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The war of machines: drones, missiles, shields, and the race to shoot them down.
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NARRATIVE: The Week Ukraine Targeted Russian Missile Factories and Their Satellites
Reportage· No. 562

NARRATIVE: The Week Ukraine Targeted Russian Missile Factories and Their Satellites

The week of 18 to 25 June 2026 marked a decisive stage in Ukraine's deep-strike strategy. Ukraine is no longer content merely

PROFILE: The Oil Market of June 2026, Buffeted by Iran, Putin and Ukrainian Drones
Profile· No. 561

PROFILE: The Oil Market of June 2026, Buffeted by Iran, Putin and Ukrainian Drones

June 2026 will be remembered as the month in which the global oil market simultaneously absorbed three shocks of rare magnitude. First:

OPINION: Russia Running Dry — Ukrainian Drones Create Shortages in 53 Russian Regions
Note· No. 533

OPINION: Russia Running Dry — Ukrainian Drones Create Shortages in 53 Russian Regions

We have long been told that sanctions were not biting, that Russia was holding, that the Russian war economy was resilient. In

REPORT: The Choe Hyon — North Korea launches its largest destroyer with nuclear missiles aboard
Reportage· No. 529

REPORT: The Choe Hyon — North Korea launches its largest destroyer with nuclear missiles aboard

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea officially commissioned the 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon. It is the largest and most advanced surface vessel

ESSAY: The KN-23 missile — when Ukraine becomes Kim Jong-un's laboratory
Essay· No. 523

ESSAY: The KN-23 missile — when Ukraine becomes Kim Jong-un's laboratory

There is one statistic I want to engrave in the mind of every Western strategist who still thinks the war in Ukraine

PROFILE: Golden Dome — The Missile Shield That Wants to Save Tomorrow's America
Profile· No. 507

PROFILE: Golden Dome — The Missile Shield That Wants to Save Tomorrow's America

There is something profoundly American in the concept of the Golden Dome: the idea that a nation can build an impenetrable shield

ESSAY: A Billion for Drones — When the West Finally Chooses Ukraine's War Industry
Essay· No. 495

ESSAY: A Billion for Drones — When the West Finally Chooses Ukraine's War Industry

For more than four years, Western support for Ukraine followed a simple and largely insufficient model: manufacture elsewhere, deliver over there. Missiles

EDITORIAL: Zircons Over Kyiv — Ukraine Without Enough Patriots Facing the Missile Rain
Editorial· No. 490

EDITORIAL: Zircons Over Kyiv — Ukraine Without Enough Patriots Facing the Missile Rain

On June 2, 2026, Russia launched eight Zircon hypersonic missiles against Kyiv. It was the largest Zircon attack of the year —

ANALYSIS: Freya, the $700,000 Interceptor That Wants to Rewrite Ukraine's Air Defense
Analysis· No. 485

ANALYSIS: Freya, the $700,000 Interceptor That Wants to Rewrite Ukraine's Air Defense

On the sidelines of the Ramstein 35 summit, a quiet but potentially historic agreement was signed between Ukraine and Germany. Its subject:

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