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PROFILE: Beijing and Moscow, the face of an axis that no longer hides
There are weeks when geopolitics stops hiding behind cautious communiqués. The week of July 6 to 13, 2026, is one of them.
REPORT: The Indo-Pacific becomes the world's new center of gravity
On July 6, 2026, at one minute past noon Beijing time, a Chinese navy nuclear submarine broke the silent surface of the Pacific to…
DECODING: How the West Is Structuring Its Deterrence Against Four Threats
The West no longer faces a single isolated threat, but a strategic convergence between four authoritarian regimes: Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
REPORT: A Chinese Missile in the Pacific Confirms the Western Doctrine
On July 6, 2026, at precisely noon, a Chinese nuclear submarine fired a ballistic missile from waters in the South China Sea toward the…
INVESTIGATION: Chinese Deterrence Now Puts Itself on Display in the Pacific
On July 6, 2026, a nuclear submarine of the Chinese navy fired a ballistic missile into international waters of the Pacific, according to Reuters…
EDITORIAL: Beijing and Moscow Tighten Their Naval Grip on the Pacific
From July 6 to 13, 2026, the Chinese and Russian navies conducted, in the Yellow Sea, the joint exercise Marine Interaction 2026, also called…
COLUMN: The Chinese Missile Reshaping the Pacific's Undersea Nuclear Balance
On July 6, 2026, a little after noon, a nuclear-powered Chinese submarine fired a ballistic missile toward international waters in the Pacific.
FACT-CHECK: Did Beijing really violate the South Pacific nuclear-free zone
Since China's ballistic missile launch of July 6, 2026, a precise accusation has been circulating in several Pacific capitals: Beijing allegedly violated the spirit,…
REPORT: Type 094, the submarine that pulled China into the naval nuclear age
There exist weapons known mostly through their silences. The Type 094 submarine, also called the Jin class, belongs to that category.