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The war of machines: drones, missiles, shields, and the race to shoot them down.
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EDITORIAL: Striking Moscow is not escalation — it is coercion, and Ukraine is right to use it
Editorial· No. 909

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…

INVESTIGATION: Eurosatory 2026 — Ukraine, AI and drones, the War Show reinvented itself in Paris
Investigation· No. 903

INVESTIGATION: Eurosatory 2026 — Ukraine, AI and drones, the War Show reinvented itself in Paris

From June 15 to 19, 2026, the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre was transformed into the largest showcase the global defense industry has ever…

DECODING: Taiwan Han Kuang — the dress rehearsal before a real war with China
Analysis· No. 901

DECODING: Taiwan Han Kuang — the dress rehearsal before a real war with China

On June 22, 2026, Taiwan launched a military exercise of unusual scope: five days of immediate combat readiness drills, involving thousands of soldiers, armored…

NARRATIVE: Pokrovsk, Huliaipillia, Kostiantynivka — three names that sum up the hell of the Donbas
Reportage· No. 899

NARRATIVE: Pokrovsk, Huliaipillia, Kostiantynivka — three names that sum up the hell of the Donbas

On June 25, 2026, Ukraine's General Staff recorded 257 combat engagements in a single day across the entire front. Two hundred and fifty-seven. That…

OPINION: 660 drones in one night — Ukraine changes the rules of war
Note· No. 890

OPINION: 660 drones in one night — Ukraine changes the rules of war

In the night of June 25 to 26, 2026, Ukraine launched the largest drone offensive in its own history. Russia's Ministry of Defense announced…

ANALYSIS: The Ukrainian drone that set Moscow — and Putin's strategy — on fire
Analysis· No. 884

ANALYSIS: The Ukrainian drone that set Moscow — and Putin's strategy — on fire

On June 18, 2026, at dawn, residents of the Kapotnya district in southeastern Moscow woke to an apocalyptic atmosphere: columns of black smoke rising…

COLUMN: Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia — negotiate from strength, or don't negotiate
Column· No. 849

COLUMN: Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia — negotiate from strength, or don't negotiate

In June 2026, Ukraine struck an oil refinery in the heart of Moscow — 10 miles from the Kremlin — twice in one week.…

ESSAY: Kim Jong Un and the bomb at sea — what North Korea's nuclear navy changes for Asia
Essay· No. 846

ESSAY: Kim Jong Un and the bomb at sea — what North Korea's nuclear navy changes for Asia

On June 23, 2026, at the port of Nampo on the west coast of North Korea, Kim Jong Un personally presided over the official…

COMMENTARY: The Trump-Iran Deal — A "Peace" Without Missiles or Militias That Looks Like Surrender
Commentary· No. 828

COMMENTARY: The Trump-Iran Deal — A "Peace" Without Missiles or Militias That Looks Like Surrender

On June 17, 2026, the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to end the war that Washington and Tel…

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