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COMMENTARY: Ukraine strikes Moscow where it hurts most — the economy and the prestige
In the night of June 17 to 18, 2026, nearly 200 Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow and its surrounding region, triggering one of the most…
OPEN LETTER: Mr. Grossi, Iran, and the Geneva deadlock — what the world expects from you
Mr. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), between June 24 and 26, 2026 you said something of remarkable clarity:…
DECODING: Section 122 and Trump tariffs — when the Supreme Court forces protectionism to reinvent itself
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that would force the Trump administration to rewrite its entire trade arsenal.…
ESSAY: AUKUS, drones, and the Indo-Pacific — the Western response to Xi Jinping's expansionism
On the plains of Salisbury, England, the summer of 2026 witnessed something that would have seemed like science fiction a decade ago: Australian, American,…
OPINION: Maduro captured by the U.S. — when Washington invents a new coercive diplomacy
In the early hours of January 3, 2026, Operation Absolute Resolve redefined the limits of what American foreign policy is prepared to do to…
TESTIMONY: In Lebanon, the LAF plan runs up against Iranian interests — the story of an impossible balance
On June 24, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly announced a plan for reinforced support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) —…
COLUMN: NATO in Ankara without the U.S. — Europe must finally carry its own weight
The NATO summit of July 7 and 8, 2026 in Ankara resembles no other. It takes place in a context of accelerated rearmament, a…
ESSAY: The North Korean 155mm howitzer and the war of attrition — Pyongyang arms Putin for eternity
On June 25, 2026, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally oversaw a series of weapons tests whose results were broadcast by the official KCNA…
COMMENTARY: Belarus is a co-belligerent — and NATO must finally admit it
On June 23, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published an assessment that deserves to be read as a statement of…