France’s “Forward Deterrence” Risks Triggering A Nuclear Crisis With Russia By Andrew Korybko France’s planned deployment of nuclear-armed Rafale jets armed in the Arctic, Central Europe, and possibly also the Balkans poses a qualitatively new strategic threat to Russia. The announcement in late… Read More ›
A New Iron Curtain Is Inevitable By Andrew Korybko Russia’s consequent focus on the western front might embolden US-backed NATO member Turkiye to accelerate its power play in the south at the risk of sparking another regional crisis after Ukraine. Russian… Read More ›
Russia’s “1941” Warning: Europe’s Militarization And The Risk Of Strategic Miscalculation By Uriel Araujo As Germany deepens military cooperation with Ukraine and NATO expands in the Baltic and Arctic, Moscow increasingly warns of encirclement. The continent’s push for militarization comes at… Read More ›
The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep By Andrew Korybko There are really only three scenarios left: NATO finally agrees to some form of Russia’s proposals; Russia launches a preventive war against European NATO betting that the… Read More ›
The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging By Andrew Korybko This trend poses a significant threat to Russia, but it also poses an equally significant one to the EU too if it leads to… Read More ›
New Hungarian PM Magyar: The EU Will Likely Resume Direct Imports Of Russian Gas By Andrew Korybko He’s convinced that economic interests will prevail over ideological ones once the special operation concludes, and although he didn’t elaborate on the means to… Read More ›
NATO’s Northern Militarization And The Growing Risk Of War With Russia By Uriel Araujo NATO’s rapid militarization of the Arctic and Baltic regions is transforming Northern Europe into one of the world’s most volatile points of contention. From Norway’s expanding strategic… Read More ›
NATO’s Shooting Down Of A Ukrainian Drone Over Estonia Sent Messages To Kiev, Riga, And Moscow By Andrew Korybko The primary takeaway is that Estonia doesn’t want any part in whatever Latvia might be cooking up with Ukraine, reasonably calculating that… Read More ›
Norway Wants To Lead A “Viking Bloc” For Containing Russia In Northern Europe By Andrew Korybko It can simultaneously threaten Russia along the increasingly interconnected Arctic and Baltic fronts. Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov gave a brief interview to TASS about bilateral… Read More ›
How Likely Is It That Russia’s Next Special Operation Will Be Against Latvia? By Andrew Korybko What’s much more probable is kinetic retaliation against reported Ukrainian drone teams there. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) warned that their country’s armed forces are ready to… Read More ›
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