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EXPLAINER: 60 economies in Trump's crosshairs — forced labor and Chinese overcapacity
Analysis· No. 290

EXPLAINER: 60 economies in Trump's crosshairs — forced labor and Chinese overcapacity

On June 2, 2026, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer announced a proposal for new tariffs striking 60 economies — virtually all

ANALYSIS: The Section 301 tariff wall, Trump's fallback weapon after his Supreme Court defeat
Analysis· No. 289

ANALYSIS: The Section 301 tariff wall, Trump's fallback weapon after his Supreme Court defeat

On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a ruling that many legal scholars had been anticipating for months:

EXPLAINER: Trump sells the Iran deal as an economic victory — but at what cost?
Analysis· No. 287

EXPLAINER: Trump sells the Iran deal as an economic victory — but at what cost?

On June 18, 2026, at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, Donald Trump addressed the press with the satisfaction of a man

ANALYSIS: Down-Blending Under IAEA — America's Retreat on the Iranian Nuclear Issue
Analysis· No. 286

ANALYSIS: Down-Blending Under IAEA — America's Retreat on the Iranian Nuclear Issue

On June 18, 2026, Donald Trump signed at the Palace of Versailles a memorandum of understanding with Iran — the same place

COLUMN: Vance Postpones His Flight to Switzerland — The Day Iran Negotiations Nearly Collapsed
Column· No. 283

COLUMN: Vance Postpones His Flight to Switzerland — The Day Iran Negotiations Nearly Collapsed

On Thursday, June 19, 2026, late in the evening in Washington, the world held its breath. JD Vance, Vice President of the

FACT-CHECK: The $300 Billion Iran Fund — What the MOU Text Actually Says
Analysis· No. 281

FACT-CHECK: The $300 Billion Iran Fund — What the MOU Text Actually Says

This is one of the most spectacular contradictions in contemporary American diplomacy. On June 17, 2026, the United States and Iran signed

ANALYSIS: JD Vance, Architect or Scapegoat of Trump's Iran Deal
Analysis· No. 278

ANALYSIS: JD Vance, Architect or Scapegoat of Trump's Iran Deal

On June 18, 2026, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Geneva, Donald Trump let slip a remark that immediately electrified

EXPLAINER: Iran's 14-Point MOU — The Deal That Resurrects the Pre-War Status Quo
Analysis· No. 277

EXPLAINER: Iran's 14-Point MOU — The Deal That Resurrects the Pre-War Status Quo

On June 17, 2026, amid the gilded halls of the Palace of Versailles, Donald Trump affixed his signature to a 14-point memorandum

COLUMN: 2026, the Year the West Stopped Being Naive Toward Beijing
Column· No. 276

COLUMN: 2026, the Year the West Stopped Being Naive Toward Beijing

There are moments in history when an accumulation of facts finally shatters the wall of diplomatic niceties. June 2026 will remain, I

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