Unmasking Dependency: Moldova’s Struggle Amid USAID Cuts And NATO’s Shadow By Uriel Araujo USAID had been a key player in shaping Moldova’s pro-EU trajectory, bankrolling civic education and media campaigns to sway public opinion. Without this machinery, the referendum’s momentum feels… Read More ›
The Real Importance Of The Latest Russian-Pakistani Naval Drills By Andrew Korybko Pakistan continues relying on Russia to pragmatically rebalance ties with China. The Russian and Pakistani Navies conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Arabian Sea last week. This is a standard… Read More ›
Europe’s Reported Plan To Replace The US In NATO Ignores The Interests Of Five Key Countries By Andrew Korybko It’s strongly implied that Poland, the Baltic States, and Romania prefer to remain under the US’ security umbrella. The Financial Times (FT)… Read More ›
Why Did Russia Only Just Now Decree That Ukrainians Must Legalize Their Presence Or Leave? By Andrew Korybko This suggests that Russia expects a political settlement or at least an armistice within the next six months so it’s now prioritizing the… Read More ›
Poles’ Growing Doubts About Trump’s Reliability Are A Double-Edged Sword For The US By Andrew Korybko On the one hand, this trend has sped up Poland’s efforts to assume a leading role in NATO amidst the US’ planned “Pivot (back) to… Read More ›
The Baltic States’ And Poland’s Withdrawal From The Ottawa Convention Won’t Change Much By Andrew Korybko Russia isn’t a signatory nor does it plan to invade any of those four countries. The Baltic States’ and Poland’s Defence Ministers issued a joint… Read More ›
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Megaproject Could Figure Into A Future Deal With The US By Andrew Korybko Russian and Chinese interests don’t align on this particular issue and the dynamics associated with it. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that “Russia Is Wooing… Read More ›
Will Russia Expand Its Ground Campaign Into Sumy, Dniepropetrovsk, And/Or Kharkov Regions? By Andrew Korybko This might be the only way to ensure Ukraine’s demilitarization if diplomacy fails. The nascent Russian–US “New Détente” didn’t lead to a ceasefire during the latest Putin–Trump call, thus meaning that the hot… Read More ›
Armenia’s Westward Drift: A Misstep In The Caucasus? By Uriel Araujo The hard truth is that the Caucasus doesn’t reward rigid alliances. As Azerbaijan’s spat with Russia shows, even close partners (however complex that partnership is) can clash without upending the… Read More ›
Trump Would Lead The World By Example If He Recognized Crimea As Russian By Andrew Korybko Trump might recognize Crimea as Russian not because he might think that it’s the right thing to do, but as a clever tactic for encouraging… Read More ›
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