Russia Still Opposes The Swiss Talks On Ukraine Despite Their Reportedly Scaled-Back Agenda By Andrew Korybko From Russia’s perspective, the success of any Chinese-facilitated talks on Ukraine ahead of and at November’s G20 Summit in Rio is dependent on the Swiss… Read More ›
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Orban Got What He Wanted From NATO, And Ensured Hungary’s Objective National Interests
Orban Got What He Wanted From NATO, And Ensured Hungary’s Objective National Interests By Andrew Korybko It was always unrealistic to imagine that Orban could stop NATO’s plans in Ukraine. Wednesday’s meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and NATO chief… Read More ›
Why Is NATO Installing Permanent Envoy To Ukraine, While Not Letting It Join The Club?
Why Is NATO Installing Permanent Envoy To Ukraine, While Not Letting It Join The Club? By Uriel Araujo The West’s plan for Ukraine seems to be something like: “not NATO – but kind of NATO”. I wrote before on how… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Plan To Store F-16s In NATO States Raises The Risk Of World War III
Ukraine’s Plan To Store F-16s In NATO States Raises The Risk Of World War III By Andrew Korybko It can’t be ruled out that Zelensky might task one of his pilots with carrying out a mission directly from NATO territory without… Read More ›
Don’t Read Too Deeply Into Russia’s Naval Visit To The Caribbean
Don’t Read Too Deeply Into Russia’s Naval Visit To The Caribbean By Andrew Korybko All told, the real significance of this upcoming visit is to make American policymakers and the public uneasy, not to prepare for attacking the US or bolstering… Read More ›
Will Republika Srpska’s Decision To Separate From Bosnia Plunge The Balkans Back Into War?
Will Republika Srpska’s Decision To Separate From Bosnia Plunge The Balkans Back Into War? By Andrew Korybko The Bosnian Croats’ reaction and that of their neighbouring eponymous NATO-member state to Republika Srpska’s planned separation will be the most pivotal factor for… Read More ›
Don’t Take Domestic Russian Pundits Seriously: Russia Isn’t Preparing To Nuke Poland
Don’t Take Domestic Russian Pundits Seriously: Russia Isn’t Preparing To Nuke Poland By Andrew Korybko Their words are purely their own and not representative of Russian policy, but that country’s foes and even friends alike have the habit of implying otherwise,… Read More ›
Next Month’s NATO Summit Might See Most Members Joining The “Military Schengen”
Next Month’s NATO Summit Might See Most Members Joining The “Military Schengen” By Andrew Korybko The importance of optimizing military logistics across Europe can’t be overestimated since increasing the efficacy of the five corridors that The Telegraph drew attention to will… Read More ›
Who Might Russia Arm As An Asymmetrical Response To The West Arming Ukraine?
Who Might Russia Arm As An Asymmetrical Response To The West Arming Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Russia might seriously consider relying on its Iranian strategic partner to arm the Axis of Resistance in order to either force a humiliating American withdrawal… Read More ›
The 80th D-Day Anniversary Combines Historical Revisionism With A Proxy War Powwow
The 80th D-Day Anniversary Combines Historical Revisionism With A Proxy War Powwow By Andrew Korybko Zelensky’s attendance has more of a practical meaning than just reinforcing historically revisionist narratives about World War II since his discussions with the American, British, French,… Read More ›