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INVESTIGATION: Venezuelan Oil Under Custody — How Moscow and Beijing Are Locking In the Post-Maduro Era
On January 3, 2026, U.S. special forces captured Nicolás Maduro under a federal arrest warrant for narco-terrorism. Within hours, Delcy Rodríguez became acting president…
COLUMN: Israel in Syria — An Occupation Without a Mandate, a Security Council Without a Voice
On June 25, 2026, at a combat officer graduation ceremony in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pronounced a formula that, in a few…
COMMENTARY: Hanwha Edged Out by the "European United Front" — When Protectionism Weakens NATO
The Korean defense industry — "K-Defense" — has spent recent years accumulating spectacular commercial successes in Europe. Poland, Romania, Norway, and other nations had…
DECODING: Kostyantynivka — How Moscow Manufactures Victories With AI and Lies
On June 23, 2026, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed during a public statement that Russian forces are advancing on all fronts and "practically reaching"…
OPINION: Vance Declares Victory in Geneva — Beware of Iran Nuclear Optimism
On Sunday, June 22, 2026, US Vice President JD Vance emerged from two days of talks with Iranian representatives in Switzerland with a beaming…
FACT-CHECK: Trump and Digital Taxes — What the 100% Tariff Threat Really Means for the WTO
On June 26, 2026, US President Donald Trump published on Truth Social a threat that immediately rattled global markets: any country imposing a digital…
COMMENTARY: Scarborough Shoal 2026 — Does the American Alliance Do Enough to Curb China in the Philippines?
In May 2026, Philippine authorities detected via satellite surveillance and maritime patrols a floating platform anchored inside the lagoon of Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de…
INVESTIGATION: AUKUS Nuclear Submarines — the Truth Behind the June 2026 Drone Exercises
On June 22, 2026, Australia's Department of Defence proudly published the results of the Army Warfighting Experiment 2026: Australian, American, and British soldiers had…
NARRATIVE: In Southern Lebanon, the Void Nobody Wants to Fill — and Iran Is Watching
On June 19, 2026, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a new ceasefire — the third in less than six months — under American pressure.…