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…
In the Ukraine conflict, it has always been the West that has escalated through its Ukrainian proxy. Increasingly, it is accepted that this is a war between the West and Russia although the West is still thinking in terms of the USSR. The Russian attack on Dnepropetrovsk is really the Read more…
The Ukraine conflict is resulting in the reinvention of modern warfare. The technology of twentieth century warfare in it’s greatest manifestation is now vulnerable to comparatively inexpensive new technology. For example, the aircraft carrier strike-group can be taken out by a single hypersonic missile with a nuclear payload, something against Read more…
Right from the early stages of the Special Military Operation, Western pundits have made and continue to make claims about Russia’s war readiness and tactics that are false. Because the Russians did not use the American “Shock and Awe” tactics of first levelling a country and then shooting anything that Read more…
Patrick Lancaster is an independent war videographer living in Donetsk in the Donbas area of Russia. He regularly records videos from the Russian front lines in the Ukraine conflict. He has a YouTube chammel called Patrick Lancaster. In his videos, he has interviewed civilians in areas where they have deliberately Read more…
I recently introduced Andrew Korybko as one of the people that I regularly follow (Read Someone to Follow (12): Andrew Korybko). His short articles are particularly important for you, dear reader, to keep you informed of global issues and events that Western media rarely touch on. To make it easier Read more…
The Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region of Russia caught everyone by surprise except possibly the Americans. US satellite data which has been used by the Ukrainians throughout the war may have been essential for planning the operation. My sources suggest Ukraine may have staged this attack for PR and Read more…
There is a group of individuals, most of whom I believe are in Eastern Europe, who actively follow the Ukraine conflict. They range from pro-Ukrainian to non-partisan to pro-Russian sources. Some of them specialize in mapping the territorial changes in the conflict on a daily basis. I follow two whom Read more…
I first encountered Prof. John Mearsheimer in a video early in the Ukraine conflict. I had begun assembling background of US/NATO/Russia relations and agreements going back to the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact. One must do this to understand the current conflict. As a professor of history and an authority Read more…