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OPEN LETTER: To the China that encircles Taiwan — your maneuvers will not go unnoticed
Open letter· No. 525

OPEN LETTER: To the China that encircles Taiwan — your maneuvers will not go unnoticed

From June 22 to 26, 2026, Taiwan is conducting a series of military exercises called the "Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise." These exercises

INVESTIGATION: The CRINK Axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea Against the West
Investigation· No. 516

INVESTIGATION: The CRINK Axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea Against the West

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published an analysis on June 25, 2026 that puts a name to what observers

REPORT: Moscow, Beijing, Pyongyang — The Three Spectators Calculating the Iran Deal
Reportage· No. 515

REPORT: Moscow, Beijing, Pyongyang — The Three Spectators Calculating the Iran Deal

When the USA-Iran MOU was signed at Versailles on June 17, 2026, three capitals were watching the scene with particular attention: Moscow,

ANALYSIS: LITHUANIA-CHINA, THE HUMILIATING RETURN OF A COUNTRY THAT DEFIED BEIJING AND NOW NEGOTIATES
Analysis· No. 469

ANALYSIS: LITHUANIA-CHINA, THE HUMILIATING RETURN OF A COUNTRY THAT DEFIED BEIJING AND NOW NEGOTIATES

In 2021, Lithuania did something very few countries dare to do: it authorized Taiwan to open on its territory a representation office named not…

ANALYSIS: BIOSECURE ACT AND WUXI APPTEC — THE PROXY BIOLOGICAL WAR
Analysis· No. 466

ANALYSIS: BIOSECURE ACT AND WUXI APPTEC — THE PROXY BIOLOGICAL WAR

On June 8, 2026, the United States Department of Defense published its annual update to the so-called 1260H list — the registry of Chinese…

DECODING: THREE CRISES IN ONE WEEK — IRAN, CHINA TECH AND NATO
Analysis· No. 464

DECODING: THREE CRISES IN ONE WEEK — IRAN, CHINA TECH AND NATO

The week that ended on June 21, 2026 produced three simultaneous developments each capable, taken in isolation, of redefining the foreign policy of a…

COMMENTARY: Xi Purges His Own Army — And Calls It Loyalty
Commentary· No. 462

COMMENTARY: Xi Purges His Own Army — And Calls It Loyalty

On June 17, 2026, at the National Defense University in Beijing, Zhang Shengmin — vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the sole general…

COLUMN: China Wants 9 Aircraft Carriers — And It Has Nothing to Do With Defense
Column· No. 461

COLUMN: China Wants 9 Aircraft Carriers — And It Has Nothing to Do With Defense

In May 2026, satellite images captured above the Dalian shipyard in northeastern China revealed something Western strategists had been dreading for years: a 286-meter…

DECODING: Chinese Chips via Singapore and Malaysia — The Bypass Worrying Washington
Analysis· No. 459

DECODING: Chinese Chips via Singapore and Malaysia — The Bypass Worrying Washington

On June 20, 2026, researcher Jing Ge of the East Asia Forum published an analysis that passed almost unnoticed in the noise of the…

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