What’s Zelensky’s Endgame For Getting Ukraine Directly Involved In The Third Gulf War? By Andrew Korybko He hopes to prove Ukraine’s worth in defending against Iranian drones so that NATO’s Eastern Flank then agrees to his earlier proposal for swapping some… Read More ›
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Russia’s Middle East Doctrine: Analysing Sergey Lavrov’s Response To The Third Gulf War
Russia’s Middle East Doctrine: Analysing Sergey Lavrov’s Response To The Third Gulf War By Andrew Korybko Many mistakenly believe that Russia is allied with Iran against the Gulf Kingdoms and Israel, but the reality is that it’s always carefully balanced between… Read More ›
“Unprovoked Aggression”: Russia Slams Israel Over Destruction Of Its Cultural Centre In Lebanon
“Unprovoked Aggression”: Russia Slams Israel Over Destruction Of Its Cultural Centre In Lebanon By Andrew Korybko Attempting to explain Israel’s motives doesn’t equate to excusing what it just did as this thought exercise is required for better understanding what just happened… Read More ›
A Partially Pentagon-Funded Newspaper Is Fearmongering About Russian-Pakistani Ties
A Partially Pentagon-Funded Newspaper Is Fearmongering About Russian-Pakistani Ties By Andrew Korybko Post-Khan Pakistan won’t jeopardize its security, economic, and elite ties with the US for Russia. “Stars and Stripes” publicly discloses its partial Pentagon funding, which is why it’s worth paying attention… Read More ›
The DROP Act Is An Unprecedented Weapon Of Financial Warfare Against Russia
The DROP Act Is An Unprecedented Weapon Of Financial Warfare Against Russia By Andrew Korybko Russia’s oil clients would be coerced under pain of sanctions into dumping it or scaling support for Ukraine if this bill passes. Anti-Russian hawk Michael McCaul,… Read More ›
Why Is Nord Stream Back In The News?
Why Is Nord Stream Back In The News? By Andrew Korybko A recent report claimed that this megaproject has figured into secret talks between Russia and the US. Berliner Zeitung reported in detail on Le Monde Diplomatique’s paywalled article late last month citing… Read More ›
Putin Might Finally Deal His Long-Awaited Deathblow To The EU Economy
Putin Might Finally Deal His Long-Awaited Deathblow To The EU Economy By Andrew Korybko He just ordered that some of Russia’s LNG exports to the EU be redirected to Asia, and if the EU doesn’t coerce Zelensky into giving him more… Read More ›
TRIPP Alone Should Change Russia’s Southern “Near Abroad” Strategy
TRIPP Alone Should Change Russia’s Southern “Near Abroad” Strategy By Andrew Korybko He’s one of Russia’s top experts, yet his latest Valdai report on this subject didn’t even make passive mention of Trump 2.0’s flagship megaproject that’s expected to expand Western… Read More ›
It’s Believable That Russia Might Be Helping Iran Target The US’ Regional Assets
It’s Believable That Russia Might Be Helping Iran Target The US’ Regional Assets By Andrew Korybko This latest claim respectively conforms to the fears and fantasies of Russia’s foes and friends alike. The Washington Post reported that “Russia is providing Iran intelligence to… Read More ›
Azerbaijan’s “Multi-Vector Alignment” Poses A Serious Challenge To Russia
Azerbaijan’s “Multi-Vector Alignment” Poses A Serious Challenge To Russia By Andrew Korybko The “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” is poised to become a military-logistics corridor for expanding NATO influence along Russia’s southern periphery and could thus force Putin into… Read More ›