“Brexit” Key Figure Nigel Farage Claims That The West Provoked War With Russia By Uriel Araujo Speaking to BBC’s “Panorama” on Friday evening, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claimed the West provoked Russia into going into a full-scale military campaign against… Read More ›
Russia Probably Won’t Impose A No-Fly Zone Over The Black Sea After The Sevastopol Attack By Andrew Korybko The reality is that Russia has proven itself reluctant to escalate after every one of Ukraine’s major US-backed provocations, of which there’s now… Read More ›
What Role Did Foreign Spy Agencies Play In Sunday’s Terrorist Attacks In Dagestan? By Andrew Korybko Foreign spy agencies were likely involved to an uncertain extent, but they still relied on radicalized locals to do their dirty work, not their own… Read More ›
The West Can’t Compete With Russia’s “Nuclear Diplomacy” By Andrew Korybko “Nuclear diplomacy” isn’t just an anchor investment for comprehensively expanding partner relations into other spheres (minerals, logistics, markets, etc.), but is also an insurance policy for keeping them solid amidst… Read More ›
This Chinese Company’s Compliance With The US’ Anti-Russian Sanctions Is Very Consequential By Andrew Korybko Russia and China aren’t “against” one another, but they still prioritize their corresponding national interests. These largely overlap, in which cases they cooperate to pursue their… Read More ›
How Likely Is It That The US Replaces Zelensky In The First Half Of Next Year? By Andrew Korybko Zelensky’s only use right now is to legitimize radical policies and he’ll then be cast aside once he’s done what’s needed of… Read More ›
More Air Defences And Cross-Border Strikes Won’t Change The Ukrainian Conflict’s Dynamics By Andrew Korybko The only variable that can change this conflict’s military-strategic dynamics is a conventional NATO intervention, though that’s fraught with the risk of sparking World War III… Read More ›
The Russian-Vietnamese Strategic Partnership Checks US Influence In Southeast Asia By Andrew Korybko Russia is indirectly lending a helping hand to China as the centre of the New Cold War moves from Europe to Asia. The speculation among some about Vietnam’s… Read More ›
Switzerland Said That The Next Talks On Ukraine Will Be Much More Different Than The Last By Andrew Korybko Brazil could host these talks ahead of and/or in parallel with November’s G20 in Rio while China could encourage its dozens of… Read More ›
Russia’s Mutual Defence Pact With North Korea Is A Geopolitical Game-Changer By Andrew Korybko It raises the stakes in the US’ dangerous game of nuclear chicken with Russia in Ukraine, accelerates the US’ “Pivot (back) to Asia”, and could thus trap… Read More ›
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