Investigation
Pieces
INVESTIGATION: Don-Azov, the Russian canal Ukrainian drones made impossible to hold
The Don-Azov canal, the maritime artery linking the Don river to the Sea of Azov, used to be nothing more than a technical name…
INVESTIGATION: Kostiantynivka, the City Putin Claims to Hold Without Ever Holding It
There are military claims that even the most obedient allies of Russian power eventually can't repeat without wincing. Kostiantynivka has become the clearest example…
INVESTIGATION: The Sahel, laboratory for the failure of pro-Russian juntas
You need to look at a map of Mali to understand what just happened. Anefis, a small town in the country's north, fell in…
INVESTIGATION: Hormuz shut down, the world holds its oil breath
On the night of July 11 to 12, 2026, the United States struck roughly 140 targets linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…
INVESTIGATION: The jihadist-Tuareg alliance that is shaking the Malian junta
For years, JNIM, the regional al-Qaeda affiliate, and Tuareg separatist movements pursuing the independence of Azawad were widely understood as rivals rather than partners,…
INVESTIGATION: Chinese Deterrence Now Puts Itself on Display in the Pacific
On July 6, 2026, a nuclear submarine of the Chinese navy fired a ballistic missile into international waters of the Pacific, according to Reuters…
INVESTIGATION: The defense budget has become power's new thermometer
At the NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7 and 8, 2026, a single number structured nearly every public exchange between leaders: 5…
INVESTIGATION: Ukraine's Losing Race Against Russian Missiles
On the night of July 5 into 6, 2026, Ukrainian air defense failed to intercept a single one of the twenty-nine ballistic missiles fired…
INVESTIGATION: Syzran, the Russian refinery Ukraine refuses to let breathe
There are names of Russian cities that no one in the West knew before 2022, and that now come up almost every month in…