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TESTIMONY: Ust-Luga in flames, the second blow to the heart of Russian oil
On the night of July 5 to 6, 2026, Ukrainian forces carried out one of their widest energy strikes since the start of the…
OPEN LETTER: To those standing in gas lines across Russia
I am writing to you from outside a country I have never visited, about a reality I can only observe through reports, statistics, and…
ESSAY: Ukraine's Flamingo missile is rewriting the war's industrial rules
There is something almost ironic in choosing the word Flamingo to name a cruise missile capable of striking industrial sites deep inside Russia.
TESTIMONY: Murmansk and Tuapse, two Russian ports erased from the Western map
On April 23, 2026, the European Commission announced the adoption of its 20th sanctions package against Russia. Buried in the technical detail of that…
PROFILE: 632 ghosts of the sea, the true face of Putin's oil fleet
Since the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package on April 23, 2026, one number stands out as the most tangible symbol of the…
TESTIMONY: I watched Wall Street tighten its grip on a European icon
I have been following this story for several weeks, and I will be honest: I did not expect it to take the turn it…
ESSAY: Why Trump Shakes al-Sharaa's Hand Without Letting Go of Ukraine
There is something dizzying about the image the NATO summit in Ankara produced in early July 2026: on the very same day, Donald Trump…
TESTIMONY: Trump wants to meet Zelensky to discuss an end-of-war scenario
On July 5, 2026, a senior American official indicated that the meeting planned between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara…
PROFILE: The jihadist insurgency redrawing the map of the Sahel
Since April 25, 2026, Mali has been going through one of the most intense waves of jihadist attacks since the 2012 rebellion began, according…