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INVESTIGATION: The "Equalizer" Bomb — How Ukraine Built Its Precision Weapon in 17 Months
What strikes me about this announcement is less the bomb itself than what it reveals about Ukraine's industrial adaptability. In 17 months, under constant…

COMMENTARY: Xi in Pyongyang — the shadow alliance reshaping the world order
I won't pretend this is a total surprise. What strikes me is the speed with which Beijing decided to publicly drop the ideal of…

EDITORIAL: The FORGE Alliance — 54 nations against China's rare earth empire
Twenty to thirty years to build an alternative. Twelve to eighteen months to decide to act. This temporal gap is the core of the…

REPORT: Poland, Trump's top NATO ally — and the risks that come with it
Poland understood something Germany is still learning: with Trump, the relationship is built on money first, ideology second, and shared values last. That is…

DECODING: Magyar blocks Ukraine's EU accession — Orbán gone, the obstacle remains
Magyar replaced Orbán. Europe applauded. But the blockade mechanisms themselves have not changed seats. The problem was perhaps not only the man — it…

ANALYSIS: Ukraine destroys the Donetsk-Mariupol bridge — a Russian logistics corridor severed
When both sides simultaneously confirm the same destruction, there is no room left for doubt. This bridge fell. And with it, an entire segment…

FACT-CHECK: Regiment 425 Skelia — 25 soldiers dead outside combat, investigation opened
I am not a forensic pathologist. But I know how to read an autopsy report well enough to understand that multiple rib fractures in…

OPEN LETTER: To those who still believe the Russian sky is protected — 194 proofs to the contrary
I recognize something unusual in the exercise of this open letter. One does not normally write to anonymous adversaries to explain their own defeat.…

OPINION: Kstovo burns again — Ukraine strikes NORSI for the fourth time
There is something deeply symbolic about Ukraine striking a refinery 800 kilometers from its border, in the night, while Ukrainian soldiers hold trenches in…