The New York Times’ Embedded Reporter Revealed Three Inconvenient Truths About Bakhmut By Andrew Korybko First, Kiev lacks experienced forces for conducting surveillance operations and therefore outsources them to foreigners. Second, the locals are scared of those Western mercenaries. And finally,… Read More ›
The New York Times’ Latest Report About “Russian Propaganda” Is Really A Nothingburger By Andrew Korybko There’s nothing surprising about the claim that Russia’s military and intelligence services feed information to its national broadcasters since the US’ analogues do the same… Read More ›
Elon Musk Might Have Just Dealt A Death Blow To NAFO By Andrew Korybko Instead of Twitter taking Kiev’s side by boosting its trolls’ accounts and hashtags, it’s now finally moving towards becoming a neutral host of civilized debate, which aligns… Read More ›
Why’d China Agree To A Fiercely Anti-Iranian Joint Statement With The GCC? By Andrew Korybko It’s unclear how everything will ultimately end, but the present trajectory certainly seems to be one whereby China is comprehensively expanding relations with American allies like… Read More ›
The US’ APEC Outreach To Russia Proves That Washington Failed To Isolate Moscow By Andrew Korybko The US’ pragmatic approach to Russia’s participation in next year’s APEC meetings that it’ll host is a direct result of its policy failures and India’s… Read More ›
Here’s Why The Latest Unrest In Iran Is Actually A US-Backed Hybrid War By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full English version of the interview that I recently gave to Iran’s Kayhan newspaper, which was reported on by the Tehran Times. 1…. Read More ›
Biden Cared More About Pandering To Minorities Than Recovering A Jailed US Spy From Russia By Andrew Korybko The US’ enduring national security interests were irreparably damaged by this deal, which makes it even more of a strategic success for Russia… Read More ›
Why Is ‘The Washington Post’ Rehabilitating President Xi’s Image In The Western Consciousness? By Andrew Korybko To be clear, this remarkable narrative event doesn’t mean that the Sino-American discussions over a New Détente will ultimately succeed, but just that enough progress… Read More ›
The Evolution Of Key Players’ Perceptions Across The Course Of The Ukrainian Conflict By Andrew Korybko Hindsight is 20/20 as the clichéd saying goes, ergo the importance of reviewing prior assessments of every key player’s perceptions and associated assumptions about their… Read More ›
The US’ Arms Backlog For Taiwan Caused By Ukraine Can Facilitate The New Détente By Andrew Korybko Goodwill and trust are needed to take the New Détente forward, hence the significance of the US considering the indefinite delay or outright scrapping… Read More ›
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