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ANALYSIS: Russia +5 Trillion Rubles for War — The Bet of an Economy at Breaking Point
Imagine a country that spends 46% of its federal budget in a single quarter on its military and security forces, while its revenues cover…
COMMENTARY: Why Russia Cannot Stop Ukrainian Drones
Every week since the start of 2026, the same images repeat: columns of smoke over Russian cities, refineries on fire, air-raid sirens in the…
DECODING: 210 Strikes in May, 28 on Oil — The Arithmetic of the Deep-Strike Campaign
There are moments when military figures are not mere data points — they tell a strategy. 210 confirmed intermediate strikes in May 2026, 145…
ANALYSIS: S-300 Missile Shortage — Russia's Air Defense Cracking Under Sanctions
There is something deeply ironic about the Russian air defense debacle of 2026. Russia nominally possesses one of the most sophisticated air defense systems…
REPORT: BALTOPS 2026: 20 Warships and 6,000 Sailors to Hold the Baltic
On June 4, 2026, the Polish port of Gdynia, in the Bay of Gdańsk, watched an armada leave that the Baltic Sea had not…
DECODING: NATO's Forward Land Forces in Finland: The Alliance Locks Down the High North
On June 6, 2026, in Boden, in northern Sweden, a quiet but deeply significant ceremony marked a strategic turning point in European security architecture.…
OPINION: The Roman telescope at Kennedy Space Center — America looks to the stars, Europe burns
On June 22, 2026, the NASA barge Pegasus docked at Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying something remarkable: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope,…
NARRATIVE: Iran's nuclear deal — 60 days to resolve what 20 years of diplomacy failed to achieve
At Bürgenstock, in Switzerland, the night of June 21–22, 2026 stretched into eighteen hours of negotiations. On one side: JD Vance, Vice President of…
COLUMN: Art and War — When Eurosatory 2026 Looks Like a Dystopian Future Gallery Opening
From 15 to 19 June 2026, the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre was transformed into something unique in the world — something that press releases…