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TESTIMONY: "Our Patience Is Not Infinite" — Melnyk at the UN, Ukraine at the Breaking Point
On June 22, 2026, in the chamber of the United Nations Security Council in New York, Andriy Melnyk — Ukraine's ambassador to the UN…

PROFILE: Xi Jinping, Architect of the Multipolar World — How Beijing Seduces in Silence
In 2026, Beijing has become the world's most visited capital by world leaders. Over a span of six months — January to June —…

ANALYSIS: Gaza, 64% Under Occupation — Morocco and the Arab Security Architecture Taking Shape
In April 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared with humanitarian aid groups a map that sent shockwaves through the international diplomatic community. That…

OPEN LETTER: Madam von der Leyen, Europe Must Choose Between China and Itself
Madam President, allow me to begin with a number. In 2025, the European Union recorded its largest ever trade deficit with China: €360 billion.…

FACT-CHECK: Trump, Iran and Nuclear Inspections — What Was Actually Signed
June 26, 2026. Donald Trump posts on Truth Social a message that, in his own words, confirms that Iran has "accepted long-term nuclear inspections."…

NARRATIVE: The Kyiv Lavra in Flames — Moscow Destroys a Thousand Years of Ukrainian Soul
It is three o'clock in the morning in Kyiv, June 15, 2026. Air raid sirens have been wailing for half an hour. In underground…

ESSAY: Why China No Longer Needs Nvidia — Technological Autonomy as a Doctrine of Power
In June 2026, China made official what many Western analysts still refused to accept: Beijing no longer needs Nvidia, AMD, or any other American…

DECODING: MFF 2028, Russian Sanctions 12 Months — The European Council Faces Its Choices
The European Council of June 18-19, 2026 will be remembered not for its spectacle but for its decisions. Two in particular stand out. First:…

COMMENTARY: Trump's Pocket Veto on Housing — The Politics of Hostage-Taking in Power
On June 24, 2026, in Washington, something remarkable happened — or rather, something remarkable was about to happen and then didn't. The 21st Century…