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REPORT: Crimea besieged — total energy and port blockade at the heart of the occupied peninsula
Reportage· No. 474

REPORT: Crimea besieged — total energy and port blockade at the heart of the occupied peninsula

Between June 19 and 25, 2026, Ukraine conducted against occupied Crimea a strike campaign of unprecedented intensity since the illegal annexation of

ANALYSIS: Moscow's Kapotnya refinery offline until 2027 — Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia's war economy
Analysis· No. 472

ANALYSIS: Moscow's Kapotnya refinery offline until 2027 — Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia's war economy

On June 16 and 18, 2026, Ukraine struck the Kapotnya refinery — Moscow's largest — with a precision and persistence that left

REPORT: CRIMEA — THE RAILWAY BRIDGE STRUCK AND THE LIGHTS GOING OUT IN SEVASTOPOL
Reportage· No. 451

REPORT: CRIMEA — THE RAILWAY BRIDGE STRUCK AND THE LIGHTS GOING OUT IN SEVASTOPOL

In the night of June 23–24, 2026, Ukraine struck Crimea at several points simultaneously. A railway bridge — a strategic target since the beginning…

DECODING: RUSSIAN REFINERIES ON FIRE — KYIV STRIKES PUTIN'S OIL ARTERY
Analysis· No. 449

DECODING: RUSSIAN REFINERIES ON FIRE — KYIV STRIKES PUTIN'S OIL ARTERY

In June 2026, something changed in the nature of this war — not on the Kostiantynivka front, not in the diplomatic negotiations around the…

BREAKDOWN: Canada Sanctions 162 Entities of Putin's Shadow Fleet
Analysis· No. 420

BREAKDOWN: Canada Sanctions 162 Entities of Putin's Shadow Fleet

On June 16, 2026, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, Canada announced sanctions targeting 162 individuals, entities and vessels linked to…

INVESTIGATION: Hormuz after 60 days — Iran wants tolls, Rubio says no
Investigation· No. 392

INVESTIGATION: Hormuz after 60 days — Iran wants tolls, Rubio says no

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategically vital maritime passages on the planet. Approximately 33 kilometers wide at its narrowest point…

BREAKDOWN: Iran and nuclear inspections — the lie poisoning the peace
Analysis· No. 390

BREAKDOWN: Iran and nuclear inspections — the lie poisoning the peace

On June 23, 2026, an open dispute erupted between Washington and Tehran over a question as fundamental as it is explosive: had Iran or…

COLUMN: The Blue Basin of the Ego — Trump, Grand Renovations, and the Narcissism of Power
Column· No. 331

COLUMN: The Blue Basin of the Ego — Trump, Grand Renovations, and the Narcissism of Power

There is something profoundly revealing in the image of a President of the United States who interrupts a meeting with oil executives

OP-ED: Putin’s Ghost Fleet — 27 Vessels in London’s Crosshairs, the Oil War
Note· No. 245

OP-ED: Putin’s Ghost Fleet — 27 Vessels in London’s Crosshairs, the Oil War

In the early hours of June 14, 2026, British Royal Marine commandos rappelled onto the deck of a tanker in the middle

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