Maxime Marquette
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OPEN LETTER: To Koizumi and Ahn — The Seoul Visit That Changes the Geography of Resistance
Ministers Shinjiro Koizumi and Ahn Gyu-back, I am writing to you from the other side of the world, from a desk where
INVESTIGATION: The 21st Sanctions Package Against Russia — A Race Against the Clock Until July 15
July 15, 2026 is not an arbitrary date. It is the date on which, absent agreement among the 27 European Union member
EDITORIAL: The Talion Is Codified — Ukraine Arms Its Soldiers With a Double-Edged Drone
On July 1, 2026, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence officially codified the Talion drone and authorized its operational use in the Ukrainian
REPORT: After the Iran Deal — How the CRINK Axis Is Preparing to Rearm Tehran
In late June 2026, Western strategic circles were buzzing with a shared concern: a framework agreement between Washington and Tehran on the
DECODING: China Arms Its Rare Minerals Monopoly — The Reporting Mechanism That Changes Everything
On June 24, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published Announcement No. 26, which entered into force on July 1, 2026. This
ANALYSIS: Ireland Takes the EU Helm, Zelensky in Dublin Sets the Course for Ukraine
On July 1, 2026, at Dublin Castle, Ireland officially assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union — for
OPEN LETTER: ZIRKA, You're Worth $2,000 and You're Changing the Drone War
Since June 2026, a new name has been circulating in defense technology circles: ZIRKA. It is not a cruise missile, it is
COLUMN: Washington erases names from the SDN list in silence — while Ukraine bleeds
On June 24, 2026, the OFAC — the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury — removed from its list
OPINION: Operation Polyphemus — Ukraine blinds Russia and opens the sky toward Moscow
In Greek mythology, Polyphemus was the Cyclops that Odysseus blinded to escape his cave. On July 1, 2026, the Ukrainian Special Operations