish Rivalry And NATO’s Growing Fractures
Navigating The Aegean: Greek-Turkish Rivalry And NATO’s Growing Fractures By Uriel Araujo Ongoing Greece-Turkiye disputes over Aegean and Mediterranean claims expose NATO’s internal divisions, as Turkiye’s aggressive “Blue Homeland” doctrine and neo-Ottoman ambitions clash with Greece’s defensive militarization, undermining the alliance’s… Read More ›
Evaluating Foreign Affairs’ Warning About The Risks Of An Emboldened And Remilitarized Germany
Evaluating Foreign Affairs’ Warning About The Risks Of An Emboldened And Remilitarized Germany By Andrew Korybko How likely is it that a potentially ultra-nationalist Germany “relitigates its borders or forgoes EU-style deliberation in favour of military blackmail”? Foreign Affairs warned earlier this… Read More ›
Estonia Might Become Europe’s Next Trouble Spot
Estonia Might Become Europe’s Next Trouble Spot By Andrew Korybko The latest socio-political and security developments suggest that it relishes being a frontline state. Estonia catapulted back into international news after it recently seized an alleged vessel from Russia’s so-called “shadow… Read More ›
The Trans-Caspian Corridor: A Geopolitical Gamble In The Shadow Of NATO
The Trans-Caspian Corridor: A Geopolitical Gamble In The Shadow Of NATO By Uriel Araujo The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) emerges as a vital trade link between Europe and Asia, backed by a €12 billion EU investment and praised by… Read More ›
Five Arguments Debunking Speculation About A Russian Invasion Of The Suwalki Corridor
Five Arguments Debunking Speculation About A Russian Invasion Of The Suwalki Corridor By Andrew Korybko This is nothing but a recurring information warfare operation waged by the elites against their people. The Suwalki Corridor is once again at the centre of… Read More ›
CSTO Under Siege: How the West and Turkiye are Rewriting Eurasia’s Security Map
CSTO Under Siege: How the West and Turkiye are Rewriting Eurasia’s Security Map By Uriel Araujo Turkiye and the West are exploiting Armenia’s frustrations with the CSTO to promote the concept of a “Turan Army,” aiming to bring NATO closer to… Read More ›
France’s 3D Mapping Of Romania’s “Focsani Gate” Might Not Really Be For Defensive Purposes
France’s 3D Mapping Of Romania’s “Focsani Gate” Might Not Really Be For Defensive Purposes By Andrew Korybko The attention that France is paying to tactical details like the local terrain near the Romanian-Moldovan-Ukrainian trijunction suggests that its talk about an intervention… Read More ›
Sumy: War Crime, Terrible Mistake, Or Legitimate Strike?
Sumy: War Crime, Terrible Mistake, Or Legitimate Strike? By Andrew Korybko For whatever one might think about the morality of Russia’s decision-making process, it was the regional military governor who irresponsibly assembled this legitimate target in Sumy, which he then surrounded… Read More ›
Lavrov Elaborated On Russia’s Envisaged Denazification Of Ukraine
Lavrov Elaborated On Russia’s Envisaged Denazification Of Ukraine By Andrew Korybko The insight that he shared is extremely relevant in the context of the ongoing Russian-US talks. The denazification of Ukraine is one of the explicitly stated goals of Russia’s special operation, but… Read More ›