Maxime Marquette
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PROFILE: The CRINK Axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, the Authoritarian Bloc Defying the West
In June 2026, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published a comprehensive dossier on what it calls the CRINK axis
COMMENTARY: Russian Hackers Target Ukraine, EU and US Officials — Cyberwar Intensifies
On June 25, 2026, two of the world's most important intelligence and security agencies — the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and
OPINION: Russia Running Dry — Ukrainian Drones Create Shortages in 53 Russian Regions
We have long been told that sanctions were not biting, that Russia was holding, that the Russian war economy was resilient. In
EDITORIAL: EU 20th Package — Russia's Shadow Fleet and Chinese Firms in Brussels' Sights
On June 15, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted the 20th sanctions package against Russia — and this time, something
COLUMN: The EU Extends Its Anti-Russia Sanctions to 12 Months — A Historic Break Finally Owned
On June 18, 2026, at the Brussels summit, the leaders of the twenty-seven EU member states made a decision that breaks with
INVESTIGATION: Seoul's THAAD — a revealing strategic repositioning of allied defense fragilities
In March 2026, the 6 THAAD launchers deployed by the United States in South Korea were moved from their permanent base at
REPORT: The Choe Hyon — North Korea launches its largest destroyer with nuclear missiles aboard
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea officially commissioned the 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon. It is the largest and most advanced surface vessel
DECODING: Xi Jinping in Pyongyang — how Beijing shields Kim Jong-un from all international pressure
From June 8 to 10, 2026, Xi Jinping traveled to Pyongyang for his first official visit to North Korea since 2019. Seven
ANALYSIS: The anti-DPRK archipelago — how Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea build their bulwark
In late June 2026, the Indo-Pacific has become an immense military training ground. Five simultaneous multilateral exercises are underway in the region,