Open letter
Pieces

OPEN LETTER: Chinese consumption collapses — the economy that can no longer lie to itself
I am writing to you with numbers Beijing would have preferred never to publish. May 2026: Chinese retail sales contracted by 0.6%

OPEN LETTER: Pakistan and Qatar, you averted a world war — here is why it matters
On June 21, 2026, at Burgenstock, in Switzerland, two nations that Western chancelleries rarely rank among the great powers accomplished something extraordinary:

OPEN LETTER: DOGE is destroying student aid — $1.7 trillion in loans at risk
Let me be direct: DOGE, the department of government efficiency steered by Elon Musk, has just slashed 40% of the staff at

OPEN LETTER: One Big Beautiful Bill in the Senate — The Marathon Vote Under a July 4 Ultimatum
Ladies and Gentlemen of the United States Senate, I am writing to you from Paris, a city of light that watches with

OPEN LETTER: Belarusian Drone Repeaters Out of Service — Zelensky Confirms the Decisive Strike
In Western capitals and in the well-heated drawing rooms of armchair geopolitics, voices persist in whispering that Ukraine is doomed. That Russia

OPEN LETTER: Anthropic Cut Off, China Advances — AI Is Now a Cold War Weapon
I am writing to you from June 2026, the month when it became impossible to talk about artificial intelligence without talking about

OPEN LETTER: To the Europe that finally sends its €3.2 billion — Ukraine is asking for more
On June 25, 2026, at the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Gdańsk, the European Union disbursed the first tranche of a historic loan:

OPEN LETTER: To the Iranian Regime — the June 17 MOU Does Not Absolve Your Proxies
On June 17, 2026, Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that ended military operations between the two countries

OPEN LETTER: To the China that encircles Taiwan — your maneuvers will not go unnoticed
From June 22 to 26, 2026, Taiwan is conducting a series of military exercises called the "Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise." These exercises