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TESTIMONY: G7 in Évian — Ukraine Leaves with Weapons Licenses and a Solemn Promise
From June 15 to 17, 2026, the royal palace of Évian-les-Bains, on the shores of Lake Geneva, hosted the leaders of the seven most…
COLUMN: June 2026 — The Month Ukraine Rewrote the Rules of Long-Range War
June 2026 will endure in the military annals. This is not a metaphor — it is a documented, quantified, geolocated fact. According to United24…
EDITORIAL: Trump Targets Brazil With 25% Tariffs — Section 301 as an All-Purpose Weapon
On June 1, 2026, the USTR (United States Trade Representative) proposed 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports under a separate Section 301 investigation — separate,…
DECODING: The $300 Billion for Iran — What the MOU Really Hides About Reconstruction
Among the fourteen points of the Trump-Iran memorandum of understanding signed on June 17, 2026, one triggered particular astonishment in American and international political…
ESSAY: Trump targets 60 countries for "forced labor" — Section 301 as a geopolitical weapon
On June 2, 2026, the USTR — the United States Trade Representative — published a proposal for new tariffs of 10 to 12.5% targeting…
COMMENTARY: The Russian Exemption Expired — Trump Tightens the Tap After Leaving It Wide Open
On June 17, 2026, the United States let the third and final sanctions exemption on Russian oil expire without renewal. This ends a cycle…
DECODING: Trump v. Slaughter — can you fire the heads of independent agencies at will?
In March 2025, President Trump fired Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, an Obama-appointed Federal Trade Commission commissioner. Slaughter refused to recognize the firing as valid. Her…
FACT-CHECK: DOJ vs. Judge Eaton — the battle over $166 billion in illegal tariff refunds
In June 2026, a rare judicial confrontation pitted the American Department of Justice (DOJ) against Judge Richard Eaton of the Court of International Trade…
TESTIMONY: The Federal Circuit upholds the 10% tariff — American trade holds its breath
On June 11, 2026, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of execution of the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruling that…