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Analysis· No. 694

ANALYSIS: Vance Says "Progress," Trump Says "Strikes" — US Diplomacy Faces Iran

On June 21, 2026, US Vice President JD Vance arrives at Bürgenstock, a Swiss palace resort perched on a mountain overlooking Lake Lucerne, to…

Analysis· No. 692

ANALYSIS: Post-Maduro Venezuela — Washington's Colossal Challenge of Stabilizing a Collapsed Petro-State

On January 3, 2026, US special forces conducted a raid on Caracas and captured Nicolás Maduro, ending more than two decades of authoritarian Chavism.…

Analysis· No. 690

DECODING: €250 Billion More in Defense — Europe and Canada Respond to Trump With Their Wallets

On June 24, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte went to the Oval Office to meet President Donald Trump. In his hands, a carefully…

Analysis· No. 687

ANALYSIS: Lebanon, Israel, and the Regular Army — The Fragile Gamble of an American Framework Agreement

From June 23 to 26, 2026, Israeli, Lebanese, and American negotiators gathered in Washington, then the teams worked remotely during an unplanned fifth day…

Column· No. 686

COLUMN: Trump, Tariffs, and the Constitution — When the Supreme Court Reminds Everyone Who Runs America

On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most important economic decisions of the decade: the "reciprocal" tariffs imposed…

Analysis· No. 681

ANALYSIS: Trump pulls the 100% tariff on digital taxes — Europe in the crosshairs

On Friday, June 26, 2026, late in the afternoon, Donald Trump published a message on Truth Social that immediately rattled chancelleries across the Old…

Column· No. 680

COLUMN: Beijing-Washington, the great paradox — negotiating a tariff peace while Trump threatens 100%

Within the space of less than forty-eight hours, the world's two largest economies sent two perfectly contradictory signals about the state of their trade…

Analysis· No. 673

ANALYSIS: The Supreme Court Invalidates Trump Tariffs — A Fragmented Constitutional Victory

On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court rendered a decision of 6 votes to 3 that shook the Trump administration's trade policy:…

Analysis· No. 671

DECODING: Venezuela After Maduro — Delcy Rodriguez Between Washington and Internal Chaos

At approximately two o'clock in the morning on January 3, 2026, members of Operation Absolute Resolve — American special forces from Delta Force —…

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