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Analysis· No. 4850

DECODING: A Ukrainian drone flew 2,000 kilometers to hit one Russian tank

A fire broke out at the Tyumen oil refinery on July 25, 2026 , roughly 2,000 kilometers from Ukrainian territory, after a Ukrainian drone…

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Analysis· No. 4847

ANALYSIS: Kyiv's daily combat tally says 226. The map says something sharper

Two hundred twenty-six combat engagements in twenty-four hours. That is the number Ukraine's General Staff published on July 28, 2026 at 21:01, covering the…

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Analysis· No. 3866

FACT CHECK: Twelve Companies for Golden Dome, the Context Everyone Forgets

The April 2026 announcement that twelve companies would share $3.2 billion in Golden Dome contracts generated a wave of claims online, some accurate, many…

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Column· No. 3863

COLUMN: America Puts a Price on the Sky With Golden Dome

Sixty years after the phrase "Star Wars" first entered the American defense lexicon as a punchline as much as a plan, the country is…

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Analysis· No. 3859

DECODING: Lukoil, a Cold Read One Month Later

A deadline is a strange thing to watch when it keeps moving. That is exactly what has happened with the Lukoil asset sale deadline,…

Analysis· No. 3858

ANALYSIS: Why $15.1 Billion in Cyber Defense Changes the Equation

A trillion dollars is the kind of number that stops making sense the moment you say it out loud. Yet that is exactly the…

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Analysis· No. 3856

FACT CHECK: Field Notes on the MATCH Act

On April 3, 2026, according to Reuters, the United States proposed the MATCH Act, legislation designed to restrict exports of chipmaking equipment to China,…

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Column· No. 3853

COLUMN: The 2026 NDAA and Its $800 Million for Ukraine, One Week Later

A week, in budget terms, almost never changes a number. But it often changes its framing. The 2026 NDAA, signed in early February 2026…

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Analysis· No. 3849

DECODING: Golden Dome, Between Rhetoric and Budget Reality

When the Pentagon presents its FY2026 budget, one figure immediately grabs attention: $25 billion in initial funding for Golden Dome, a space and missile-defense…

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