Trump 2.0’s Eurasian Balancing Act Has Failed By Andrew Korybko His arrogant and aggressive behaviour towards Russia, India, and China is responsible for this. The global systemic transition to multipolarity is nowadays proceeding along a different trajectory than before due to recent shifts… Read More ›
The Latest Estonian-Russian “Border Scare” Is An Example Of “Reflexive Control” By Andrew Korybko Russia creatively employed “reflexive control” to troll Estonia by placing its officials in a zero-sum dilemma whereby whichever response they’d resort to would advance Russia’s soft power… Read More ›
Cuba In The Crosshairs: How Speculative Allegations Fuel Washington’s Pressure Campaign By Andrew Korybko The US and Ukraine’s arguably coordinated fearmongering campaign about the regional security consequences of Cubans allegedly fighting for Russia hints that the island will soon come under… Read More ›
Merkel’s “Heresy”: Did Poland Help Trigger Ukraine’s War? By Uriel Araujo Angela Merkel’s recent claim that Poland and the Baltic states bear some responsibility for the conflict in Ukraine has caused an uproar. Still, her point — rooted in realist geopolitics… Read More ›
Europe’s Nord Stream Headache: Poland, Germany, And Ukraine Clash Over Pipeline Sabotage By Uriel Araujo The arrest of a Ukrainian national accused of helping blow up the Nord Stream pipelines is deepening mistrust within the EU. As Kiev allegedly pressures Warsaw,… Read More ›
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? 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 ›
An Ethnic Ukrainian Lobby Might Soon Take Shape In The Polish Sejm By Andrew Korybko Poland’s territorial integrity and possibly even its statehood could be threatened if the authorities don’t thwart this scenario by at the very least amending the Citizenship… Read More ›
Israel’s Reported Transfer Of US Patriots To Ukraine Won’t Significantly Change Anything By Andrew Korybko It would be regrettable from Russia’s perspective but not surprising if true. Zelensky claimed in late September that “The Israeli system has been operating in Ukraine for a… Read More ›
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 ›
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