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COMMENTARY: The Iran-USA Deal Freezes $300 Billion in Oil — Who Will Really Pay?
On June 17, 2026, in Geneva, President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding that, if it holds,…
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…
COMMENTARY: Media in crisis — when disinformation kills democracy more surely than bombs
In 2026, the Reuters Institute published a figure that should have triggered emergency sessions in every democratic parliament on the planet: global trust in…
EDITORIAL: Striking Moscow is not escalation — it is coercion, and Ukraine is right to use it
On June 16 and 18, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Kapotnya refinery in Moscow — one of the largest refining facilities in Russia and…
ANALYSIS: OpenAI delays its IPO to 2027 — the $852 billion company that cannot go public yet
OpenAI is currently valued at $852 billion. It is the fastest-growing software company in history, having reached $24 billion in annualized revenue in early…
COMMENTARY: The ECB raises rates — the price of war is being paid in Frankfurt
On June 11, 2026, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) raised all three key interest rates by 25 basis points. The…
INVESTIGATION: Musk-Trump, the explosive break that shook American power
November 2024. Elon Musk invests $277 million in Donald Trump's campaign — a record contribution, the largest ever made by a private donor in…
EDITORIAL: Ankara, the summit that will reshape the Atlantic Alliance
On July 7 and 8, 2026, the leaders of 32 NATO member nations will converge on the Beştepe Presidential Complex in Ankara. This will…
COMMENTARY: The G7 demands North Korea's denuclearization — Pyongyang responds with a definitive no
On June 16 and 17, 2026, the G7 leaders gathered in Évian-les-Bains, France, on the shores of Lake Geneva. A beautiful setting for a…