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DECODING: IEEPA struck down by the Supreme Court — Trump bypasses, innovates, threatens still
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that shook American trade policy to its foundations. By a vote of…
COMMENTARY: Russian sanctions for 12 months — stated resolve, limited effectiveness
On June 25, 2026, the Council of the European Union did something unprecedented since the start of sanctions against Russia in 2022: it extended…
EDITORIAL: DeepSeek V4 Pro under MIT license — poisoned gift or Beijing's masterstroke?
On April 24, 2026, DeepSeek, the artificial intelligence startup based in Hangzhou, published its V4 Pro model on Hugging Face under an MIT license.…
INVESTIGATION: France and Italy block entry ban for former Russian soldiers
On June 25, 2026, as the Council of the European Union had just adopted the decision to extend economic sanctions against Russia from 6…
NARRATIVE: Seven days of Washington in flames — Trump, Johnson, and American democracy grinding to a halt
The week of June 22, 2026 in Washington was supposed to be a victory. The U.S. Congress had just accomplished something rare: passing a…
ANALYSIS: 40,000 Russian soldiers per month — arithmetic of an empire that bleeds but does not collapse
Since November 2025, Russia has been losing 40,000 soldiers per month — killed, seriously wounded, captured, or missing — according to estimates from Western…
DECODING: Gaza phase 2 — demilitarization, reconstruction, governance: why everything stalls
In October 2025, a ceasefire agreement was signed at Sharm El-Sheikh, following months of Egyptian, Qatari, Turkish, and American mediation. The first phase of…
ANALYSIS: Trump, Nvidia, and China — how technology sanctions are accelerating the enemy
In June 2026, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) finalized an AI infrastructure plan of historic scale: 2 trillion yuan — $295 billion…
COMMENTARY: Europe reforms in disarray — without shared vision or strategic direction
On June 26, 2026, was an emblematic day for what Europe is going through. In Spain, the lower house of parliament withdrew its confidence…