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ANALYSIS: The Ehsanian Affair, Tehran's Fabricated Case Against the Mossad
On March 28, 2026, Dr. Ali Ehsanian, described by Iranian media as a pioneer of artificial intelligence, died in Nice, on the French Riviera.
DECODING: 27 Countries, Including 15 From NATO, Join Ukraine's Drone Deal
On June 18, 2026, the Interfax-Ukraine agency reported that a total of 27 countries, including 15 NATO members, had joined the international drone-cooperation program…
DECODING: Zelensky Offers Ireland an Unprecedented Defense Partnership
On July 2, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a new defense partnership to Ireland, further widening the network of bilateral security and drone-production agreements Ukraine…
ANALYSIS: Eight Months After Resolution 2803, the Gaza Plan Stalls at the UN
Every quarter, the UN Security Council holds an open session on what UN diplomacy soberly calls "the situation in the Middle East, including the…
ESSAY: Why Trump Shakes al-Sharaa's Hand Without Letting Go of Ukraine
There is something dizzying about the image the NATO summit in Ankara produced in early July 2026: on the very same day, Donald Trump…
ACCOUNT: From Evian to Ankara, Zelensky's Second Chance With Trump
There is a quiet geography to wartime diplomacy, and it sometimes runs through places we associate more with vacations than with negotiations over survival.
TESTIMONY: Trump wants to meet Zelensky to discuss an end-of-war scenario
On July 5, 2026, a senior American official indicated that the meeting planned between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara…
DECODING: Trump calls Putin and Zelensky on America's Independence Day
On July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of American independence, President Donald Trump spoke by phone with the two leaders at the heart of…
PROFILE: The jihadist insurgency redrawing the map of the Sahel
Since April 25, 2026, Mali has been going through one of the most intense waves of jihadist attacks since the 2012 rebellion began, according…