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Tariffs, debt, inflation, and markets: who pays the bill, and when.
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Note· No. 33
BRIEF: The NATO 5% GDP Deal — Who's Really Paying, and Who's Still Bluffing Before Ankara?
June 18, 2026: NATO defense ministers convened in Brussels with $139 billion in new allied spending to show. Behind the record numbers, a brutal…

Investigation· No. 29
INVESTIGATION: Trump Relaunches the Global Trade War — and His Allies Are in the Crosshairs
On June 2, 2026, the Trump administration dusted off a legal weapon few thought it would use: Section 301 of the Trade Act of…

Investigation· No. 21
INVESTIGATION: Belgium Crosses the 2% NATO Threshold — and Reveals Everything That Number Conceals
For the first time in its NATO history, Belgium hit the 2% GDP defense spending target. It also announced seven F-16s for Ukraine. Both…

Analysis· No. 11
ANALYSIS: The Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's IEEPA Tariffs — and the West Holds Its Breath
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president had no authority to impose sweeping tariffs under an emergency law not…
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