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DECODED: SPIEF 2026 — Putin’s Forum, the Mirror of a Shrinking Russia
On June 3, 2026, as the first delegations arrived at Saint Petersburg's Expoforum for the 29th edition of the International Economic Forum
COLUMN: Putin Rejects Peace — the West Must Hold or Lose Everything
On June 5, 2026, before cameras from around the world gathered at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin pronounced the words many…
FIELD REPORT: The Night Ukraine Hit Putin's Shadow Fleet in the Heart of the Black Sea
On the night of June 16–17, 2026, a sanctioned Russian oil tanker burst into flames in the Black Sea. Ukraine's drone forces didn't just…
EDITORIAL: Trump, Steel, Aluminum and Copper — The Trade Weapon Wounding His Own Allies
On June 1, 2026, Trump signed his third Section 232 tariff proclamation in twelve months. The commercial logic is coherent. The geopolitical cost is…
FACT-CHECK: The EU–US Turnberry Agreement, 440 Votes, and a Time-Limited Commercial Peace
On June 16, 2026, the European Parliament approved the two regulations implementing the trade agreement with Washington — 440 votes in favor, 151 against.…
ANALYSIS: The Western Economic Arsenal Against Putin — The EU's 21st Sanctions Package
On June 19, 2026, the EU broke with precedent and extended its Russia sanctions for a full twelve months — a structural shift. Alongside…
COLUMN: Trump in Free Fall — 33% on the Economy, Blue-Collar Voters Abandon Ship, Midterms Incoming
The NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released June 18, 2026 landed like a hammer: only 33% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of the economy —…
ESSAY: War as Electoral Strategy — Trump, Iran, and the November 2026 Calculation
A thesis circulating in American analytical circles holds that the war against Iran, tariffs, and DOGE were not designed primarily as public policies —…
ANALYSIS: The 18th Straits Forum in Xiamen — Beijing Accelerates Integration While Taiwan Sounds the Alarm
Every June, Xiamen hosts a 'civil exchange' forum that is anything but civilian. Eighteen years in, Beijing's machine for absorbing Taiwan — cultural, economic,…