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ANALYSIS: LAVROV AT THE G7 — RUSSIA IS SEARCHING FOR WHAT TRUMP REALLY PROMISED IT
On June 24, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a statement that reveals less Moscow's strength than its disarray. "We are trying to…
INVESTIGATION: PUTIN'S SHADOW FLEET — 162 ENTITIES SANCTIONED BY CANADA
At the G7 summit in Évian, France, on June 16, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced during a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President…
OPINION: 5% of GDP or Zero — Hegseth Rang the Bell at NATO
There was something unusual in the NATO hall in Brussels on June 18, 2026. Not the rhetoric — Alliance meetings always carry their share…
REPORT: MARCONI MONTREAL ARMS POLAND — CANADA ENTERS THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE ARENA
On June 16, 2026, on the margins of the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian, France, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Marconi Technologies, a…
REPORT: Ukraine Number One Worldwide in Drones — Rutte Admits It, NATO Takes Notes
On June 18, 2026, on the margins of the NATO Defense Ministerial meeting in Brussels, Secretary General Mark Rutte said something nobody in the…
COMMENTARY: NATO Reduces KFOR in Kosovo — Prudence or Premature Signal?
On June 17, 2026, at the pre-ministerial press conference in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered a sentence that many had been waiting…
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
There are moments in international politics when you brace for the worst and get something more complicated. The agreement between the Trump administration and…
ANALYSIS: EUROPE AND CHINA — IS MILITARY DECOUPLING POSSIBLE?
Europe is rearming. It increased its defense spending by more than $90 billion in 2025, according to data presented by Mark Rutte at his…