The Baltic States Are More Important For Ukraine Than Most Might Realize By Andrew Korybko The Baltic States and Ukraine’s borders with Russia and Belarus are the most likely tripwires for a hot NATO-Russian war, which they have an interest in… Read More ›
Russia Faces Five Geostrategic Challenges As The Special Operation Enters Its Fifth Year By Andrew Korybko As it’s always done, Russia is expected to ensure its sovereignty, security, and thus its survival through the creative interplay between its political, military, intelligence,… Read More ›
Lukashenko Is Learning The Hard Way That Trump Loves Humiliating His Vassals By Andrew Korybko The US’ decision not to issue visas for the Belarusian delegation to the Board of Peace meeting was a “plausibly deniable” form of humiliation against them… Read More ›
The Baltic States Plan To Form Their Own ‘Military Schengen’ As NATO Reinforces Its Eastern Front By Andrew Korybko This will one day link with the existing “military Schengen” between the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland, which Belgium and France plan to… Read More ›
Fast‑Tracking Ukraine Into The EU Would De Facto Strengthen Federalist Ambitions By Andrew Korybko The approval of “reverse enlargement” to Ukraine and other candidate states would institutionalize a three-tiered Europe between the “E6”, Central Europe, and the new partial members from… Read More ›
Poland’s Military Build-Up Might Have Ultimately Been For Nothing By Andrew Korybko The potential domestic political ramifications are more significant than exposing Poland as possibly having been a paper tiger all along despite now having the largest armed forces in the… Read More ›
Who Really Leads NATO Now? The Strategic Risks Of America’s Half‑Exit From Europe By Uriel Araujo NATO’s command reshuffle reflects a deeper political shift driven by US pressures, While Washington retains the top military post, its day-to-day influence is thinning. The… Read More ›
Trump 2.0 Must Urgently Declare Its Position Towards Poland’s Nuclear Weapons Plans By Andrew Korybko Telling it to stand down would avert the potentially uncontrollable proliferation of nukes in the post-START world while turning a blind eye towards France’s possible assistance,… Read More ›
Poland’s Anxiety Grows Over The Future Of U.S. Troops On Its Soil By Andrew Korybko Policymakers fear that Trump might agree to reduce or even fully withdraw US troops from NATO’s Eastern Flank as part of a deal with Putin, which… Read More ›
Germany’s “Two-Speed Europe” Is The EU’s Answer To Great Power Geopolitics By Andrew Korybko Poland’s role is pivotal since it could either make or break these plans. German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil recently declared that “Now is the time for a… Read More ›
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