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PROFILE: The F-35 depends on China — Beijing's rare earths time bomb
Every F-35 Joint Strike Fighter contains more than 400 kilograms of rare earth elements. Dysprosium, terbium, neodymium — chemical elements whose names
PROFILE: Rafael Grossi versus Iran — the man who wants to see what Tehran refuses to show
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a man of precise language and controlled composure. But on June
TESTIMONY: Rheinmetall and Ukraine — What Tens of Thousands of Shells Say About This War
On June 30, 2026, Rheinmetall announced it had received a Ukrainian contract for the delivery of tens of thousands of 155mm artillery
PROFILE: How Ukraine Rewrote the United Kingdom's Military Doctrine
On June 30, 2026, just days before leaving Downing Street, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed what may prove his most enduring
TESTIMONY: Julie Davis Leaves Kyiv — and Ukraine Is Left Without an American Ambassador
On June 28, 2026, U.S. chargé d'affaires in Ukraine Julie Davis officially concluded her diplomatic mission in Kyiv. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii
PROFILE: Kim Jong Un, the man who plays Beijing and Moscow like two trump cards
On June 8, 2026, Xi Jinping set foot in Pyongyang for the first state visit by a Chinese leader to North Korea
TESTIMONY: China secretly trained Russian soldiers in biological warfare — generals implicated
On July 1, 2026, the Reuters news agency published an exclusive that fundamentally changes what the world thought it knew about Sino-Russian
PROFILE: 350,000 Haitians and Syrians facing deportation — Trump armed by the Supreme Court
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court delivered a devastating ruling for 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians living legally in
TESTIMONY: Ankara 2026 — NATO 3.0 and Europe taking the reins
In two weeks, the heads of state and government of NATO's 32 members will gather in Ankara for what analysts are already