Re-Evaluating Russia’s Special Operation In Light Of The Valdai Club’s Startling Insight By Andrew Korybko To be clear, the Valdai Club only represents one of Russia’s policymaking factions and their insight might not accurately reflect Putin’s calculations, which could always change... Read More ›| Voice of East
Would The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Railway Be Good Or Bad For Russia? By Andrew Korybko The supplementary economic benefits and perceived acceleration of multipolar trends might appeal to Russia, but the latent military-strategic threats to its interests arguably outweigh them. The “New Rules”... Read More ›| Voice of East
September 2025 Was The Most Eventful Month For Poland Since The End Of Communism By Andrew Korybko The common denominator between these developments is the progress being made on reviving Poland’s long-lost status as a Great Power as proven by its... Read More ›| Voice of East
Interpreting Pakistan’s Support For Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko Pakistani-US ties are on the cusp of a renaissance that could restore their Old Cold War-era “golden age” of relations provided that they remain on track as expected. Trump’s claim that “the... Read More ›| Voice of East
From Mirage To Mayhem: Trump’s Gaza Vision vs. The “Greater Israel” Agenda By Uriel Araujo Beneath the talk of hostages and ceasefires lies a bid for control of Gaza’s untapped gas. Trump’s plan pits Washington’s energy ambitions against Israel’s Greater Israel... Read More ›| Voice of East
غزہ میں جاری نسل کشی کے تناظر میں فلسطین کے لیے دو ریاستی حل پر اسلامی نقطہ نظر كیا ہے؟ ڈاکٹر عمیر محمود صدیقی نے فلسطین كا تاریخی پس منظر، سیاسی حقائق اور فلسطینی کاز پر گہرا تجزیہ پیش کیا... Read More ›| Voice of East
Assessing The Veracity Of SVR’s Report About A Polish-Ukrainian False Flag Attack In Poland By Andrew Korybko There’s little doubt that Ukraine has an interest in escalating NATO-Russian tensions through these means, including by employing anti-government Russian and Belarusian nationals in... Read More ›| Voice of East
Was Scandinavia’s Russian Drone Scare A False Flag To Crack Down On Russia’s Shadow Fleet? By Andrew Korybko It’s highly suspicious that Zelensky just claimed without any evidence that they were launched by Russian tankers and subsequently demanded that Europe close... Read More ›| Voice of East
Trump’s “Paper Tiger” Bluff: Europe Duped Into Funding America’s War Narrative By Uriel Araujo Trump’s unexpected praise for Ukraine’s chances against Russia hides a deeper game. By shifting financial burdens to Europe, he may be sidestepping accountability while eyeing Arctic geopolitics.... Read More ›| Voice of East
Ukraine Is At The Centre Of Three Interlocking Triangles For Containing Russia By Andrew Korybko These are the 2020 Lublin Triangle (Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania), the 2022 de facto alliance between Ukraine, Poland, and the UK, and early August’s Odessa Triangle... Read More ›| Voice of East
Five Reasons Why Moldova’s Latest Elections Were So Important By Andrew Korybko Even in the best-case scenario that their tensions remain manageable, NATO will still solidify its presence along Ukraine’s southwestern flank which also serves as the Black Sea’s north-western one,... Read More ›| Voice of East
The First-Ever Polish-Swedish Joint Exercise Presages Closer Cooperation Against Russia By Andrew Korybko They have historical axes to grind against Russia after its imperial predecessor state was responsible for ending their Golden Ages as Great Powers. Poland and Sweden just carried out their... Read More ›| Voice of East
Why Did Slovakia Pledge To Assist With Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Fico can’t realistically expect any relief from the EU pressure upon him if he threatened to obstruct the shipment of Ukrainian-destined arms through Slovakia after the... Read More ›| Voice of East
Assessing Reports That Ukraine Is Preparing A False Flag Drone Provocation Against NATO By Andrew Korybko Having captured Russian drones bomb NATO logistics hubs in Poland and Romania via a modern-day “Gleiwitz incident” could achieve Ukraine’s goal of sparking a hot... Read More ›| Voice of East
