The Hormuz Ultimatum: Trump’s Final Push To Radically Reform NATO By Andrew Korybko Never before has the US had the dual incentive for radically reforming NATO after the bloc refused its request to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the… Read More ›
What The Ukraine-Gulf Security Deals Mean For Russia By Andrew Korybko The combined effect of the UAE and Saudi Arabia exerting pressure on Russia could really harm its interests. Zelensky dispatched drone experts and interceptor drones to the Gulf Kingdoms last… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Strikes Against Russian Oil Refineries Risk Worsening The Global Energy Crisis By Andrew Korybko The further reduction of Russian oil exports could lead to a price spike that destabilizes the global economy and ultimately weakens the US’ one as well,… Read More ›
Rubio’s Sharp Rebuke Of Zelensky Clarified A Crucial Nuance By Andrew Korybko Casual observers might have misinterpreted Zelensky’s claim as suggesting that the US would extend security guarantees to Ukraine if it withdraws from Donbass even if that doesn’t end the… Read More ›
Political Calculations Best Explain Poland’s Russian Reparations Claim By Andrew Korybko History is once again being used to push political agendas regardless of one’s opinion on this issue. The Financial Times (FT) reported in mid-February that Poland is preparing a reparations claim against… Read More ›
Why Donbass’ Final Status Remains The Last Hurdle In The Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko Provided that Zelensky and Ukrainskaya Pravda right before him are telling the truth, then it looks like the most meaningful elements of a Russian-Ukrainian peace deal… Read More ›
The Colby Contradiction: Why The Kremlin Views US ‘Opposition’ To Poland’s Nukes As A Feint By Andrew Korybko Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby’s claim that the US would “at a minimum strenuously oppose” Poland obtaining nukes probably isn’t… Read More ›
What Role Did Poland And The Baltic States Play In Ukraine’s Bombing Of Ust-Luga? By Andrew Korybko Some Russian sources claim that Ukrainian drones used their airspace to deter interception. Several waves of Ukrainian drones bombed Russia’s Ust-Luga gas processing plant… Read More ›
It Really Doesn’t Matter Anymore Whether Serbia Joins NATO By Andrew Korybko It already gave the bloc transit rights and immunity for its members a decade ago, is actively carrying out a pro-Western military pivot through increased arms purchases from them… Read More ›
How Likely Is “Polexit” After Poland’s Prime Minister Just Warned About It? By Andrew Korybko The liberal premier is exploiting the conservative president’s veto of a €44 billion strings-attached EU military loan to fearmonger about this scenario far ahead of fall… Read More ›
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