Analysis
Pieces
The White House is not a business opportunity, a reality check
Introduction: two stories, one underlying question
Taiwan's Nightmare Scenario, Between Earthquake, Blockade, and Chinese Invasion
Introduction: Taiwan rehearses the unthinkable
Only 57,000 jobs created in June, the US economy sputters
Introduction: a number that breaks the spring's momentum
Trump says Iran is folding, then insults Jews who vote Democrat
Introduction: two sentences, one man, one bout of vertigo
DECODING: Ukraine and Poland forge together the turbojet engine of resistance
There is something deeply right about the fact that this agreement was signed in Gdańsk. This city saw the birth of a movement that…
DECODING: The 76th Prisoner Exchange — 160 Soldiers, 2/3 Wounded, and Russia's Systematic Obstruction
Two-thirds wounded in captivity. Not in battle. In captivity. That number is not a statistic — it is a sentence. It describes what Russia…
ANALYSIS: Russia Targets Ukraine's Fuel Infrastructure — And Its Offensive Is Stalling Anyway
Russia launched 151 drones in one night and hit 17 targets. Ukraine intercepted 86% of them. Most coverage focuses on the 86%. The analysis…
FACT-CHECK: Ukraine's Defense Export Mechanism — What Is True, Partially True, and Unverifiable
Fact-checking a policy mechanism on the day it is announced is an exercise in intellectual honesty — and intellectual humility. I can verify what…
DECODING: The UK Cuts Its Destroyers for £5 Billion in Drones — Thanks, Ukraine
There is a painful irony in this story: Ukraine is teaching the West how to fight, after the West spent years refusing to supply…