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EDITORIAL: The West Under Dual Fiscal and Military Pressure — How to Finance Freedom
The West faces in 2026 a budgetary equation unlike any in its recent history. It must simultaneously pay for the fiscal mistakes of the…
COLUMN: Alibaba, Anthropic Muzzled, Huawei — the Chinese Triad Winning the AI Cold War
On June 12, 2026, at 5:21 PM Eastern Time, the US Department of Commerce issued an export control directive ordering Anthropic to suspend access…
INVESTIGATION: Taiwan Turns Its Back on Beijing — What the Polls Really Say
Every year since 1992, the National Chengchi University in Taipei publishes its survey on the identity and political preferences of Taiwanese citizens. It is…
FACT-CHECK: China Says "Routine Patrol" — Experts Say "Blockade Rehearsal"
On June 1, 2026, Chinese coast guard vessels began continuous patrols in the waters east of Taiwan — a geographic zone that Beijing had…
DECODING: China Erects a Steel Economic Wall — 56 US Firms Banned, the Curtain Falls
On Monday, June 22, 2026, the Chinese government launched a double commercial counterstrike that captured the attention of chancelleries worldwide. The Ministry of Finance…
ANALYSIS: June 2026 European Council — the EU at 27 searches for direction on Ukraine, China and budget
On June 18 and 19, 2026, the twenty-seven leaders of the European Union gathered in Brussels for a remarkably dense European Council. On the…
COLUMN: Alibaba Launches HappyHorse 1.1 — China Rushes Into the Void Left by the US
On June 13, 2026, the American government gave Anthropic 90 minutes to block access to its Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 models…
DECODING: Taiwan Han Kuang — the dress rehearsal before a real war with China
On June 22, 2026, Taiwan launched a military exercise of unusual scope: five days of immediate combat readiness drills, involving thousands of soldiers, armored…
DECODING: Crossed Blacklists — The US-China Decoupling Becomes Institutional
On June 22, 2026, Beijing drew. In a single day, two Chinese ministries announced coordinated measures directly targeting the American military-industrial ecosystem. The Ministry…