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DECODING: The EU tightens screws with a 21st sanctions package against Moscow — but Brussels stumbles
On June 9, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced with great fanfare the 21st European Union sanctions package against Russia. Nearly…
OPINION: Anchorage produced nothing — but Moscow talks as if everything was signed there
On June 25, 2026, in Manama (Bahrain), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded to journalists with unusually direct clarity. "There was no agreement…
COLUMN: The Turnberry accord approved June 25 — Trump torpedoes it all on the 26th
On June 25, 2026, in Luxembourg, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the two regulations implementing the trade agreement concluded between the…
REPORT: Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan — What IAEA Inspectors Will Find, Hope For, and Dread
On June 26, 2026, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, publicly declared that inspections of Iranian enrichment sites will…
PROFILE: Huawei, the Champion Forged Against Its Will — Born of Sanctions, King of Chinese AI
In 2019, the Trump administration placed Huawei Technologies on the U.S. Department of Commerce's Entity List, cutting the company off from Qualcomm, Intel, ASML…
ESSAY: Ukraine Between Two Chairs — Associate Membership Rejected, 90 Billion Promised, Accession Suspended
On June 15, 2026, in Luxembourg, at the second intergovernmental EU-Ukraine conference, the official opening of Cluster 1 — Fundamentals of accession negotiations was…
COLUMN: Taiwan Expels, Beijing Returns — The South China Sea as a Full Dress Rehearsal
On June 7, 2026, Taiwan's coast guard deployed seven patrol vessels to intercept four Chinese government ships that had entered restricted waters located 30…
INVESTIGATION: Kim Jong-un Had His Hackers Inside Your Offices — 167,000 Applications, 76 Jobs Obtained
In 2024, a candidate for an AI architect position applied to Nisos, a cybersecurity firm based in Virginia. He stumbled through his answers, changed…
OPINION: A people erased while the UN watches — Palestine will wait once more
In June 2026, Israel militarily controls 64% of Gaza's territory. This figure is not a projection or a strategic planning hypothesis: it is documented,…