How The Trump-Colby Split On Germany Could Hand The Reins To The AfD By Andrew Korybko The ideal balance of interests for Trump 2.0 would be to replace Germany with Poland as its top EU ally for fortifying NATO’s Eastern Flank… Read More ›
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Top Russian Expert Timofei Bordachev Criticized China’s “Rational” Response To Recent US Moves
Top Russian Expert Timofei Bordachev Criticized China’s “Rational” Response To Recent US Moves By Andrew Korybko The subtext is that Russia is now re-evaluating its assessment of China’s role in the evolving world order. Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev is… Read More ›
The Three Seas Initiative Has Special Political Value For Polish Conservatives And Trump 2.0
The Three Seas Initiative Has Special Political Value For Polish Conservatives And Trump 2.0 By Andrew Korybko It’s now a way for the US to regain Poles’ trust and for the conservatives to gain an edge in 2027. It was assessed… Read More ›
The Russian-Tuareg War Was Inevitable From The Moment That Wagner Arrived In Mali
The Russian-Tuareg War Was Inevitable From The Moment That Wagner Arrived In Mali By Andrew Korybko To channel Putin when referring to Syria’s accidental shooting down of a Russian spy plane in late 2018 while trying to hit an Israeli jet,… Read More ›
Trump’s Neo-Reagan Doctrine Is Rolling Back Russian Influence Across The World
Trump’s Neo-Reagan Doctrine Is Rolling Back Russian Influence Across The World By Andrew Korybko Absent a deal with Trump, which Putin could be further induced to agree to if Trump promises to reduce US pressure on some – but not all… Read More ›
The Tusk Shift: How Poland Is Rapidly Falling Out of Favour With the US
The Tusk Shift: How Poland Is Rapidly Falling Out of Favour With the US By Andrew Korybko The conservative opposition leader is convinced that he’s destroying Polish-American relations at Germany’s behest. Few countries’ fortunes with the US have fallen as quickly… Read More ›
Poland, Germany, And New Europe: The Emergence Of A Post-NATO Security Identity
Poland, Germany, And New Europe: The Emergence Of A Post-NATO Security Identity By Uriel Araujo Europe’s security order faces new strain as Poland questions NATO and the US. Long a frontline ally, Warsaw now signals openness to deeper European defence integration…. Read More ›
Reconciliation, Not Rebellion: The Only Path Forward For Mali’s Tuaregs
Reconciliation, Not Rebellion: The Only Path Forward For Mali’s Tuaregs By Andrew Korybko If the Tuareg end their rebellion, cut off their foreign patrons, and ally with the state against al-Qaeda-aligned JNIM, then elements of the Algiers Accord could be restored,… Read More ›
Trump Targeted Again: Is The “Deep State” Engineering A Transition Amid The Iranian Disaster?
Trump Targeted Again: Is The “Deep State” Engineering A Transition Amid The Iranian Disaster? By Uriel Araujo A fourth assassination attempt against Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has intensified debate about security failures and deeper power struggles in… Read More ›
The Tuareg Are Once Again Discrediting Their Cause By Functioning As Foreign Proxies
The Tuareg Are Once Again Discrediting Their Cause By Functioning As Foreign Proxies By Andrew Korybko The Tuareg cause – for as legitimate as some might consider it to be – is now being exploited by the West as a cover… Read More ›