Maxime Marquette
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COLUMN: Kim Jong-un draws the lesson from Iran — without the bomb, you end up bombed
While the world watched American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in the spring of 2026, one man was taking notes in Pyongyang.
INVESTIGATION: Kim Jong-un wants to "dominate the world" — the North Korean nuclear race at its peak
From June 20 to 22, 2026, the plenary session of the Political Bureau of the Korean Workers' Party convened for what may
REPORT: The Choe Hyon destroyer — North Korea launches its first nuclearized navy
On June 23, 2026, at the port of Nampho on the west coast of North Korea, an inauguration ceremony marked a historic
DECODING: Kim Jong-un celebrates the 76th anniversary of the Korean War by testing new weapons
On June 25, 2026, the 76th anniversary of the start of the Korean War was marked — the day North Korean forces
ANALYSIS: Iran's $100 billion in frozen assets — anatomy of a treasure under strict conditions
There is a colossal financial dimension to the Burgenstock accords that media have largely undercovered in favour of the nuclear and geopolitical
TESTIMONY: The CRINK axis watches Iran capitulate — and draws its own survival lessons
Here is an uncomfortable truth that the Burgenstock negotiators appear to have underestimated: while Washington and Tehran were signing their 60-day memorandum,
OPEN LETTER: Pakistan and Qatar, you averted a world war — here is why it matters
On June 21, 2026, at Burgenstock, in Switzerland, two nations that Western chancelleries rarely rank among the great powers accomplished something extraordinary:
FACT-CHECK: OPEC+ adds 188,000 bpd in July — oil market oversupply verified
On June 25, 2026, the OPEC+ organization voted to increase its production by 188,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July — confirming
ESSAY: Gaza, the tunnels and Hamas disarmament — when peace demands the impossible
On June 17, 2026, envoy Nikolay Mladenov, appointed by the Trump administration to head the "Peace Council," submitted to Gaza a 15-point