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DECODING: China Erects a Steel Economic Wall — 56 US Firms Banned, the Curtain Falls
On Monday, June 22, 2026, the Chinese government launched a double commercial counterstrike that captured the attention of chancelleries worldwide. The Ministry of Finance…
ESSAY: Ukraine at Eurosatory 2026 — from survival to military innovation power
At the Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition center, between June 15 and 19, 2026, Ukraine did not simply attend the world's largest defense trade show. It…
REPORT: USMCA on the wire — Trump gambles with North American free trade
The first of July, 2026. That date has concentrated the attention of American farmers, Mexican industrialists, Canadian exporters and everyone living off intra-North American…
DECODING: AI as a weapon of state — Trump redraws the frontiers of exportable knowledge
At 5:21 PM on Friday, June 12, 2026, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick sent a letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. The contents…
ANALYSIS: June 2026 European Council — the EU at 27 searches for direction on Ukraine, China and budget
On June 18 and 19, 2026, the twenty-seven leaders of the European Union gathered in Brussels for a remarkably dense European Council. On the…
ANALYSIS: Inflation at 3.2% in the eurozone — the war in Iran showed up on your heating bill
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel struck Iran. Four months later, the effect of that military decision has lodged itself in…
COLUMN: SpaceX raises $25 billion — Wall Street goes wild, bonds are already trembling
On June 22, 2026, SpaceX announced its inaugural bond offering on the credit markets. On June 23, the order books opened. On June 26,…
INVESTIGATION: Apple and the "RAMageddon" — When AI Devours Memory and Drives Up Your Prices
In late June 2026, Apple hit its ecosystem with news nobody wanted to hear: the prices of MacBooks and certain iPad models were going…
DECODING: Crossed Blacklists — The US-China Decoupling Becomes Institutional
On June 22, 2026, Beijing drew. In a single day, two Chinese ministries announced coordinated measures directly targeting the American military-industrial ecosystem. The Ministry…