Analysis
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ANALYSIS: KN-23 upgraded by Moscow — the North Korean weapon becomes formidable
The KN-23 is a short-range ballistic missile designed by North Korea, often described as a derivative of the Russian Iskander. Since its debut in…
DECODING: 10,000 North Koreans in Russia — the dangerous apprenticeship of war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeated it multiple times since the start of 2026: approximately 10,000 North Korean soldiers are currently deployed in Russia,…
ANALYSIS: Kim calls for a destructive posture — the authoritarian axis hardens
The 25th of June, 2026 marks the 76th anniversary of the start of the Korean War — that invasion of the South by the…
DECODING: Zelensky cuts the Belarusian relays: the strike that worked
On June 24, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky announced at a press conference a development few had expected: the relay stations installed by Russia on Belarusian…
ANALYSIS: Hybrid warfare: the new face of the Russian threat to NATO
Hybrid warfare is not a Russian invention — but Russia has made it its preferred art form. It is a mode of conflict that…
DECODING: Hegseth conditions US troops: the Eastern Flank held hostage
On June 18, 2026, in the conference room at NATO headquarters in Brussels, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a speech that confronted European…
ANALYSIS: Urals at $44 — The Barrel Strangling the Kremlin
There is a figure that should be on every Western decision-maker's lips in this June 2026: $44.10 per barrel. That is the cap fixed…
DECODING: Night of 660 Drones — Russia Discovers Its Own Vulnerability
For four years, Russia has presented its drone and missile strikes on Ukraine as a demonstration of military power. Shaheds by the hundreds over…
ANALYSIS: The Axis of Aggressors — Russia, China, Iran, North Korea: One Front?
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has just published a volume whose title alone demands attention: Axis of Aggressors. Not a poetic metaphor —…