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COMMENTARY: Russian bonds collapse — the market has condemned the war
You can lie to your citizens. You can lie to the press. You can lie to ambassadors and international organizations. But you cannot lie…
COMMENTARY: Testing Article 5 — why a Baltic state could trigger everything
There are questions that diplomats avoid raising publicly, because asking them amounts to admitting a fragility one would prefer not to exhibit. Here is…
COMMENTARY: Tens of billions in contracts — Ankara, where defense became industry
On June 25, 2026, during a conversation at the Atlantic Council, Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, announced that the Ankara summit on July 7…
COMMENTARY: Forty days of strikes — the pressure operation Zelensky launched
On June 26, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly announced a 40-day pressure operation targeting Russian logistics and military infrastructure. This is not a…
COMMENTARY: Beijing Arms Moscow, Threatens Taiwan: The Great Chinese Threat as Seen from the West
Here is a fact that too many Western leaders still struggle to fully absorb: the war in Ukraine and the threat to Taiwan are…
COMMENTARY: The EU Sanctions Wall Holds Until 2027: Patience Against Putin's Chaos
On June 26, 2026, the European Union confirmed what its critics had doubted: its economic sanctions wall against Russia holds. Trade, banking, energy, cryptocurrencies…
COMMENTARY: Nuclear inspections: why Vance's and Tehran's opposing narratives smell like a scam
Here is what happened in the 48 hours following the announcement of the US-Iran roadmap on June 21, 2026. On one side, the Trump…
COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: a genuine wake-up call, or an empty word without follow-through?
On June 24, 2026, according to a report by Yahoo News, the major European powers issued a rare and explicit warning to the People's…
COMMENTARY: Nine thousand five hundred returned — the only channel that still holds between Kyiv and Moscow
There is something almost incomprehensible, and yet real, about the following situation: Russia and Ukraine have been in total war for more than four…