Poles’ Growing Doubts About Trump’s Reliability Are A Double-Edged Sword For The US By Andrew Korybko On the one hand, this trend has sped up Poland’s efforts to assume a leading role in NATO amidst the US’ planned “Pivot (back) to… Read More ›
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Analysing The Risks And Geopolitical Implications Of Norway’s Military Aid To Ukraine
Analysing The Risks And Geopolitical Implications Of Norway’s Military Aid To Ukraine By Uriel Araujo By escalating its role, Norway inevitably invites Russian retaliation, whether through economic pressure, or military posturing along their shared Arctic frontier. Large-scale arms supplies entrench a… Read More ›
The Baltic States’ And Poland’s Withdrawal From The Ottawa Convention Won’t Change Much
The Baltic States’ And Poland’s Withdrawal From The Ottawa Convention Won’t Change Much By Andrew Korybko Russia isn’t a signatory nor does it plan to invade any of those four countries. The Baltic States’ and Poland’s Defence Ministers issued a joint… Read More ›
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Megaproject Could Figure Into A Future Deal With The US
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Megaproject Could Figure Into A Future Deal With The US By Andrew Korybko Russian and Chinese interests don’t align on this particular issue and the dynamics associated with it. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that “Russia Is Wooing… Read More ›
Will Russia Expand Its Ground Campaign Into Sumy, Dniepropetrovsk, And/Or Kharkov Regions?
Will Russia Expand Its Ground Campaign Into Sumy, Dniepropetrovsk, And/Or Kharkov Regions? By Andrew Korybko This might be the only way to ensure Ukraine’s demilitarization if diplomacy fails. The nascent Russian–US “New Détente” didn’t lead to a ceasefire during the latest Putin–Trump call, thus meaning that the hot… Read More ›
European Court Of Human Rights Finds Ukraine Guilty Of The Odessa Massacre
European Court Of Human Rights Finds Ukraine Guilty Of The Odessa Massacre By Uriel Araujo A landmark ruling brings to light part of the blind spot within the Western narrative on the matter of Ukraine: Kiev’s blind eye to the far-right… Read More ›
Armenia’s Westward Drift: A Misstep In The Caucasus?
Armenia’s Westward Drift: A Misstep In The Caucasus? By Uriel Araujo The hard truth is that the Caucasus doesn’t reward rigid alliances. As Azerbaijan’s spat with Russia shows, even close partners (however complex that partnership is) can clash without upending the… Read More ›
Trump Would Lead The World By Example If He Recognized Crimea As Russian
Trump Would Lead The World By Example If He Recognized Crimea As Russian By Andrew Korybko Trump might recognize Crimea as Russian not because he might think that it’s the right thing to do, but as a clever tactic for encouraging… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From The Newly Signed Russian-Ethiopian Naval Cooperation Agreement
Five Takeaways From The Newly Signed Russian-Ethiopian Naval Cooperation Agreement By Andrew Korybko This development is much more newsworthy than casual observers might have thought. Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Vorobyev signed a naval cooperation agreement with landlocked Ethiopia last… Read More ›
Poland’s Talk About Obtaining Nukes Is Likely A Misguided Negotiation Tactic With The US
Poland’s Talk About Obtaining Nukes Is Likely A Misguided Negotiation Tactic With The US By Andrew Korybko The last thing that Trump wants is for the US to be drawn back into another war with Russia after “Pivoting (back) to Asia”,… Read More ›
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