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OPEN LETTER: AUKUS Cannot Become a Paper Promise of Submarines
The Pentagon has proposed that Australia receive only Virginia-class attack submarines already in service, rather than the mix of used and newly built boats…
ANALYSIS: 450 Seats, 11 Occupied Districts, and a Duma Election Already Distorted
Russia’s September 18–20, 2026 Duma election will choose 450 deputies, including 11 constituencies created in occupied Ukrainian territories. The map creates a legitimacy problem…
OPEN LETTER: A Locked Duma Does Not Become Pluralist by Decree
On July 13, 2026, anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin was detained near Moscow after announcing a Duma candidacy, according to the BBC. The event sits…
PORTRAIT: The Geran-2 Is Adapting. Ukraine Says It Is Still Stopping 95%
Geran-2 The Russian Geran-2 is acquiring new electronic defences, mesh-radio control, and in one reported variant a terminal artificial-vision system. 12-element Kometa Ukraine is…
NARRATIVE: Ukraine Extends Mobilisation as Russia Raises the Price of Recruits
20th extension Ukraine’s parliament approved a twentieth consecutive extension of martial law and general mobilisation, effective from 2 August to 31 October 2026. 90…
COLUMN: 23,000 Russian Losses You Can See—And the Larger Count You Cannot
more than 23,000 A May 2026 account drawing on Oryx’s photo-and-video methodology put visually confirmed Russian equipment losses above 23,000 items. Oryx methodology The…
OPINION: €70 Billion Is Pledged. Ukraine Still Needs the Hardware
€70 billion At the NATO summit in Ankara on 8 July 2026, allies collectively pledged €70 billion—about $80 billion—in aid for Ukraine across 2026…
FACT CHECK: 20 Million Drones Is a Target, Not a Factory Receipt
10 million drones President Volodymyr Zelensky said in mid-July 2026 that Ukraine was producing 10 million drones annually and aiming for 20 million. 20…
INVESTIGATION: 28 Civilian Ships Hit in a Month, the Black Sea's Chokehold
Between June 20 and July 20, 2026, Russia struck 28 civilian vessels, causing 21 deaths, according to Odesa prosecutors cited by The Washington Times.…