Polish-German Reparations Dispute: Poland’s Military-Industrial Complex As A Strategic Claim By Andrew Korybko Germany could subsidize Poland’s military-industrial complex as a form of reparations. Poland’s “Law & Justice” (PiS) party, which is its leading (but very imperfect) conservative-nationalist force, has in... Read More ›| Voice of East
From Proxy To Power: Poland’s Nuclear Bid Reshapes Europe’s Security Map By Uriel Araujo Poland’s pursuit of nuclear capabilities, backed by US assurances, aims to cement its role as Europe’s anti-Russian bulwark while challenging Germany’s dominance. This underreported shift risks reviving... Read More ›| Voice of East
Poland Envisages Indirectly Expanding The EU’s “Drone Wall” Into Ukraine By Andrew Korybko This would result in the de facto new Iron Curtain and associated NATO influence stretching up to whatever the new Russian-Ukrainian border might be by the time the... Read More ›| Voice of East
The EU Criticized India’s Participation In Zapad 2025 While The US Didn’t Seem To Care By Andrew Korybko The EU wants to appeal more to its eastern vanguard states by fearmongering about Russia while the US’ lack of criticism is due... Read More ›| Voice of East
War Of Inches: Ukraine’s Modest Wins, Europe’s Strategic Collapse, And Trump’s U-Turn On Russia By Uriel Araujo Ukraine’s modest frontline advances and Trump’s rhetorical shift put Europe in the spotlight. Zelensky’s push for $90 billion in arms underscores the fragile balance... Read More ›| Voice of East
SVR Revealed That British And French Troops Are Already In Odessa By Andrew Korybko Direct Western intervention in the conflict is now arguably turning into a fait accompli, it’s just a question of…| Voice of East
Ukraine’s Overreach In Africa: From Proxy War In Europe To Proxy Adventurism Abroad By Uriel Araujo Reports suggest Ukrainian weapons and operatives are fuelling conflicts in Mali, Sudan, and Libya…| Voice of East
Water Wars Strike Again: How Afghanistan’s Canal Project Could Reshape Eurasia’s Geopolitics By Uriel Araujo As Kabul pushes forward with the Qosh Tepa Canal, Central Asia faces rising water tensio…| Voice of East
No Longer The Weak Link: South Africa Leverages BRICS, Blockchain, And Local Currencies To Counter Trump’s Pressure By Uriel Araujo While Washington escalates tariff blackmail, South Africa i…| Voice of East
The Five Most Likely Outcomes From The Russian Drone Incursion Into Poland By Andrew Korybko Some commentators on both sides think that this might lead to World War III. NATO forces directly interc…| Voice of East
Digital Empire: How Stablecoins Extend Washington’s Reach Beyond Borders By Uriel Araujo The promise of crypto is colliding with geopolitical reality. Stablecoins now serve as instruments of US sta…| Voice of East
Russia Probably Didn’t Deliberately Target The Cabinet Of Ministers Building In Kiev By Andrew Korybko It’s difficult to imagine typically cautious and restrained Putin losing his cool and reckless…| Voice of East
There Might Be More To The Von Der Leyen-GPS-Russia Hoax Than Scoring Cheap Infowar Points By Andrew Korybko NATO might exploit this hoax as the pretext for commencing large-scale but “plausibly de…| Voice of East
Iran’s Planned Railway To The Black Sea Will Be Dependent On Azerbaijan By Andrew Korybko A popular Telegram channel falsely claimed that this is a “checkmate to US/Zangezur plans” and even shared …| Voice of East
Russia-Ukraine: The Ball’s In Trump’s Court After The Latest Istanbul Talks By Andrew Korybko The mixed signals that he sent on Friday suggest that he hasn’t made up his mind about what to do. The …| Voice of East
The US’ Schizophrenic Approach To The ICC Embodies Its Hypocritical “Rules-Based Order” Concept By Andrew Korybko This paradigm of International Relations isn’t about upholding the UN Charter, but …| Voice of East
Von Der Leyen Just Subordinated The EU As The US’ Largest-Ever Vassal State By Andrew Korybko This outcome places the US on the path of restoring its unipolar hegemony via sequential lopsided trade…| Voice of East
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Duda’s Rzeszow Remarks Set the Stage For Nawrocki’s Foreign Policy Vision By Andrew Korybko He seemingly expects that this will support his successor’s efforts to turn Poland into a regional power.…| Voice of East
