This topic will include political movements, events, conflicts, wars and others.
Elections in Eastern European countries are particularly complex due to interference from foreign actors either overtly or covertly. The US, UK, and Germany have a presence that is inescapable. This is particularly the case of Poland as Andrew details. *** Sikorski Fears That Musk Might Try To Stop Polish Liberals Read more…
The politics around energy acquisition is the primary politic that has driven the American Empire’s growth. The Empire’s coveting of the immense hydrocarbon resources of the Russian Federation underlies the current conflict in the Ukraine. In this article, Andrew discuses the current issues around Russian gas delivered through the Ukraine Read more…
Read Andrew’s original article on Substack, otherwise here it is without comment. Andrew Korybko Dec 27, 2024 Pandora’s Box of speculation was already opened by the US and Ukraine so there’s no need for Russia to restrain itself from injecting its own speculation, albeit that which is much more reasonable, Read more…
The Ukraine is a moderately simple conflict. The main protagonists are Russia, the USA and Britain (through NATO). Ukraine is a useful proxy and most of Europe a bunch of yapping lap dogs. The major moves in the conflict are easy to follow post WWII. In contrast, Syria is a Read more…
The fast but simplistic response to the Syrian collapse, as reported by Western pundits is that this is a major loss for Russia. More thoughtful analysts however are coming up with a more nuanced assessment. Here is Andrew with his comments on events. *** Russia Dodged A Bullet By Wisely Read more…
Ray McGovern is another name that I missed with the first group. Ray is a retired CIA analyst whose work spanned several American afministrations and included high-level positions. He has a deep historical perspective to draw on and has a lovely storytelling type presentation. Here is a most recent interview Read more…
Dr. Gilbert Doctorow is a professor whose specialty is Russian affairs. I like his analysis because he will often put forward views that are not quite mainstream. This allows one to extend their understanding of issues that many of my other sources have a more common perspective on. He has Read more…
The first 18 of this series I finished a couple of months ago. There are a couple of people that I left out and I have a couple of new names. In addition, I remain perplexed by the fact that most people that I know have no interest in quality Read more…
Since Romania, as a NATO member, is on the front-line of NATO’s war with Russia, the outcome of this recent election may change the dynamics of the war. Andrew discusses potential implications. *** The Outcome Of Romania’s Presidential Election Could Spoil The US’ Potential Escalation Plans Andrew Korybko Nov 26, Read more…
Late last week, Russia responded as it has long said it would, to the attack by the US and NATO countries, namely Great Britain, against targets inside sovereign Russia. It staged a single strike against a soviet era industrial complex in the city of Dnepropetrovsk. What shocked the West was Read more…