Will Ukraine’s Future Be As A “Buffer State” Or A “Bridge State”? By Andrew Korybko This scenario is increasingly in America and Russia’s shared interests vis-à-vis their “New Détente”. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban predicted late last month that “Ukraine, or what remains… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From Trump’s Fateful Decision To Freeze All Military Aid To Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Transatlantic ties, Russian-US relations, and the nature of American hegemony are all transforming before everyone’s eyes as Trump makes bold moves to force Zelensky to… Read More ›
Nord Stream Is Back In The News As Part Of Grand Deal Between Russia And The West By Andrew Korybko What’s being tabled right now is pretty much what was proposed in a briefing from early January. The Financial Times (FT)… Read More ›
The Newly Signed Russian-Iranian Transit Roadmap Is Promising But Still Incomplete By Andrew Korybko The two greatest obstacles to the North-South Transport Corridor are the Azerbaijani-Iranian security dilemma and the US’ reinstated “maximum pressure” policy against the Islamic Republic. Russia and… Read More ›
Why’s Israel Reportedly Lobbying The US To Keep Russia’s Bases In Syria? By Andrew Korybko Israel knows which way the wind is blowing and will therefore do whatever is needed to ensure that its interests are safeguarded by key players in… Read More ›
Potential Russian-US Cooperation In The Arctic Wouldn’t Harm China’s Interests By Andrew Korybko These five arguments comprehensively discredit such fearmongering. Bloomberg cited unnamed US officials last week to report that they see potential cooperation with Russia in the Arctic “as a way… Read More ›
Zelensky Picked His Fight With Trump And Vance After Getting Cold Feet About Making Peace By Andrew Korybko Zelensky was triggered after realizing that the Trump Administration wants to coerce him into peace with Putin and won’t be manipulated into prolonging,… Read More ›
Putin’s Praise Of Trump’s Approach To Peace Talks Sends A Message To All Of Russia’s Supporters By Andrew Korybko The mission that Putin just tasked the FSB with deserves more attention due to what it signifies. Some of Russia’s supporters at… Read More ›
Israel Votes Against Ukraine: The Evolving Dynamics Of US-Israel Relations Under Trump By Uriel Araujo When it comes to the special US-Israeli relationship, there might be a price to pay, and Trump is sending Israel the bill. Israel might even stop… Read More ›
GUR Chief’s Fearmongering About A Russian Invasion Of Poland Is A Response To The Latest Polls By Andrew Korybko He hopes to shift Polish public opinion in support of dispatching peacekeepers after May’s presidential election. GUR chief Kirill Budanov fearmongered earlier… Read More ›
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