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PROFILE: Trump facing the midterms — a polarizing president whose polls are slipping
In June 2026, less than five months from the November midterms, the political portrait of Donald Trump is that of a man
TESTIMONY: When Trump Chose Iranian Oil Over Russian Oil — and Changed the World's Rules
I have covered energy geopolitics long enough to recognize a historic turning point when it arrives. June 17, 2026 was one. That
PROFILE: The CRINK Axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, the Authoritarian Bloc Defying the West
In June 2026, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published a comprehensive dossier on what it calls the CRINK axis
TESTIMONY: Valiant Shield 2026 — 10,000 US-Japan soldiers send a message Beijing cannot ignore
Since June 22, 2026, the USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class American aircraft carrier, and its escorts have been maneuvering in the Philippine
PROFILE: Kim Jong-un and Putin, two years of alliance — what Iran understood that the West refuses to see
June 19, 2026 marks the second anniversary of the mutual defense treaty signed between Russia and North Korea at the Pyongyang summit.
TESTIMONY: The Day Iran Closed the World Again — June 20, 2026
Some days inscribe themselves immediately in collective memory. June 20, 2026 is one of them. Barely three days after the signing of
PROFILE: Golden Dome — The Missile Shield That Wants to Save Tomorrow's America
There is something profoundly American in the concept of the Golden Dome: the idea that a nation can build an impenetrable shield
TESTIMONY: The Courtroom as a Trap — When ICE Was Arresting Asylum Seekers
On June 23, 2026, in a courtroom in the Northern District of California, federal Judge Pitts — appointed by Biden — issued
PROFILE: Lavrov, Master of Diplomatic Lying — Peace as a Weapon of War
On June 23, 2026, Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister for more than two decades, delivered one of his favorite formulations: Russia is