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INVESTIGATION: China Sanctions Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro — A Global First Worth Decoding
On June 11, 2026, Beijing imposed personal sanctions on Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., his wife, and his child — the first time in…
FIELD REPORT: Israel–Hezbollah — The June 19 Ceasefire Broken at Dawn, at Least 16 Dead in Lebanon
A ceasefire went into effect at 4 p.m. on Friday. By midnight, Israeli airstrikes were already hitting Nabatieh. By Saturday morning, 16 were dead.…
COMMENTARY: Taiwan's 2026 Defense Budget Sabotaged — Lai Ching-te Forced to Work Around It
This is not a legislative footnote. What has been unfolding in Taiwan since autumn 2025 is of rare gravity: the 2026 defense budget has…
EDITORIAL: The U.S.–Iran MOU at Geneva, June 19: The 14 Points of a Deal Everyone Disputes
On June 19, 2026, Washington and Tehran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding meant to end four months of open war. The ink was…
BREAKDOWN: $18 Billion for Space, Thousands of Drones — INDOPACOM's "Hellscape" Becomes Reality
On April 6, 2026, Admiral Samuel Paparo filed a 221-page classified report with Congress requesting $122 billion to deter China. The document reveals a…
ANALYSIS: $300 Billion for Tehran — The Iran MOU Delivered to Congress, Between Capitulation and Geopolitical Gamble
On June 18, 2026, the White House delivered to Congress the text of the memorandum of understanding signed with Tehran to end the "Epic…
COMMENTARY: The Freyja Shield — The German-Ukrainian Deal That Could Change the War
On June 18, 2026, in the corridors of the 35th Ramstein summit, two Defense Ministers shook hands on a document that could reshape European…
BREAKDOWN: Crimea Turned Into an Island — How Ukrainian Drones Are Strangling Putin
On June 17, 2026, Ukraine's Defense Minister declared Crimea 'isolated by drones.' Every road bridge to the peninsula has been struck. Fuel is rationed.…
FIELD REPORT: Black Smoke Over Moscow — When Ukrainian Drones Bring the War Home
On June 18, 2026, a thick black plume rose above the Kapotnya district of Moscow. Below it: the city's main oil refinery, 15 kilometres…