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ANALYSIS: Six Billion Euros Just Sitting There Is Blood on Europe’s Hands
Analysis· No. 203

ANALYSIS: Six Billion Euros Just Sitting There Is Blood on Europe’s Hands

It was a Thursday evening in Brussels, and Volodymyr Zelensky hadn’t planned on making polite parlor diplomacy. The Ukrainian president, addressing the

ANALYSIS: The EU Renews Sanctions on Russia for 12 Months — A First That Fortifies the West
Analysis· No. 202

ANALYSIS: The EU Renews Sanctions on Russia for 12 Months — A First That Fortifies the West

On June 18, 2026, at the conclusion of a European Council summit in Brussels, the twenty-seven leaders of the European Union made

CHRONICLE: The Week the West Decided — Brussels, June 18, 2026, Day 1577
Reportage· No. 201

CHRONICLE: The Week the West Decided — Brussels, June 18, 2026, Day 1577

There are days that sum up an era. On June 18, 2026, in Brussels, Western geopolitics shifted in the space of a

ANALYSIS: Ukraine, Europe’s Shield — Why Fast-Track EU Membership Is No Longer an Option
Analysis· No. 199

ANALYSIS: Ukraine, Europe’s Shield — Why Fast-Track EU Membership Is No Longer an Option

Before the twenty-seven heads of state and government gathered at the European Council in Brussels, Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a speech on June

DECODED: The EU's Secret Channel to Moscow—Veiled Capitulation or Strategic Necessity?
Analysis· No. 198

DECODED: The EU's Secret Channel to Moscow—Veiled Capitulation or Strategic Necessity?

Brussels, June 19, 2026. The European summit has just concluded, and the leaders of the twenty-seven emerge divided, faces grim, issuing contradictory

EDITORIAL: Moscow Doesn't Want Peace — It Wants Ukraine's Total Surrender
Editorial· No. 197

EDITORIAL: Moscow Doesn't Want Peace — It Wants Ukraine's Total Surrender

On June 19, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov published an essay titled "Ukraine, Europe, and Global Security", in which he unambiguously

DEBRIEF: 4 Billion in 48 Hours — The Western Wall of Fire Closes in on Russia
Analysis· No. 194

DEBRIEF: 4 Billion in 48 Hours — The Western Wall of Fire Closes in on Russia

On June 18 and 19, 2026, in Brussels, the 35th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group — known as the Ramstein

ANALYSIS: Europe Grows Claws — Deep Precision Strike, the EU's Priority by 2030
Analysis· No. 192

ANALYSIS: Europe Grows Claws — Deep Precision Strike, the EU's Priority by 2030

There are moments in history where technical jargon masks profound ruptures. The European Council summit of June 18 and 19, 2026 has

DECODING: Cannibal Putin — 48% of the Russian budget swallowed by war, per Rutte
Analysis· No. 191

DECODING: Cannibal Putin — 48% of the Russian budget swallowed by war, per Rutte

On June 18, 2026, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Secretary General Mark Rutte uttered a sentence that should make every chancery in

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