10 Reflections On Ukraine After Its Latest Independence Day Celebrations By Andrew Korybko Post-independence Ukraine failed to fulfil its initially promising socio-economic potential due to incorrigible corruption, and when people finally began to protest this systemic problem, their movements were co-opted… Read More ›
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Five Ways That Ukraine’s Invasion Of Kursk Actually Harms American Interests
Five Ways That Ukraine’s Invasion Of Kursk Actually Harms American Interests By Andrew Korybko Nobody should get their hopes up about the US forcing Ukraine to withdraw though. The Washington Post cited unnamed administration sources to report that “U.S. debates support… Read More ›
The Justice Department’s Crackdown On Russian Media’s American Affiliates Is Alarming
The Justice Department’s Crackdown On Russian Media’s American Affiliates Is Alarming By Andrew Korybko Anyone who shares views on publicly financed Russian media that even remotely align with part of Trump’s platform could theoretically find themselves caught in this massive dragnet…. Read More ›
Cuban Missile Crisis Like Episode On The Way, This Time In Germany
Cuban Missile Crisis Like Episode On The Way, This Time In Germany By Uriel Araujo Beyond economic suicide, Europe is now placing itself at risk, militarily. With the deployment of American nuclear warheads to Germany, the world becomes a less safe… Read More ›
Kiev’s Plan To Ban The Ukrainian Orthodox Church Shows How Insecure It Is About National Identity
Kiev’s Plan To Ban The Ukrainian Orthodox Church Shows How Insecure It Is About National Identity By Andrew Korybko Kiev hates that a significant share of the population refuses to conform with the “negative nationalism” that they’ve aggressively enforced upon them… Read More ›
Don’t Expect A Radical Response From Russia To The US’ Involvement In Ukraine’s Invasion Of Kursk
Don’t Expect A Radical Response From Russia To The US’ Involvement In Ukraine’s Invasion Of Kursk By Andrew Korybko Putin has proven to have the patience of a saint by refusing to escalate in response to the slew of provocations that… Read More ›
France Follows In US Footsteps On Western Sahara Issue, Fuelling Tensions In Africa
France Follows In US Footsteps On Western Sahara Issue, Fuelling Tensions In Africa By Uriel Araujo The ongoing crisis today in the Red Sea involving the Houthi rebels as well as the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza (which impacts the whole Middle East) are direct… Read More ›
Interpreting Polish Prime Minister’s Scandalous Tweet About The Nord Stream Pipelines
Interpreting Polish Prime Minister’s Scandalous Tweet About The Nord Stream Pipelines By Andrew Korybko He inadvertently circumstantiated Putin’s accusation that US intelligence was behind this attack. To all the initiators and patrons of Nord Stream 1 and 2. The only thing… Read More ›
Was Qatar Secretly Mediating A Partial Russian-Ukrainian Ceasefire Before Kursk?
Was Qatar Secretly Mediating A Partial Russian-Ukrainian Ceasefire Before Kursk? By Andrew Korybko Russia could have advanced its long-term diplomatic interests without curtailing its campaign in Donbass if they succeeded, while Ukraine could have kept Russia’s guard down during this process… Read More ›
Here’s Why The US Is Playing Dumb About Ukraine’s Plans To Invade Kursk
Here’s Why The US Is Playing Dumb About Ukraine’s Plans To Invade Kursk By Andrew Korybko This dishonesty advances the US’ escalation control and soft power interests. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed that the US didn’t know about Ukraine’s plans to… Read More ›