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INVESTIGATION: NORINCO IN PARIS, THE DRAGON SELLS ITS ASSEMBLY LINE TO THE MIDDLE EAST
This may be the most unsettling scene from the fortnight that the defense world staged in Paris in June 2026. At the heart of…
INVESTIGATION: 88 F-35s OR SWEDISH GRIPENS? THE FIGHTER FILE PARALYZING OTTAWA
In January 2023, Canada signed a contract worth 19 billion Canadian dollars with Lockheed Martin for the acquisition of 88 F-35A Lightning II fighters,…
INVESTIGATION: Beijing's 155mm naval supergun — the siege weapon aimed at Taiwan from the sea
There is something anachronistic, almost cinematic, about the image of a 155-millimeter cannon mounted on the bow of a modern destroyer. The era of…
INVESTIGATION: Hormuz after 60 days — Iran wants tolls, Rubio says no
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategically vital maritime passages on the planet. Approximately 33 kilometers wide at its narrowest point…
INVESTIGATION: 555 Drones Over Moscow — the Night the War Came to the Russian Capital
On the night of June 18, 2026, Ukraine launched what constitutes the largest drone attack ever conducted against Moscow since the beginning of the…
INVESTIGATION: Cyber, AI, and Quantum — Trump's Tech Dominance Doctrine Against Beijing
On June 22, 2026, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that together chart the most precise tech dominance doctrine any American
INVESTIGATION: The Senate Votes for Housing — and Slips a CBDC Ban Into the Fine Print
On Monday, June 22, 2026, the U.S. Senate approved the final bipartisan, bicameral version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
INVESTIGATION: 13 Countries Stripped of TPS — The Map of a Targeted Migration Policy
Since Donald Trump's return to the White House in January 2025, the U.S. federal government has methodically revoked Temporary Protected Status —
INVESTIGATION: Lisa Cook, $1.3 Million in Fees — The Price of a Battle for Fed Independence
More than $1.3 million. That is the total — legal and security costs combined — that Lisa D. Cook, a governor of