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ESSAY: DeepSeek V4, Open Source as a Geopolitical Weapon
Essay· No. 833

ESSAY: DeepSeek V4, Open Source as a Geopolitical Weapon

On April 24, 2026, DeepSeek released on Hugging Face two models under an MIT license: DeepSeek V4-Pro, a Mixture-of-Experts architecture with 1.6 trillion total…

PROFILE: Lavrov, the Indestructible — Rigidity as a Diplomatic Weapon
Profile· No. 831

PROFILE: Lavrov, the Indestructible — Rigidity as a Diplomatic Weapon

Sergei Lavrov entered the grand history of international diplomacy on March 9, 2004, when Vladimir Putin appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs of the…

ESSAY: 1,569 Days — What the Length of Ukraine's War Tells Us About European Civilization
Essay· No. 825

ESSAY: 1,569 Days — What the Length of Ukraine's War Tells Us About European Civilization

On June 11, 2026, journalist Constant Méheut of the New York Times wrote it plainly: the war in Ukraine has officially lasted longer than…

TESTIMONY: Zelensky vs. Lukashenko — One Week to Silence the Death Relays
Profile· No. 820

TESTIMONY: Zelensky vs. Lukashenko — One Week to Silence the Death Relays

On June 19, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky stood before journalists and spoke simple, direct words that rang like an indirect declaration of war against Alexander…

PROFILE: Mike Johnson, the man caught between God, Trump, and the American Constitution
Profile· No. 816

PROFILE: Mike Johnson, the man caught between God, Trump, and the American Constitution

There is something almost tragic about the silhouette of Mike Johnson in this month of June 2026. Speaker of the United States House of…

ESSAY: Trump refuses to sign the housing bill to force the end of the filibuster — a dangerous precedent
Essay· No. 814

ESSAY: Trump refuses to sign the housing bill to force the end of the filibuster — a dangerous precedent

On June 24, 2026, Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that he was canceling the signing ceremony for the housing bill — the 21st…

TESTIMONY: "Our Patience Is Not Infinite" — Melnyk at the UN, Ukraine at the Breaking Point
Profile· No. 805

TESTIMONY: "Our Patience Is Not Infinite" — Melnyk at the UN, Ukraine at the Breaking Point

On June 22, 2026, in the chamber of the United Nations Security Council in New York, Andriy Melnyk — Ukraine's ambassador to the UN…

PROFILE: Xi Jinping, Architect of the Multipolar World — How Beijing Seduces in Silence
Profile· No. 804

PROFILE: Xi Jinping, Architect of the Multipolar World — How Beijing Seduces in Silence

In 2026, Beijing has become the world's most visited capital by world leaders. Over a span of six months — January to June —…

ESSAY: Why China No Longer Needs Nvidia — Technological Autonomy as a Doctrine of Power
Essay· No. 799

ESSAY: Why China No Longer Needs Nvidia — Technological Autonomy as a Doctrine of Power

In June 2026, China made official what many Western analysts still refused to accept: Beijing no longer needs Nvidia, AMD, or any other American…

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