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TESTIMONY: The US-Iran Accord — A Giant Bandage on a Wound That Has Not Healed
On June 15, 2026, a memorandum of understanding was announced between the United States and Iran, establishing a 60-day pause in hostilities following the…
PROFILE: Spies from Beijing and Moscow — the United Kingdom, a global intelligence battlefield
On June 18, 2026, a British court convicted two men for spying on behalf of China. This verdict arrived in a documented context of…
TESTIMONY: Ukrainian Drones and AI — How Innovation Reversed the Front in Five Days
In February 2026, Ukraine launched an offensive that stunned military analysts with its speed and effectiveness: 78 square miles of territory reclaimed in just…
PROFILE: FortiBleed — The Russian Group That Compromised 270 Belgian Organizations Without Them Knowing
On June 23, 2026, Belgian cybersecurity firm Secutec published an alert that shook Belgium's institutional and professional world: a cybercriminal group linked to Russia…
TESTIMONY: The Axis of Upheaval Struck — US Sanctions Against Iran, China, and Belarus
On June 11, 2026, the American government announced sanctions against 13 entities spread across Iran, Belarus, and China. These entities had supplied materiel to…
PROFILE: Putin, master of grey zones — Russia's hybrid strategy against the Baltic states and Poland
On June 26, 2026, Latvia's State Security Service published an intelligence warning that received less international attention than it deserved: Russia's hybrid operations targeting…
TESTIMONY: The E5 meeting of June 24 in Berlin — when Europe says "enough" to Putin
On June 24, 2026, the leaders of five European powers gathered in Berlin for an emergency meeting that had not been widely announced in…
PROFILE: The IMF disburses $690 million to Ukraine despite a missed condition
On June 12, 2026, the International Monetary Fund announced the disbursement of a $690 million tranche to Ukraine under its Extended Fund Facility program…
TESTIMONY: The Kyiv-Berlin agreement — anti-ballistic missiles and Termit drones, an alliance forged in war
On June 18, 2026, Ukraine and Germany concluded a $400 million bilateral defense agreement that goes beyond any previous arms package in its strategic…