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COMMENTARY: Ukrainian drones strangle Russian logistics at 205 km — Luhansk trembles
On June 30, 2026, the unmanned systems battalion of the 3rd Ukrainian Assault Brigade struck Russian logistics targets in the occupied Luhansk
EDITORIAL: Kim Jong-un Rewrites History — Soldiers Dead in Russia, Heroes in the Textbooks
In June 2026, the Russian Military History Society — a state body — confirmed that Russian school history textbooks would be amended
REPORT: RIMPAC 2026 and the Liaoning — Two Armadas Face Off in the Pacific
On June 24, 2026, the RIMPAC exercise — Rim of the Pacific — officially began in Hawaii. Forty surface ships, five submarines,
DECODING: 16 Gripen E at $2.54 Billion — The Contract Rearming Ukraine From the Air
On June 30, 2026, Saab AB and the FMV — the Försvarets materielverk, Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration — officially signed a contract
OPEN LETTER: To Koizumi and Ahn — The Seoul Visit That Changes the Geography of Resistance
Ministers Shinjiro Koizumi and Ahn Gyu-back, I am writing to you from the other side of the world, from a desk where
INVESTIGATION: The 21st Sanctions Package Against Russia — A Race Against the Clock Until July 15
July 15, 2026 is not an arbitrary date. It is the date on which, absent agreement among the 27 European Union member
EDITORIAL: The Talion Is Codified — Ukraine Arms Its Soldiers With a Double-Edged Drone
On July 1, 2026, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence officially codified the Talion drone and authorized its operational use in the Ukrainian
REPORT: After the Iran Deal — How the CRINK Axis Is Preparing to Rearm Tehran
In late June 2026, Western strategic circles were buzzing with a shared concern: a framework agreement between Washington and Tehran on the
DECODING: China Arms Its Rare Minerals Monopoly — The Reporting Mechanism That Changes Everything
On June 24, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published Announcement No. 26, which entered into force on July 1, 2026. This