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ANALYSIS: Germany Eyes Ukrainian Missiles to Fill the Void Left by Washington
Analysis· No. 149

ANALYSIS: Germany Eyes Ukrainian Missiles to Fill the Void Left by Washington

July 2024. Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz announce with great fanfare that the United States will deploy Tomahawk missiles in Germany starting

OPEN LETTER: Trump Is Dismantling the Right to Vote, and No One Seems Willing to Stop Him
Op-Ed· No. 124

OPEN LETTER: Trump Is Dismantling the Right to Vote, and No One Seems Willing to Stop Him

An open letter to American citizens, elected officials, federal institutions, and Western allies: what is happening in the United States is not a partisan…

COMMENTARY: Trump's $70 Billion Deportation Machine — Sovereignty or Authoritarian Drift?
Commentary· No. 123

COMMENTARY: Trump's $70 Billion Deportation Machine — Sovereignty or Authoritarian Drift?

On June 10, 2026, Trump signed the Secure America Act — nearly $70 billion for ICE and CBP, funded through 2029 with no meaningful…

COMMENTARY: Trump Is Holding National Security Hostage to Force Through His Election Law
Commentary· No. 122

COMMENTARY: Trump Is Holding National Security Hostage to Force Through His Election Law

For the first time since its creation in 2008, FISA Section 702 — the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — expired on June 12, 2026.…

ANALYSIS: Georgia, Arizona — Trump's Endorsement Machine Stalls in the Republican Primaries
Analysis· No. 120

ANALYSIS: Georgia, Arizona — Trump's Endorsement Machine Stalls in the Republican Primaries

For years, a Trump endorsement was a guaranteed win in any Republican primary. The June 2026 primary season is changing that calculus — a…

COMMENTARY: Article 5 Weakened — Trump's America Is Eroding Its Promise to Defend Europe
Commentary· No. 118

COMMENTARY: Article 5 Weakened — Trump's America Is Eroding Its Promise to Defend Europe

A treaty still intact on paper, but hollowed out in practice: through capability withdrawals, conditional dues, and Hegseth's declaration that Article 5 is "a…

PORTRAIT: JD Vance, the Solitary Architect of the Iran Deal That Is Fracturing the Trump Camp
Profile· No. 114

PORTRAIT: JD Vance, the Solitary Architect of the Iran Deal That Is Fracturing the Trump Camp

On June 18, 2026, JD Vance stood alone at the White House podium — no Secretary of State, no national security advisor. The 50th…

TESTIMONY: Cubans Deported Under Trump — The Fear of a Knock at the Door Back to the Hell They Fled
Profile· No. 113

TESTIMONY: Cubans Deported Under Trump — The Fear of a Knock at the Door Back to the Hell They Fled

May Díaz marched against Castro on July 11, 2021. She fled to the United States. In March 2026, ICE knocked on her door in…

EDITORIAL: Trump, Steel, Aluminum and Copper — The Trade Weapon Wounding His Own Allies
Editorial· No. 111

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…

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