Andrew KORYBKO, Author at OrientalReview.org

Author: Andrew KORYBKO

Proof of Poland’s Participation in the Ukrainian Pandemonium

17/04/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 26 comments

Polish media outlet Nie has published a bombshell account about direct Polish involvement in Ukraine’s destabilization. Its source alleges that the Polish Foreign Ministry had invited Ukrainian militants into the country and trained them outside of Warsaw in September 2013. Considering the destructive actions and fatalities they would later be […]

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The UN as a Propaganda Nest for the NATO Information Vulture

15/04/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 1 comment

Portions of the UN’s forthcoming human rights report on Crimea, to be released Tuesday, have been leaked to Foreign Policy magazine, and its findings are far from objective. Indicating yet another instance of institutional bias against the Russian Federation and its interests, Ivan Simonovic, the UN’s Assistant Secretary General for […]

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Rossiyskiy Patriotism: The Russian Zeitgeist (II)

12/04/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 3 comments

Part I Rossiyskiy Patriotism as an Organic Russian Ideology: Rossiyskiy Patriotism is not just a belief, but a guiding mindset. It is important to underline that despite its far-reaching popularity, it is not an official state ideology, as such things are banned under the Russian Constitution. Nevertheless, this does not […]

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Rossiyskiy Patriotism: The Russian Zeitgeist (I)

11/04/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 10 comments

Introduction: Russia’s civilization is one of the most geographically expansive in the world. Stretching from the shores of the Baltic to the Sea of Japan, and linking the frozen Arctic to the tepid waters of the Black Sea, it envelops the majority of Northern Eurasia. This Eurasian civilization has more […]

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Why America Needs a Face-Saving Retreat Plan for Ukraine

02/04/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 3 comments

The American foreign policy blunders in Ukraine have been colossal, and as it currently stands, it looks as like they have completely backfired. Ukraine rejected the EU Association Agreement in November, only to have a covert Western-led coup usurp power. At that time, American policy seemed to have prevailed, but […]

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Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Mideast: Syria and Iran as Regional Springboards

31/03/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 26 comments

Since the Arab Spring events began in 2011, Russia has been exceedingly active in the Middle East. The region now compromises an important vector of Russia’s Eurasian strategy, and successful policy applications here can set the stage for Russia’s future return as a global actor. It is thus necessary to […]

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Poland as the ‘Slavic Turkey’ of NATO Destabilization

21/02/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 36 comments

Poland, the eager American servant that it has been, has now officially taken on the role of the ‘Slavic Turkey’ in relation to Ukraine. Just as Turkey has been a geopolitically convenient conduit for arms, personnel, and material support for the Syrian terrorists, so too has Poland begun to officially […]

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Polish involvement in Ukraine’s coup and settlement

28/01/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 2 comments

Poland has been exploiting the destabilization of Ukraine in order to expand its influence further East at Russia’s expense. Together with Sweden, Poland launched the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative in 2009. This was commenced specifically with the purpose of spreading Brussels’ (and Warsaw’s) sway over the non-member states on the […]

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Coup in Western Ukraine: the Arab Spring unleashed in Europe

24/01/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 5 comments

Rioters have seized the administration building in Lvov and forced the governor to resign. It is not known who is currently in power in this region, but a puppet government formed by ‘opposition forces’ may soon be set up. Demands for ‘autonomy’, or quite possibly, explicit separatist flirtations, may give […]

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