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EDITORIAL: Trump Targets Brazil With 25% Tariffs — Section 301 as an All-Purpose Weapon
Editorial· No. 1426

EDITORIAL: Trump Targets Brazil With 25% Tariffs — Section 301 as an All-Purpose Weapon

On June 1, 2026, the USTR (United States Trade Representative) proposed 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports under a separate Section 301 investigation — separate,…

FACT-CHECK: Europe Wants Its Own "Section 301" Against China — What Is True, What Is Pending
Analysis· No. 1422

FACT-CHECK: Europe Wants Its Own "Section 301" Against China — What Is True, What Is Pending

At the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains in June 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron launched a proposal that captured the attention of chancelleries and economists…

COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: awakening or empty words?
Commentary· No. 1135

COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: awakening or empty words?

On June 24, 2026, several major European powers jointly issued a warning about the threat China poses to Taiwan. This is rare. It is…

OPINION: Maritime quarantine: China's real blockade strategy
Note· No. 1134

OPINION: Maritime quarantine: China's real blockade strategy

They call it a «maritime quarantine». It is the polite term, the diplomatic term, the term that allows China to apply suffocating pressure on…

REPORT: RIMPAC and Valiant Shield: the Pacific bristles against Beijing
Reportage· No. 1133

REPORT: RIMPAC and Valiant Shield: the Pacific bristles against Beijing

In this month of June 2026, the Pacific vibrates with a tension that is no longer abstract. RIMPAC 2026 — the world's largest naval…

ANALYSIS: The 1260H list: how Beijing is arming the economic war for Taiwan
Analysis· No. 1131

ANALYSIS: The 1260H list: how Beijing is arming the economic war for Taiwan

On June 26, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published its update on the China-Taiwan situation with information of considerable strategic…

COMMENTARY: Beijing Arms Moscow, Threatens Taiwan: The Great Chinese Threat as Seen from the West
Commentary· No. 1101

COMMENTARY: Beijing Arms Moscow, Threatens Taiwan: The Great Chinese Threat as Seen from the West

Here is a fact that too many Western leaders still struggle to fully absorb: the war in Ukraine and the threat to Taiwan are…

COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: a genuine wake-up call, or an empty word without follow-through?
Commentary· No. 1087

COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: a genuine wake-up call, or an empty word without follow-through?

On June 24, 2026, according to a report by Yahoo News, the major European powers issued a rare and explicit warning to the People's…

INVESTIGATION: Maritime quarantine: Taiwan's simulation that exposes Beijing's real blockade strategy
Investigation· No. 1086

INVESTIGATION: Maritime quarantine: Taiwan's simulation that exposes Beijing's real blockade strategy

In June 2026, Taiwan conducted a tabletop exercise reconstructing precisely the scenario it fears most: a maritime quarantine imposed by Chinese forces. According to…

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