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COLUMN: American AI under seizure — when Washington cuts access to its own brains
On Friday, June 12, 2026, at 5:21 PM Eastern Time, a letter signed by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick landed in the inbox of Anthropic,…
COLUMN: The Turnberry accord approved June 25 — Trump torpedoes it all on the 26th
On June 25, 2026, in Luxembourg, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the two regulations implementing the trade agreement concluded between the…
PROFILE: Huawei, the Champion Forged Against Its Will — Born of Sanctions, King of Chinese AI
In 2019, the Trump administration placed Huawei Technologies on the U.S. Department of Commerce's Entity List, cutting the company off from Qualcomm, Intel, ASML…
DECODING: IEEPA struck down by the Supreme Court — Trump bypasses, innovates, threatens still
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that shook American trade policy to its foundations. By a vote of…
COMMENTARY: Russian sanctions for 12 months — stated resolve, limited effectiveness
On June 25, 2026, the Council of the European Union did something unprecedented since the start of sanctions against Russia in 2022: it extended…
INVESTIGATION: France and Italy block entry ban for former Russian soldiers
On June 25, 2026, as the Council of the European Union had just adopted the decision to extend economic sanctions against Russia from 6…
COLUMN: Trump, digital tax, and 100% tariffs — Europe held hostage by its own sovereignty
On June 26, 2026, just hours before a weekend that looked set to be calm, Donald Trump published a message on Truth Social that…
INVESTIGATION: Section 122, Trump's tariff weapon the Supreme Court hasn't killed yet
The story begins with a judicial defeat for the Trump administration. In early 2026, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the legal foundation on…
COLUMN: Beijing and Africa — zero tariffs for 53 nations, free trade as an instrument of empire
On May 1, 2026, China officially implemented what Xi Jinping had announced on February 14, 2026 at the 39th African Union Summit in Addis…