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DECODING: THE PENTAGON CLASSIFIES 188 CHINESE FIRMS AS MILITARY — ALIBABA IN THE CROSSHAIRS
Analysis· No. 399

DECODING: THE PENTAGON CLASSIFIES 188 CHINESE FIRMS AS MILITARY — ALIBABA IN THE CROSSHAIRS

On June 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense published the updated version of its so-called Section 1260H list — and the business world…

COLUMN: Trump at Camp David, alone with his fragile peace — two days after signing, everything wavers
Column· No. 398

COLUMN: Trump at Camp David, alone with his fragile peace — two days after signing, everything wavers

On June 19, 2026, just two days after signing the memorandum of understanding with Iran, Donald Trump headed to Camp David. The presidential retreat…

FACTCHECK: Reuters/Ipsos poll — only 24% say the Iran war was worth the price
Analysis· No. 397

FACTCHECK: Reuters/Ipsos poll — only 24% say the Iran war was worth the price

On June 24, 2026, Reuters/Ipsos published a poll that landed like a cold shower on Washington's victory parade. Only 24% of Americans said the…

BREAKDOWN: US-Iran talks postponed in Geneva — when Lebanon nearly derailed the peace
Analysis· No. 396

BREAKDOWN: US-Iran talks postponed in Geneva — when Lebanon nearly derailed the peace

On June 17, 2026, Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sign a memorandum of understanding that triggers a diplomatic earthquake. The Strait of…

ANALYSIS: The US-Iran roadmap — what "agreement on a roadmap" actually means
Analysis· No. 395

ANALYSIS: The US-Iran roadmap — what "agreement on a roadmap" actually means

On June 22, 2026, Al Jazeera reported that senior Iranian and American officials had concluded their first round of talks in Switzerland, with Pakistani…

BREAKDOWN: Iran and nuclear inspections — the lie poisoning the peace
Analysis· No. 390

BREAKDOWN: Iran and nuclear inspections — the lie poisoning the peace

On June 23, 2026, an open dispute erupted between Washington and Tehran over a question as fundamental as it is explosive: had Iran or…

ANALYSIS: The U.S. Senate slaps Trump on Iran — 50-48, a Republican fracture
Analysis· No. 389

ANALYSIS: The U.S. Senate slaps Trump on Iran — 50-48, a Republican fracture

On June 24, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed a war powers resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to end military hostilities against Iran,…

BREAKDOWN: Lavrov is looking for Trump — what Russia really wants to know after the G7
Analysis· No. 388

BREAKDOWN: Lavrov is looking for Trump — what Russia really wants to know after the G7

On June 24, 2026, Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, delivered a statement of unusual precision in its calculated disarray. Reported by Reuters via Investing.com…

ANALYSIS: Russia's war economy under strain — the cracks are widening
Analysis· No. 387

ANALYSIS: Russia's war economy under strain — the cracks are widening

In March 2022, when the first major waves of Western sanctions hit Russia — freezing the central bank's reserves, exclusion from SWIFT, export bans…

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