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ESSAY: A Billion for Drones — When the West Finally Chooses Ukraine's War Industry
For more than four years, Western support for Ukraine followed a simple and largely insufficient model: manufacture elsewhere, deliver over there. Missiles
ESSAY: Konstantynivka Burns — and Russia Advances, Block by Block
Some figures do not lie. Fifty-six combat engagements recorded in a single day on the Ukrainian front — nine simultaneously active sectors
ESSAY: Peace Through Strength or Through Weakness — Western Doctrine in Crisis Against Putin
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the West has been torn by a question that dates back
ESSAY: 200 Russian Kids of 18 in Coffins — The Youth Putin Sacrificed
Alisher Svirin died on May 1, 2026. He was 18. According to a joint BBC Russian and Mediazona investigation, he could not have served…
ESSAY: The West on Eggshells — Trump, the G7, and Chaos as a Method of Governance
Évian-les-Bains, June 2026: the G7 leaders came to a spa town on Lake Geneva and found themselves managing a president who declared 'I am…
ESSAY: The Ukraine 20-Point Peace Plan — NATO Abandonment, Territorial Freeze, Can Zelensky Sign?
Since mid-June 2026, a document has circulated in diplomatic corridors claiming to resolve in twenty points one of the most deadly wars in recent…
ESSAY: Taiwan, the Slow Asphyxiation — 120 Flights and 160 Ships in Two Weeks
On June 13, 2026, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense logged six Chinese military aircraft, eight warships, and two coast guard vessels maneuvering around its…
ESSAY: War as Electoral Strategy — Trump, Iran, and the November 2026 Calculation
A thesis circulating in American analytical circles holds that the war against Iran, tariffs, and DOGE were not designed primarily as public policies —…
ESSAY: Japan–Philippines Maritime Security — The Quiet Alliance That Has Beijing Alarmed
Tokyo and Manila have been quietly building the most consequential security partnership in the Indo-Pacific. Beijing's furious reaction to routine EEZ negotiations just proved…