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EDITORIAL: 90 BILLION IN ONE YEAR — EUROPE FINALLY WAKES UP, TOO LATE?
Editorial· No. 409

EDITORIAL: 90 BILLION IN ONE YEAR — EUROPE FINALLY WAKES UP, TOO LATE?

Some figures sound like a victory. And some figures sound like a barely disguised reproach. On June 17, 2026, during the NATO pre-ministerial press…

REPORT: BEIJING SANCTIONS 10 US FIRMS AND BANS 46 FROM PUBLIC MARKETS — THE TRADE WAR RESUMES
Reportage· No. 401

REPORT: BEIJING SANCTIONS 10 US FIRMS AND BANS 46 FROM PUBLIC MARKETS — THE TRADE WAR RESUMES

On Monday, June 22, 2026, as Washington was still digesting the fallout from its 1260H list expanded to 188 Chinese companies, Beijing responded with…

COMMENTARY: Republicans against Trump on Iran — a rebellion that says something
Commentary· No. 394

COMMENTARY: Republicans against Trump on Iran — a rebellion that says something

The day after the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran was signed on June 17, 2026, with the ink barely dry…

EDITORIAL: Iran says the deal is an American defeat — and it's not entirely wrong
Editorial· No. 393

EDITORIAL: Iran says the deal is an American defeat — and it's not entirely wrong

On June 24, 2026, Al Jazeera reported that influential voices in Tehran were describing the memorandum of understanding signed with Washington on June 17…

ANALYSIS: The U.S. Senate slaps Trump on Iran — 50-48, a Republican fracture
Analysis· No. 389

ANALYSIS: The U.S. Senate slaps Trump on Iran — 50-48, a Republican fracture

On June 24, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed a war powers resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to end military hostilities against Iran,…

EDITORIAL: Kyiv's patience is not infinite — the peace offer can expire
Editorial· No. 385

EDITORIAL: Kyiv's patience is not infinite — the peace offer can expire

On June 22, 2026, before the United Nations Security Council, Andrii Melnyk, Ukraine's permanent representative, spoke words that the diplomatic world had grown accustomed…

EDITORIAL: Trump Sacrifices American Intelligence on the Altar of Legislative Blackmail
Editorial· No. 374

EDITORIAL: Trump Sacrifices American Intelligence on the Altar of Legislative Blackmail

On June 17, 2026, just hours before Jay Clayton — former SEC chairman nominated as Director of National Intelligence — was set

REPORT: Jay Clayton Sacrificed — Trump Suspends His Intelligence Chief to Force a Vote
Reportage· No. 373

REPORT: Jay Clayton Sacrificed — Trump Suspends His Intelligence Chief to Force a Vote

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, as President Donald Trump attended the final day of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, he triggered

COMMENTARY: Brazil at 25% — the Trade Offensive Targeting Lula and Defying the Hemisphere
Commentary· No. 369

COMMENTARY: Brazil at 25% — the Trade Offensive Targeting Lula and Defying the Hemisphere

On June 1, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) dropped a silent bomb into hemispheric relations: a proposal

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