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COLUMN: Putin Rejects Peace — the West Must Hold or Lose Everything
On June 5, 2026, before cameras from around the world gathered at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin pronounced the words many…
COLUMN: Greenland, Trump, and NATO — When the West Fractures Over 57,000 Souls
Since January 2026, Trump has treated a founding NATO ally like an adversary to be bullied. Behind the grotesque comedy of MAGA hats and…
COLUMN: Trump Drops Iran and Pivots to Ukraine — The White House's Double-Faced Diplomacy
In 72 hours — June 15 to 17, 2026 — Trump signed a memorandum with Iran, attended the G7 in Évian, and declared Russia…
COLUMN: Venezuela–United States — The Operation That Kills "Niño Guerrero" and Changes Everything
On June 12, 2026, Trump announced that US forces had killed the Tren de Aragua chief — in close coordination with the Venezuelan government.…
COLUMN: 992 Drones in One Night — The Low-Cost Revolution Battering Putin's Petroleum Empire
On the night of June 17–18, 2026, Ukraine launched what Russia's own Defense Ministry confirmed as the largest drone attack of the entire war.…
COLUMN: Trump in Free Fall — 33% on the Economy, Blue-Collar Voters Abandon Ship, Midterms Incoming
The NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released June 18, 2026 landed like a hammer: only 33% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of the economy —…
COLUMN: Trump Offers Iran $300 Billion — and His Own Base Screams "Surrender"
Some betrayals come from enemies. The more painful ones come from friends. In mid-June 2026, Donald Trump is living through the second kind. Tucker…
COLUMN: Kim Yo Jong Buries Denuclearization — Pyongyang Answers the G7 Without Flinching
On June 18, 2026, Kim Yo Jong declared denuclearization "an irreversibly finalized agenda" — hours after the G7 reaffirmed it as a goal. The…
COLUMN: Trump Against His Own Senate — The Republican Civil War Paralyzing Washington
Political science textbooks have repeated it for decades: governing with a parliamentary majority is harder than governing against the opposition. Donald Trump, in his…