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REPORT: North Korean prisoners in Ukraine: Seoul opens a door Pyongyang would wall shut
They were supposed not to exist. Pyongyang's propaganda long denied their presence in Ukraine. And yet, North Korean soldiers did fight under Russian command…
ANALYSIS: Kim Jong-un and the destructive posture: why North Korea chooses calculated escalation
On June 25, 2026, according to ABC News, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un explicitly called on his armed forces to adopt a "destructive military…
EDITORIAL: Three hundred billion for Iran: the exorbitant price of a peace Trump calls victory
Three hundred billion dollars. That is the figure. That is what the Islamabad memorandum — sketched at the close of the Swiss talks on…
COMMENTARY: Nuclear inspections: why Vance's and Tehran's opposing narratives smell like a scam
Here is what happened in the 48 hours following the announcement of the US-Iran roadmap on June 21, 2026. On one side, the Trump…
DECODING: Sixty days to seal it all: the fragile roadmap between Washington and Tehran
Since June 21, 2026, a diplomatic clock has been ticking in Washington, in Tehran, and in the capitals holding their breath. Sixty days. That…
ANALYSIS: Hormuz, the strait that shakes the world: decoding the US-Iran $300-billion deal
The Strait of Hormuz. Twenty-one kilometres at its narrowest point. Two two-mile-wide shipping lanes. And yet this tiny passage between Iran and Oman represents…
COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: a genuine wake-up call, or an empty word without follow-through?
On June 24, 2026, according to a report by Yahoo News, the major European powers issued a rare and explicit warning to the People's…
INVESTIGATION: Maritime quarantine: Taiwan's simulation that exposes Beijing's real blockade strategy
In June 2026, Taiwan conducted a tabletop exercise reconstructing precisely the scenario it fears most: a maritime quarantine imposed by Chinese forces. According to…
REPORT: RIMPAC and Valiant Shield: as the Pacific bristles with warships in China's shadow
Since June 22, 2026, two of the world's most important military exercises have been unfolding simultaneously in the Pacific. RIMPAC 2026 — acronym for…