Maxime Marquette
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PROFILE: The E5 united — how five European capitals rewrote collective security
On June 24, 2026, the governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Poland — the E5 group — jointly published
COMMENTARY: NATO Ankara Summit — "tens of billions" and the 5% GDP target
On June 25, 2026, Mark Rutte — Secretary General of NATO — took the floor at the Atlantic Council in Washington to
OPINION: Taiwan arms itself with 210,966 drones — the island's answer to the Fujian carrier
Taiwan's cabinet approved a special budget of NT$210 billion — approximately 6.5 billion US dollars — for the acquisition of 210,966 unmanned
EDITORIAL: Indium, gallium, germanium — Beijing cuts the West off from its war metals
In June 2026, China once again tightened export controls on three strategic metals — indium, gallium, and germanium. This decision, technical in
COLUMN: Laser Lijian, tiltrotor R6000 — China's autonomous army is already here
In June 2026, Beijing did not organize a grand military parade, did not summon the international press for a spectacular demonstration. It
INVESTIGATION: Scarborough Shoal, Triton drones, 2016 arbitration — the Philippines stands up to Beijing
On June 22 and 23, 2026, a rare naval standoff between China and the Philippines occurred near Scarborough Shoal — the disputed
REPORT: China launches 15 measures to stop the flight of foreign investors
On June 23, 2026, the Chinese government published a 15-point plan aimed at stabilizing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country. The
DECODING: Shenlong releases a mystery object in orbit — China secretly militarizes space
In June 2026, American company LeoLabs, which specializes in orbital traffic surveillance, detected an anomaly: the Shenlong — China's military spaceplane on
ANALYSIS: Atlas, 96 drones guided by AI — China reinvents swarm warfare
In March 2026, the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) presented the Atlas system before military observers: a single human operator simultaneously