Trump’s Latest Remarks About GERD Raise Questions About His Understanding Of This Dispute By Andrew Korybko Siding with Egypt signals support for its next proxy war on Ethiopia that could destabili…| Voice of East
Why Is There Ambiguity Over The US-NATO Arms Arrangement For Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko The Europeans’ compliance or lack thereof will play a crucial role in the conflict’s future course. The offen…| Voice of East
The New China-Venezuela Partnership Is Challenging U.S. Hegemony By Uriel Araujo Venezuela and China are expanding cooperation across energy, tech, infrastructure, and defence. With over 600 joint …| Voice of East
China Might Not Want Russia To Lose, But It Might Not Want Russia To Win Either By Andrew Korybko A Russian loss would be catastrophic for China’s security, while a Russian victory could end the di…| Voice of East
Washington’s Role In The Dalai Lama Succession: Faith And Geopolitics Collide In India-China Relations By Uriel Araujo The Dalai Lama’s succession looms as a geopolitical flashpoint, fuelling tensi…| Voice of East
The Sino-Indo Rivalry Will Shape Trump’s Anti-Russian Secondary Sanctions Decision By Andrew Korybko The tariff-driven prisoner’s dilemma between China and India could work to Russia’s advantage. O…| Voice of East
Here’s How Trump Was Manipulated Into Mission Creep By Andrew Korybko Zelensky, anti-Russian US hawks, Melania, and the Mainstream Media each exploited in their own way his false expectation that P…| Voice of East
Trump’s “Major Statement” On Russia Is A Clumsy Attempt To Thread The Needle By Andrew Korybko His threatened secondary sanctions could majorly backfire by harming the US’ own interests. The “major…| Voice of East
Colombian President Petro Alleges US Involvement In A Coup Plot As Ties With China Deepen By Uriel Araujo Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro’s allegations of a Washington-orchestrated coup, citing …| Voice of East
The Outcome Of Armenia’s Latest Round Of Unrest Will Be Pivotal For The Region’s Future By Andrew Korybko If Armenia becomes a joint Azeri-Turkish protectorate like Pashinyan’s opponents fear that …| Voice of East
Russia’s Efforts To Return Displaced Ukrainian Children To Their Families Discredit The ICC By Andrew Korybko It’s always tragic whenever children are displaced or orphaned by conflict, but evacuat…| Voice of East
Ukraine-Hungary Tensions Escalate Over Spy Scandal And Minority Rights By Uriel Araujo Ukraine’s expulsion of Hungarian diplomats over a Transcarpathia spy scandal has escalated tensions, with Hung…| Voice of East
The Boer Issue Is Real But Trump Is Misusing It To Target South Africa At Israel’s Behest By Uriel Araujo Violence against Whites in South Africa is a serious issue, but there is no genocide.…| Voice of East
King Charles, Trump, And The Commonwealth: A Pivot Worth Pondering? By Uriel Araujo Reports suggest King Charles wants the US to join the Commonwealth, with Trump onboard. As the US pivots from Eur…| Voice of East
France, Germany, And Poland Are Competing For Leadership Of Post-Conflict Europe By Andrew Korybko The interplay between them, Russia, and the US will determine the continent’s future security arch…| Voice of East
A Russian-US “New Détente” Would Revolutionize International Relations By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full interview that I gave to Newsweek’s Tom O’Connor, excerpts of which were included in his art…| Voice of East
Putin Might Broker An Iranian-US “New Détente” As A Reciprocal Favour To Trump By Andrew Korybko If an Iranian-US “New Détente” follows the nascent Russian-US one, brokered as it might be by Putin …| Voice of East
Five Takeaways From Trump’s Fateful Decision To Freeze All Military Aid To Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Transatlantic ties, Russian-US relations, and the nature of American hegemony are all transformi…| Voice of East
Vladimir Putin: Monster, Madman or Mastermind? By Andrew Korybko Everyone is trying to figure out who exactly President Putin is and what he’s trying to achieve. Many of his opponents and even quit…| Voice of East
