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INVESTIGATION: Belgium Crosses the 2% NATO Threshold — and Reveals Everything That Number Conceals
For the first time in its NATO history, Belgium hit the 2% GDP defense spending target. It also announced seven F-16s for Ukraine. Both…
BRIEF: €500 Million from the Netherlands — Ukraine's Sky Has a Price, and Europe Is Paying It
On June 18, 2026, while Ukrainian air defenses were still blazing through drone-saturated nights, the Netherlands announced a €500 million military package — half…
FIELD REPORT: At the Évian G7, the West Finds Its Voice and Tightens the Vise on Putin
From June 15–17, 2026, the leaders of the seven major industrialized democracies met in Évian-les-Bains for what became one of the most decisive G7…
COLUMN: The Supreme Court Lying in Wait — Birthright Citizenship, TPS, and the Soul of American Law
Twenty-three decisions still pending in June 2026. Two of them could redefine who is American and who may stay. The Court is at a…
FIELD REPORT: Spy Inside Taiwan's Air Force — 11 Years for Treason on Beijing's Behalf
He was not wearing the enemy's uniform. He was wearing the Republic of China's. Chang Ming-che, a former colonel at Taiwan's Air Force Academy,…
EDITORIAL: Moscow Burns, and Russia Can No Longer Fill Up Its Own Lie
We were told Russia was a wall. On June 18, 2026, Ukrainian drones breached Moscow's defenses and struck the Kapotnia refinery, 15 kilometers from…
COMMENTARY: Hegseth's Contempt Is Not a Gaffe. It's a Doctrine.
You can be outraged by the tone. You can rage at the contempt. But the commentator has a duty higher than emotion: to understand.…
FIELD REPORT: 992 Drones Over Moscow — The Kapotnya Refinery in Flames
On the night of June 17–18, 2026, Ukraine launched the largest drone strike of the entire war. Moscow burned. And this time, there was…
BRIEF: A 50–70 km Front Freeze — The Informal Plan Circulating, The Economist, and Trump's Envoys
The Economist reported informal contacts between Russia, Ukraine, and Trump's team have resumed, with a two-stage ceasefire including a 50–70 km buffer zone on…