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EDITORIAL: Hegseth's six-month review — the blackmail fracturing the alliance
Some announcements change the climate of an alliance. One of them came before the Ankara summit: Pete Hegseth, the American Secretary of Defense in…
ANALYSIS: Belarus, Armed Vassal: How Lukashenko Became Russia's Launchpad Against NATO
Alexander Lukashenko's Belarus is no longer a neutral state wedged between Russia and the European Union. It is a Russian military operations base disguised…
COMMENTARY: The EU Sanctions Wall Holds Until 2027: Patience Against Putin's Chaos
On June 26, 2026, the European Union confirmed what its critics had doubted: its economic sanctions wall against Russia holds. Trade, banking, energy, cryptocurrencies…
DECODING: Two Years of the Moscow-Pyongyang Treaty: the Axis of Authoritarians Fueling War in Europe
On June 22, 2026, North Korea marked the second anniversary of the mutual defense treaty with Russia, signed with great ceremony in Pyongyang during…
COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: a genuine wake-up call, or an empty word without follow-through?
On June 24, 2026, according to a report by Yahoo News, the major European powers issued a rare and explicit warning to the People's…
INVESTIGATION: Russian oil, the last lock — why the Baltics demand the embargo Brussels keeps deferring
Somewhere beneath the plains of Central Europe, millions of barrels of Russian crude oil continue to flow every month toward Hungarian, Slovak, and German…
EDITORIAL: Twenty-first sanctions package — Europe must stop bargaining with an aggressor
There is a word that surfaces too often in the corridors of Brussels when the conversation turns to sanctions against Russia: «pragmatism». Pragmatism, we…
DECODING: Structural Exhaustion: What the Kiel Institute Report Really Says About Russia's Economy
The Kiel Institute (IfW Kiel) is one of the most respected and widely cited economic institutes in Europe. Founded in 1914, it has earned…
ANALYSIS: Baltic Provocation: The Scenario Every NATO Commander Dreads This Summer
There are signals that diplomats and military officers send through official communiqués, carefully weighed statements, and calculated announcements. And then there are different signals…