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INVESTIGATION: The License That Arms Ukraine — Why the G7 Is Letting Kyiv Build Its Own Missiles
At the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains in June 2026, a quiet decision was made that could shift the war's balance more profoundly than any…
COLUMN: 992 Drones in One Night — The Low-Cost Revolution Battering Putin's Petroleum Empire
On the night of June 17–18, 2026, Ukraine launched what Russia's own Defense Ministry confirmed as the largest drone attack of the entire war.…
FIELD REPORT: Sudan — The UN Sounds the Alarm on El-Obeid, 29 Countries at the Human Rights Council
On June 18, 2026, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk issued a cry from Geneva: "Stop this madness." Behind those three words: a city…
NOTE: Trump Offers the Keys to the American Arsenal to Europe — Finally, Perhaps
At the G7 in Évian on June 17, 2026, Trump said he would ask U.S. arms makers to consider licensing missile production in Europe…
EDITORIAL: £1 Billion in Frozen Russian Assets Turned Into 150,000 Drones for Kyiv
On June 18, 2026, Britain announced a £752 million military package for Ukraine — financed by Putin's own frozen sovereign assets. Poetic justice has…
ANALYSIS: Reconciliation 3.0 at $350 billion — Hegseth wants drones, the Senate resists
Something fundamental is happening in Washington. $350 billion for drones, autonomous systems, sovereign AI, and precision munitions. The most ambitious military modernization in American…
FIELD REPORT: Germany — Air-to-Air Missiles and IRIS-T, the New Package Armoring Kyiv's Sky
On June 18, 2026 in Brussels, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced triple-digit air-to-air missile transfers from Bundeswehr stocks, accelerated IRIS-T deliveries, $200 million for…
BRIEF: Hegseth Scorns Europe, Trump Shrugs — and Putin Smiles
On June 18, 2026, in Brussels, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called NATO allies "free riders" and announced a six-month troop review. Trump…
ANALYSIS: Sudan — 1,000 Civilians Killed by Drones in Five Months, the UAE Keeps Arming the RSF
Between January and May 2026, more than 1,000 Sudanese civilians were killed in drone strikes — 80% of all documented combat deaths. The evidence…