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EDITORIAL: Xi Jinping shifts tactics on Taiwan, a strategic reading
Fewer jets, more calculated silence. The daily average of Chinese air incursions into the Taiwan Strait has fallen by half compared to 2025, according…
COMMENTARY: Taiwan Strait, one week later — the tally
On average, five Chinese warplanes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait daily through May 2026, according to the Straits Times of June…
EDITORIAL: China's budget slowdown — economic prudence or strategic reorientation
China set its 2026 defense budget at 1.94 trillion yuan, roughly 282 billion US dollars, according to Reuters. This figure, imposing on its face,…
COMMENTARY: The US MATCH Act Takes Aim at China's Chipmaking Machines
The United States proposed the MATCH Act to restrict exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China, according to Reuters on April 3, 2026, legislation…
EDITORIAL: Scarborough, Ten Years On, the Tensions Refuse to Fade
Ten years after the 2016 international arbitration ruling that rejected Chinese claims at Scarborough Shoal, Philippine fishermen report being driven away from waters the…
EDITORIAL: The Baltic Drone Wall, What the West Truly Must Take From It
Let us say it plainly: the Baltic drone wall is not a symbolic gesture. It is a one-billion-euro answer to a threat that has…
EDITORIAL: Five countries, what Western observers take from it
Five NATO countries now exceed 3.5% of their GDP in pure defense spending, according to a Reuters tally dated July 7, 2026.
COMMENTARY: PURL and Patriot, the alliance protecting Kyiv
According to European Pravda, on June 30, 2026, the PURL mechanism now finances 75% of the Patriot interceptors delivered to Ukraine and 90% of…
EDITORIAL: Germany's Eurofighter withdrawal, a bad signal
On March 24, 2026, Germany withdrew its Eurofighter jets stationed in Poland, according to Euronews. This withdrawal, presented as a simple logistical reorganization, deserves…