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ANALYSIS: TRUMP AND THE HORMUZ TOLLS — WHEN AMERICA REINVENTS ITS GLOBAL ROLE
Analysis· No. 429

ANALYSIS: TRUMP AND THE HORMUZ TOLLS — WHEN AMERICA REINVENTS ITS GLOBAL ROLE

On June 20, 2026, Donald Trump published on Truth Social a sentence that would circulate through foreign ministries around the world: "There will be…

REPORT: TRUMP AT THE ÉVIAN G7 — WHAT HE SAID ON IRAN, UKRAINE AND THE WORLD
Reportage· No. 428

REPORT: TRUMP AT THE ÉVIAN G7 — WHAT HE SAID ON IRAN, UKRAINE AND THE WORLD

The Évian G7 of June 17 and 18, 2026 is no ordinary summit. It takes place during a period of accelerated reshaping of the…

COMMENTARY: THE AMERICAN SENATE TRIES TO REIN IN TRUMP AND THE WAR — TENTH ACT
Commentary· No. 427

COMMENTARY: THE AMERICAN SENATE TRIES TO REIN IN TRUMP AND THE WAR — TENTH ACT

On June 23, 2026, the United States Senate adopts a War Powers resolution on Iran by 50 votes against 48. Four Republican senators join…

ANALYSIS: TRUMP FOREIGN POLICY SCORECARD — WHAT THE FDD REVEALS IN JUNE 2026
Analysis· No. 426

ANALYSIS: TRUMP FOREIGN POLICY SCORECARD — WHAT THE FDD REVEALS IN JUNE 2026

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is not a left-wing organization. It is a Washington think tank, broadly Republican in its sympathies, hawkish…

EDITORIAL: WHAT TRUMP SAID ON JUNE 23, 2026, AND WHAT IT REVEALS ABOUT AMERICA
Editorial· No. 425

EDITORIAL: WHAT TRUMP SAID ON JUNE 23, 2026, AND WHAT IT REVEALS ABOUT AMERICA

On Monday June 23, 2026, Donald Trump takes the microphone at the White House to deliver what looks, structurally, like every one of his…

DECODING: TRUMP SIGNS TWO QUANTUM EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT REDRAW AMERICAN POWER
Analysis· No. 424

DECODING: TRUMP SIGNS TWO QUANTUM EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT REDRAW AMERICAN POWER

On Monday June 22, 2026, Donald Trump settles into the Oval Office surrounded by the CEOs of IBM and Alphabet. This is not a…

BREAKDOWN: Trump Promises $1 Trillion in Defense in 2026 — Then $1.5 Trillion in 2027
Analysis· No. 412

BREAKDOWN: Trump Promises $1 Trillion in Defense in 2026 — Then $1.5 Trillion in 2027

On June 18, 2026, standing before the defense ministers of the Atlantic Alliance assembled in Brussels, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a sentence…

COLUMN: RUTTE HAILS THE TRUMP-IRAN DEAL — A PRAGMATISM THAT UNSETTLES
Column· No. 411

COLUMN: RUTTE HAILS THE TRUMP-IRAN DEAL — A PRAGMATISM THAT UNSETTLES

There are moments in international politics when you brace for the worst and get something more complicated. The agreement between the Trump administration and…

DECODING: THE DF-17 HYPERSONIC FILMED IN FLIGHT — A MESSAGE FOR WASHINGTON AND TAIPEI
Analysis· No. 402

DECODING: THE DF-17 HYPERSONIC FILMED IN FLIGHT — A MESSAGE FOR WASHINGTON AND TAIPEI

On June 20, 2026, in the vast arid expanse of the Gobi Desert, Chinese military vehicles executed a carefully filmed choreography. Mobile launchers of…

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