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COMMENTARY: China, the Greatest Threat to the West — Decoupling Is Inevitable
Commentary· No. 273

COMMENTARY: China, the Greatest Threat to the West — Decoupling Is Inevitable

For years, the West told itself a reassuring story: China is certainly an aggressive competitor, but a rational trading partner. A country

OPEN LETTER: Do Not Let Peace Become Ukraine's Capitulation
Op-Ed· No. 260

OPEN LETTER: Do Not Let Peace Become Ukraine's Capitulation

Ladies and gentlemen, leaders of the free world, I am writing to you from this precise moment where history begins to stutter

EDITORIAL: G7 Evian — The China Split Fractures the West and Portends the Worst
Editorial· No. 256

EDITORIAL: G7 Evian — The China Split Fractures the West and Portends the Worst

The 52nd G7 summit was held from June 15 to 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, this small French spa town known more for

COMMENTARY: Trump Presses Moscow to Make Peace—But How Far Will This Pressure Go?
Commentary· No. 255

COMMENTARY: Trump Presses Moscow to Make Peace—But How Far Will This Pressure Go?

On June 16, 2026, in Évian-les-Bains, on the shores of Lake Geneva, Donald Trump uttered four words that surged through diplomatic chancelleries

EDITORIAL: Sanctioning Beijing — The EU Finally Crosses the Rubicon Against Moscow's Ally
Editorial· No. 251

EDITORIAL: Sanctioning Beijing — The EU Finally Crosses the Rubicon Against Moscow's Ally

On June 15, 2026, in the hushed corridors of the EU Council in Brussels, something fundamental changed. For the first time since

COMMENTARY: Brussels Bares Its Teeth — The EU Wants to Sanction Putin’s Chinese Banks
Commentary· No. 246

COMMENTARY: Brussels Bares Its Teeth — The EU Wants to Sanction Putin’s Chinese Banks

The information circulated discreetly, almost drowned out by the deluge of geopolitical news in mid-June 2026: according to a report by Bloomberg,

COMMENTARY: Trump, Russian Oil, and the Silent Betrayal of Ukraine
Commentary· No. 216

COMMENTARY: Trump, Russian Oil, and the Silent Betrayal of Ukraine

On June 16, 2026, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, U.S. President Donald Trump uttered the words that

EDITORIAL: Hit Chinese forced labor, yes — punish democratic allies, no
Editorial· No. 215

EDITORIAL: Hit Chinese forced labor, yes — punish democratic allies, no

On the night of June 2, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the findings of sixty investigations

REPORT: The U.S.-China "Board of Trade," an Institutional Rapprochement Worrying the West
Reportage· No. 214

REPORT: The U.S.-China "Board of Trade," an Institutional Rapprochement Worrying the West

It was in Paris, at the OECD headquarters, on March 16, 2026, that the phrase was first uttered in public. Jamieson Greer,

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