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ESSAY: Kim Jong-un, the June 25 Missiles, and the "Lethal and Destructive" Posture That Changes Everything
Dates matter to dictators. June 25, 1950, was the day North Korea launched its invasion of South Korea, beginning a conflict that
ESSAY: Trump and Ukraine — how pressure on Moscow switched sides
In November 2024, Russian nationalists celebrated Donald Trump's election as a strategic victory. They believed that Moscow would crush a Ukraine deprived
ESSAY: Magyar and the Hungarian veto — why Brussels still cannot celebrate
In early June 2026, when Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister, lifted Viktor Orbán's veto on Ukraine's first EU accession cluster, European
ESSAY: 30 Oil Targets and Crimea Route Cut — Russian Logistics Under Pressure in 2026
Between May 1 and June 20, 2026, units of Ukraine's unmanned systems forces struck approximately 30 Russian oil and energy infrastructure targets
ESSAY: Wolford v. Lopez — The US Supreme Court Opens the Door to Guns Everywhere
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Wolford v. Lopez: six votes to three to invalidate Hawaii's…
ESSAY: The Supreme Court 8-1 Preserves the FCC — and Reminds Us That the Rule of Law Is Non-Negotiable
On June 4, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued an 8-1 ruling in the case pitting the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) against Verizon…
ESSAY: Russia Struck Chornobyl and Rescue Vessels — Can We Still Speak of Red Lines
In the night of June 6–7, 2026, Russian forces launched 236 drones of types Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas against Ukraine. Ukrainian forces shot down…
ESSAY: China Nibbles at Taiwan One Island at a Time — and the World Looks Away
In June 2026, Chinese coast guard vessels approached or breached the restricted waters of three different Taiwanese island chains in less than three weeks.…
ESSAY: Offensive AI in Months — The Five Eyes Alarm That Changes Everything
On June 22, 2026, something unusual occurred in the Western intelligence world. The cybersecurity agencies of the Five Eyes — the CISA (United States),…