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ANALYSIS: Four Autonomous Drones to Watch Over Scarborough — Washington Against Beijing in the South China Sea
I am struck by the precision of the American response. Two weeks after China installed a floating platform at Scarborough, Washington delivers four autonomous…
FACT-CHECK: What Ukraine's arms export mechanism actually says — and what it does not
It is tempting, faced with an announcement this symbolically powerful, to be swept along by the enthusiasm. But journalistic rigor demands precisely that one…
OPEN LETTER: Vladimir, your bridges are falling — and your logistics empire with them
I will admit it: writing an open letter to Putin may seem theatrical. But sometimes direct address is the only format that does justice…
TESTIMONY: 18 Months of Russian Drones Over European Nuclear Sites — The Kremlin's Espionage Unmasked
I cannot testify to having seen these drones. Nobody I know has seen them either — and that is precisely the problem. An 18-month…
REPORT: The Iran-US agreement in 14 points — Hormuz reopened, $300 billion and 60 days for the nuclear file
This is one of those moments where diplomacy accomplishes what missiles never could. Whether the agreement holds or crumbles in the weeks ahead, the…
DECODING: China exports its ethnic unity law — Taiwan and the world in its crosshairs
A law passed 2,756 to 6. Then a provision that applies outside China's borders. This is not a legislative accident. It is an architecture…
FACT-CHECK: The Russian FPV drone against Kherson civilians — what the facts establish
An FPV drone against a civilian minibus. This is not a targeting error. This is not collateral damage. That is an assertion that deserves…
OPEN LETTER: Rome takes over from London — Italy leads Ukraine's cyber defense
The Tallinn Mechanism is not a line in the NATO budget. It is a voluntary construction — countries individually deciding to contribute to something…
TESTIMONY: The Strait of Hormuz as hostage — Iran plays its survival on a maritime route
A negotiation between the United States and Iran on maritime freedom, while within Iran itself the IRGC and the pragmatists fight over who controls…