Germany Stands To Lose And Poland To Gain From The EU’s Latest Energy Move By Andrew Korybko Poland’s role in providing more US LNG to Central & Eastern Europe is expected to erode Germany’s influence in this region and accelerate Poland’s… Read More ›
The West
Western Designs On Belarus: Replacing Russian Ties With Polish Vassalage
Western Designs On Belarus: Replacing Russian Ties With Polish Vassalage By Andrew Korybko The West already turned Ukraine, Armenia, and Moldova into anti-Russian states while stirring trouble in its ties with Azerbaijan and eagerly eyeing Central Asian leader Kazakhstan so the… Read More ›
Tomahawks In Ukraine: Why Russia’s Restraint Signals A Managed Escalation Path
Tomahawks In Ukraine: Why Russia’s Restraint Signals A Managed Escalation Path By Andrew Korybko The precedent set by Russia’s restrained response to Ukraine obtaining the F-16s, which could also be nuclear-equipped, suggests that tensions with the US will remain manageable if… Read More ›
Why Does Poland Refuse To Hand Over A Nord Stream Bombing Suspect To Germany?
Why Does Poland Refuse To Hand Over A Nord Stream Bombing Suspect To Germany? By Andrew Korybko Tusk would defy public opinion, doom the ruling liberal-globalist coalition’s already dismal prospects of remaining in power after fall 2027’s next parliamentary election, and… Read More ›
Beyond Ukraine: Norway Becomes The West’s Silent Front In Arctic Tensions With Russia
Beyond Ukraine: Norway Becomes The West’s Silent Front In Arctic Tensions With Russia By Uriel Araujo As NATO conducts exercises off Norway’s coast and Washington deploys spy aircraft, Arctic tensions are reaching a breaking point. Moscow’s Arctic strategy, once centred on… Read More ›
Five Reasons Why Moldova’s Latest Elections Were So Important
Five Reasons Why Moldova’s Latest Elections Were So Important By Andrew Korybko Even in the best-case scenario that their tensions remain manageable, NATO will still solidify its presence along Ukraine’s southwestern flank which also serves as the Black Sea’s north-western one,… Read More ›
Some Lithuanians Are Turning Against The Pro-Western Belarusian Diaspora
Some Lithuanians Are Turning Against The Pro-Western Belarusian Diaspora By Andrew Korybko Lithuanians don’t want to share the legacy of their eponymous Grand Duchy with Belarusians. Several dozen Lithuanians recently protested in Vilnius demanding that the government revoke the accreditation and funding that… Read More ›
The TRIPP Corridor Threatens To Undermine Russia’s Broader Regional Position
The TRIPP Corridor Threatens To Undermine Russia’s Broader Regional Position By Andrew Korybko Armenia might defect from the CSTO while Turkish and NATO influence could surge all along Russia’s southern periphery, which might embolden Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to defy Iran and… Read More ›
Signals And Sanctions: Serbia’s Uneasy Dance With Russia And The EU
Signals And Sanctions: Serbia’s Uneasy Dance With Russia And The EU By Andrew Korybko For as pro-Western as Serbia’s foreign policy course becomes, Russia continues to eschew pressuring it and meddling in its affairs, which sharply contrasts with the West ramping… Read More ›
Moldova’s Jailing Of The Gagauz Leader Is Meant To Predetermine The 2028 Presidential Election
Moldova’s Jailing Of The Gagauz Leader Is Meant To Predetermine The 2028 Presidential Election By Andrew Korybko The person best positioned for uniting the country’s fractured opposition was just “politically executed” as part of the latest Western powerplay in this former… Read More ›