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TESTIMONY: Oil at $70 — the Iran deal eases the pump but strains the budgets
On June 25, 2026, the WTI — the benchmark American crude barrel — collapsed to $70.05, its lowest level since mid-February of
PROFILE: DeSantis, Trump and the 21,000 deportees of Alligator Alcatraz — anatomy of an iron policy
In the summer of 2026, the phrase "Alligator Alcatraz" has entered the vocabulary of American immigration politics as both metaphor and operational
TESTIMONY: Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Economies — Trump Launches America's Largest-Ever Trade War
I must first be honest with you: I am not an importer. I am a columnist. The testimony I am constructing here
PROFILE: Storm Shadow Strikes Voronezh — Ukraine Destroys Iskander and Kh-101 Missile Factories
On the night of June 22, 2026, something shifted in the mental geography of this war. Ukraine struck with high-precision cruise missiles
TESTIMONY: The Day the EU Said "One More Year" — Russian Sanctions Seen from the Inside
On June 25, 2026, the European Union renewed its economic sanctions against Russia for another year. No ceremony. No historic leader's speech.
PROFILE: Counter-offensive at Lyman — the Ukrainian soldiers who encircle the impossible
Shandroholove. Sixteen kilometers from Lyman. A village that appears on few news maps, mentioned in few prime-time broadcasts, defended by soldiers whose
TESTIMONY: Golden Dome, $350 Billion — the Shield That Divides America
On June 24, 2026, the Pentagon disclosed to a Congress already saturated by budget debates its spending plan for the first tranche
PROFILE: The Oil Market of June 2026, Buffeted by Iran, Putin and Ukrainian Drones
June 2026 will be remembered as the month in which the global oil market simultaneously absorbed three shocks of rare magnitude. First:
TESTIMONY: Hegseth conditions America — NATO allies must pay or lose
On June 18, 2026, in the offices of NATO headquarters in Brussels, the defense ministers of member states gathered to prepare for