Did Trump Really Deceive Iran With Duplicitous Diplomacy? By Andrew Korybko Another way of looking at it is that Trump truly wanted a deal, which is why he was against Israel attacking Iran before his 60-day deadline was up, but… Read More ›
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Wagner’s Withdrawal From Mali Might Reshape The Conflict’s Military-Political Dynamics
Wagner’s Withdrawal From Mali Might Reshape The Conflict’s Military-Political Dynamics By Andrew Korybko The recent friction in Russian-Algerian ties over this conflict might be alleviated while Mali could consider offering the Tuaregs broad autonomy in exchange for joining forces against radical… Read More ›
Israel’s Transfer Of Some US-Made Patriot Missiles To Ukraine May Harm Ties With Russia
Israel’s Transfer Of Some US-Made Patriot Missiles To Ukraine May Harm Ties With Russia By Andrew Korybko Considering that the realistic range of Russia’s retaliatory options is now limited, Bibi likely calculated that the harm to bilateral ties will be manageable,… Read More ›
Russia’s Arrival In Dnipropetrovsk Puts Ukraine In A Dilemma
Russia’s Arrival In Dnipropetrovsk Puts Ukraine In A Dilemma By Andrew Korybko It’s very difficult to imagine how Ukraine can prevent any further Russian advances after this. The Russian Ministry of Defence announced on Sunday that their forces had entered Ukraine’s… Read More ›
Russia’s Efforts To Return Displaced Ukrainian Children To Their Families Discredit The ICC
Russia’s Efforts To Return Displaced Ukrainian Children To Their Families Discredit The ICC By Andrew Korybko It’s always tragic whenever children are displaced or orphaned by conflict, but evacuating them from the front lines and giving them proper care isn’t akin… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Response To The Sejm’s Volhynia Genocide Remembrance Bill Infuriated Poles
Ukraine’s Response To The Sejm’s Volhynia Genocide Remembrance Bill Infuriated Poles By Andrew Korybko Downplaying this crime and suggesting that Poles are Russia’s useful idiots for remembering it can galvanize them in support of a much harder line towards Ukraine than… Read More ›
Why Did Russia Lend Credence To Trump’s Claim That He Personally Stopped The Indo-Pak Conflict?
Why Did Russia Lend Credence To Trump’s Claim That He Personally Stopped The Indo-Pak Conflict? By Andrew Korybko The rise of Russia’s pro-BRI policymaking faction, intense Pakistani diplomacy, and Russia’s interests with the US vis-à-vis Ukraine arguably account for what just… Read More ›
Lavrov Made Three Important Points About Russia’s Military Diplomacy
Lavrov Made Three Important Points About Russia’s Military Diplomacy By Andrew Korybko It’s in Russia’s interests to amplify these points in order to counter weaponized misportrayals of its military diplomacy that are meant to discredit Russian policy by presenting it as… Read More ›
Analysing Reports That Russia Clinched A Deal With Pakistan To Rebuild Its Steel Mill
Analysing Reports That Russia Clinched A Deal With Pakistan To Rebuild Its Steel Mill By Andrew Korybko Although the reported deal would be an apolitical one, the consequent reduction of Pakistani steel imports, associated alleviation of its foreign exchange crisis, and… Read More ›
Ukraine-Hungary Tensions Escalate Over Spy Scandal And Minority Rights
Ukraine-Hungary Tensions Escalate Over Spy Scandal And Minority Rights By Uriel Araujo Ukraine’s expulsion of Hungarian diplomats over a Transcarpathia spy scandal has escalated tensions, with Hungary halting minority rights talks. This rift reflects broader ethnopolitical strains with neighbours like Poland… Read More ›
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