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DECODING: Europe Finally Pays for Its Security, the 2026 Budget Shift
The NATO summit held in Ankara in early July 2026 produced a single figure that sums up the scale of the ongoing budget shift:…
ANALYSIS: The 11 percent defense-spending jump, Europe changes era
On July 7, 2026, on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, the Alliance confirmed that core defense spending by Europe and Canada…
ANALYSIS: The EU opens a controlled exit ramp for Russia's shadow fleet
On April 23, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia, a text that contains a technical but…
ANALYSIS: The EU finally draws its anti-circumvention weapon on Putin
On April 23, 2026, the European Commission confirmed the adoption of its 20th sanctions package against Russia. Within that package, one measure stands out…
TESTIMONY: Murmansk and Tuapse, two Russian ports erased from the Western map
On April 23, 2026, the European Commission announced the adoption of its 20th sanctions package against Russia. Buried in the technical detail of that…
PROFILE: 632 ghosts of the sea, the true face of Putin's oil fleet
Since the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package on April 23, 2026, one number stands out as the most tangible symbol of the…
COLUMN: Brussels unveils 21st package against Putin's war economy
Alongside the German indictment in the Nord Stream affair, the European Union proposed new sanctions in early July 2026 targeting the Russian oil sector,…
REPORT: FSB digs up fake files to break the Kyiv-Warsaw alliance
According to Ukrainska Pravda on July 5, 2026, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) entered the active phase of a special operation aimed at undermining…
TESTIMONY: I watched Wall Street tighten its grip on a European icon
I have been following this story for several weeks, and I will be honest: I did not expect it to take the turn it…