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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.…
COLUMN: Seoul, 30 million citizens under the direct threat of Kim Jong Un's new weapons
Very few metropolises in the world have 30 million people living 50 kilometres or less from a border armed to the teeth by a…
OPINION: Russia claims to have shot down 660 drones in one night — who can still believe these figures?
In the night of June 25 to 26, 2026, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced it had shot down 660 Ukrainian drones in a…
PROFILE: The US-Iran MoU and regional security — what it really changes for Israel and the Gulf
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran in late spring 2026 represents one of the most significant diplomatic turning…
COMMENTARY: Trump governs by Truth Social posts — and it works, which is terrifying
On Friday, June 26, 2026, in the late afternoon, United States President Donald Trump published a message on his Truth Social platform threatening to…