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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…
COMMENTARY: Four to Five Trillion Extra Rubles: Moscow Is Burning Its Future to Hold the Front
Four to five trillion additional rubles. Let us take a moment to let this figure resonate in all its excess. According to Bloomberg, relayed…