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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…
ANALYSIS: Kim Jong Un Tests Missiles on the 76th Anniversary of the Korean War
June 25, 2026. Seventy-six years to the day since North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel to ignite a war that would kill 5…
OPINION: IAEA in Iran — Trump Says Yes, Tehran Says Later, Vance Says Now: Who to Believe?
On June 22, 2026, in Burgenstock, Switzerland, Vice President JD Vance stepped before the cameras with the satisfied air of a man who has…
INVESTIGATION: KNDS, the Franco-German Marriage — Who Really Controls Europe's Future Tank?
On June 22, 2026, in a joint statement released simultaneously in Paris and Berlin, the French and German governments announced what Europe's defense industry…
COLUMN: DeepSeek V4 Pro — When China Open-Sources AI and Shakes Silicon Valley
On April 24, 2026, DeepSeek — a Chinese artificial intelligence laboratory based in Hangzhou, founded by hedge fund manager Liang Wenfeng — quietly published…
REPORT: EU-Moldova Summit — Sandu Presses Brussels, Brussels Promises Without Delivering
On June 22, 2026, in Brussels, the second EU-Moldova summit in history took place. That detail alone says everything: in the long arc of…