Russia’s Updated Nuke Doctrine Aims To Deter Unacceptable Provocations From NATO By Andrew Korybko The main point that’s being conveyed through these updated terms is that Russia will not allow Ukraine to be used as NATO’s proxy for inflicting the bloc’s… Read More ›
Philippines’ Aggressive Territorial Claims In South China Sea: A New Threat to Regional Stability By Uriel Araujo Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed a new Navy chief (Rear Admiral Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta) amid tensions in the South China Sea, which include a… Read More ›
Decoding Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister’s Article In The Economist By Andrew Korybko Kuleba comes off as much more scared that Trump will coerce Ukraine into compromising than he presents himself as being. Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba published an article… Read More ›
The Moment Of Truth: How Will Russia Respond To Ukraine’s Use Of Western Long-Range Missiles? By Andrew Korybko It remains unclear what Putin will ultimately do, but whichever of these two choices he makes will determine the trajectory of this conflict… Read More ›
Interpreting The Times’ Report About A Ukrainian Think Tank’s Nuke Proposal By Andrew Korybko The top takeaway isn’t that Ukraine might soon develop nukes, which it couldn’t make any progress on without Russia detecting it, but that Ukraine might soon build… Read More ›
Everyone Missed The Most Important Part Of The First Putin-Scholz Call In Two Years By Andrew Korybko Putin made a pass at Schulz by suggesting that the last undamaged part of the Nord Stream pipelines could be swiftly put back to… Read More ›
Trump’s War With The Deep State Is About Expanding His Authority By Uriel Araujo Considering the many failures the Secret Service displayed with regards to Trump’s assassination attempt in Pennsylvania (during the presidential election campaign) not to mention the inconsistencies, the newly… Read More ›
Duda Admitted That Hosting America’s Missile Defence Base Is All About Anti-Russian Optics By Andrew Korybko Practically everything of significance that happens in Poland from now till next year’s presidential election should be assumed to be connected to that event. Russia’s… Read More ›
Trump Probably Really Does Appreciate Two Points From Zelensky’s “Victory Plan” By Andrew Korybko He might not be bluffing if he decides to “escalate to de-escalate” given what he’s been promised. The Financial Times reported that “Two of the ideas were laid out… Read More ›
The US Is Unlikely To Coerce Zelensky Into Holding Elections Without A Ceasefire First By Andrew Korybko It’s unrealistic that the US would withhold military aid to that end while hostilities are ongoing and thus create an opportunity for Russia to… Read More ›
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