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Note· No. 1790

Bessent launches Trump accounts and defends the president's crypto gains

Introduction: a historic launch amid a media storm

Profile· No. 1789

Hegseth celebrates National Guard in Washington ahead of July 4

Introduction: a Pentagon chief on treacherous political ground

Commentary· No. 1787

The Supreme Court stopped Trump, he struck back in three days

Introduction: a legal win that lasted only as long as a weekend

Reportage· No. 1785

Nine Democratic governors sound the alarm on Trump's postal voting plan

Introduction: a letter that says out loud what Washington whispers

Analysis· No. 1783

Trump says Iran is folding, then insults Jews who vote Democrat

Introduction: two sentences, one man, one bout of vertigo

Investigation· No. 1759

INVESTIGATION: Rutte Plays the Trump Card — 195,000 American Jobs and NATO Under Pressure Before Ankara

A NATO chief translating Atlantic solidarity into American jobs — I wish he hadn't had to. But we live in the real world, and…

Analysis· No. 1754

ANALYSIS: Four Autonomous Drones to Watch Over Scarborough — Washington Against Beijing in the South China Sea

I am struck by the precision of the American response. Two weeks after China installed a floating platform at Scarborough, Washington delivers four autonomous…

Reportage· No. 1745

NARRATIVE: China is stealing American AI — while Washington looks the other way

A report says China is stealing more than half of America's military-civil technologies. The FBI confirms hundreds of billions in annual losses. And the…

Essay· No. 1730

ESSAY: NATO Ankara, July 2026 — The Alliance Survives Trump, Ukraine Awaits Its Guarantees

This conversion of Atlanticist discourse into economic argument is both clever and troubling. It may work with Trump. It also means the alliance's value…

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