Ukraine’s Spree Of Strikes Against Russia Is More Showmanship Than Strategy Andrew Korybko Jun 27, 2026 The primary motive is to produce dramatic visuals for helping Ukraine’s overall cause as war fatigue in the West becomes more palpable and Trump’s political one ahead of November’s midterms after his loss to Read more
Russia Must Defeat Ukraine Before Trump 2.0’s “War Of Attrition” Really Gets Going Andrew Korybko Jun 22, 2026 The only reprieve in that dark scenario, other than obliterating Ukraine to neutralize the NATO threats emanating from there once and for all per the special operation’s goal, would be for Russia Read more
Who Won The Third Gulf War? Andrew Korybko Jun 15, 2026 Iran is poised to gradually return to the US-led Western order within certain limits exactly as Iran’s moderate faction has long wanted, its hardline faction has successfully preserved the armed forces and their missile stockpile, while Israel achieved none Read more
The FSB Chief Warned That The West’s “Holy Grail Of Hybrid War” Is Being Deployed To The CIS Andrew Korybko Jun 09, 2026 AI-assisted infowars could psychologically sever the former USSR’s Turkic populations from Russia. FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov warned during a recent meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States Read more
France’s “Forward Deterrence” Vis-à-vis Russia Raises The Risk Of Nuclear War Andrew Korybko Jun 01, 2026 France’s planned deployment of nuclear-armed Rafale jets armed in the Arctic, Central Europe, and possibly also the Balkans poses a qualitatively new strategic threat to Russia. The announcement in late April that France and Read more