There Might Be Some Truth To Reports Of Emergency Russian Military Assistance To Iran By Andrew Korybko As the world braces for Iran and its Resistance Axis allies’ response to Israel’s assassination of Haniyeh in Tehran, it’s important to remember that… Read More ›
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Fake News Alert: Hungary Isn’t About To Tacitly Let Russian Spies Into The EU
Fake News Alert: Hungary Isn’t About To Tacitly Let Russian Spies Into The EU By Andrew Korybko This latest claim represents a narrative escalation in the already tense Hungarian-EU Crisis. Leader of the “European People’s Party” Manfred Weber sent a letter… Read More ›
Poland Got The Short End Of The Stick During Last Week’s Historic Prisoner Swap
Poland Got The Short End Of The Stick During Last Week’s Historic Prisoner Swap By Andrew Korybko Poland released a Russian detainee without getting anything in return instead of leveraging this to secure the release of two ethnic Polish detainees from… Read More ›
Is Zelensky’s Chief Of Staff The Last Obstacle To Peace With Russia?
Is Zelensky’s Chief Of Staff The Last Obstacle To Peace With Russia? By Andrew Korybko Bloomberg’s hit piece against Andrey Yermak suggests that the US at the very least wants to reduce his influence over Zelensky, likely with a view towards… Read More ›
Putin’s Aide Patrushev Shared Important Updates About The US’ Naval Strategy
Putin’s Aide Patrushev Shared Important Updates About The US’ Naval Strategy By Andrew Korybko Russia’s response to these newfound threats will likely take the form of more joint and coordinated actions with China. Former Secretary of the Security Council and incumbent… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From The Historic Prisoner Swap Between The West And Russia
Five Takeaways From The Historic Prisoner Swap Between The West And Russia By Andrew Korybko This swap represents a rare example of successful New Cold War diplomacy. Russia and the West exchanged 24 prisoners on Thursday in the largest such swap… Read More ›
Here’s What’s Likely To Follow The Tuaregs’ Devastating Ambush Of Wagner In Mali
Here’s What’s Likely To Follow The Tuaregs’ Devastating Ambush Of Wagner In Mali By Andrew Korybko The Tuareg Conflict is now considered to be the New Cold War’s latest proxy war. Russia’s rebranded Wagner suffered a devastating ambush by Tuareg rebels… Read More ›
Assessing The Prospects Of Pakistan’s Reported Strategic Roadmap For Trade With Russia
Assessing The Prospects Of Pakistan’s Reported Strategic Roadmap For Trade With Russia By Andrew Korybko Pakistan’s plans are ambitious, and it would be mutually beneficial if they’re implemented, but that can’t be taken for granted. Pakistan’s Express Tribune cited unnamed sources to report… Read More ›
The 700-Year-Old Polish-Hungarian Brotherhood Is Officially Dead At The State-To-State Level
The 700-Year-Old Polish-Hungarian Brotherhood Is Officially Dead At The State-To-State Level By Andrew Korybko There’s no restoring the trust that was just lost at that level, but the Polish-Hungarian Brotherhood still endures in the hearts of their patriots since they’ll never… Read More ›
The Tuareg Conflict Is Much More Complex Than Casual Observers Might Imagine
The Tuareg Conflict Is Much More Complex Than Casual Observers Might Imagine By Andrew Korybko The conflict is a complex multi-sided one wherein the West, religious extremists, and Algeria have shared interests in the Malian government meaningfully decentralizing power to Tuareg-inhabited… Read More ›