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ANALYSIS: The Supreme Court Invalidates Trump Tariffs — A Fragmented Constitutional Victory
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court rendered a decision of 6 votes to 3 that shook the Trump administration's trade policy:…
EDITORIAL: Water Cannons, Cyanide and Silence — China Torments Philippine Fishermen with Impunity
Somewhere in the South China Sea, a few nautical miles from a rock that an international tribunal confirmed belongs to the exclusive economic zone…
COMMENTARY: Russia running on empty — 53 regions short on fuel, Kyiv hits the refineries
In June 2026, Russia is experiencing what economic observers are calling the "worst national fuel crisis" since the war began. More than
COMMENTARY: NATO Ankara Summit — "tens of billions" and the 5% GDP target
On June 25, 2026, Mark Rutte — Secretary General of NATO — took the floor at the Atlantic Council in Washington to
OPEN LETTER: Chinese consumption collapses — the economy that can no longer lie to itself
I am writing to you with numbers Beijing would have preferred never to publish. May 2026: Chinese retail sales contracted by 0.6%
ANALYSIS: USMCA Dead on July 1 — Trump Abandons $1.3 Trillion in North American Free Trade
On July 1, 2026, the USMCA — United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known in French Canada as ACEUM — technically expired without the Trump
TESTIMONY: Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Economies — Trump Launches America's Largest-Ever Trade War
I must first be honest with you: I am not an importer. I am a columnist. The testimony I am constructing here
ESSAY: Eurosatory 2026 — NATO Unveils Its Autonomous Weapons of the Future, Pilotless Tanks and Drone Carriers
Every two years, Paris hosts Eurosatory, the largest land defense and security trade show in the world. In June 2026, this unmissable
TESTIMONY: The Day the EU Said "One More Year" — Russian Sanctions Seen from the Inside
On June 25, 2026, the European Union renewed its economic sanctions against Russia for another year. No ceremony. No historic leader's speech.