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Warheads, enriched uranium, collapsing treaties: deterrence tested by reality.
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ANALYSIS: Iran's $100 billion in frozen assets — anatomy of a treasure under strict conditions
Analysis· No. 621

ANALYSIS: Iran's $100 billion in frozen assets — anatomy of a treasure under strict conditions

There is a colossal financial dimension to the Burgenstock accords that media have largely undercovered in favour of the nuclear and geopolitical

PROFILE: Pezeshkian, the man who says no to Washington on enriched uranium
Profile· No. 615

PROFILE: Pezeshkian, the man who says no to Washington on enriched uranium

On June 22, 2026, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian uttered words that chilled diplomats around the world: Iran will "never back down" on

COLUMN: Burgenstock, Two Contradictory Truths — The USA and Iran Don't Tell the Same Nuclear Story
Column· No. 611

COLUMN: Burgenstock, Two Contradictory Truths — The USA and Iran Don't Tell the Same Nuclear Story

On the shores of Lake Lucerne, in a luxury Swiss resort perched at 874 metres above sea level, something extraordinary and deeply

ANALYSIS: Zaporizhzhia loses power for the 20th time — the unbearable nuclear roulette
Analysis· No. 569

ANALYSIS: Zaporizhzhia loses power for the 20th time — the unbearable nuclear roulette

On June 20, 2026, the International Atomic Energy Agency recorded the twentieth interruption of the external power supply at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear

COLUMN: Trump at 80 — when doctors raise the alarm over the nuclear arsenal
Column· No. 545

COLUMN: Trump at 80 — when doctors raise the alarm over the nuclear arsenal

On June 14, 2026, Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday. That is a banal biographical event — except when the man in

FACT-CHECK: Iran's Nuclear Program and the MOU — What Is True, False, and Still Unclear
Analysis· No. 538

FACT-CHECK: Iran's Nuclear Program and the MOU — What Is True, False, and Still Unclear

Since the signing of the Iran-USA MOU on June 17, 2026, contradictory declarations have multiplied. Washington announces a historic breakthrough. Tehran says

REPORT: The Choe Hyon — North Korea launches its largest destroyer with nuclear missiles aboard
Reportage· No. 529

REPORT: The Choe Hyon — North Korea launches its largest destroyer with nuclear missiles aboard

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea officially commissioned the 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon. It is the largest and most advanced surface vessel

NARRATIVE: Kim Jong-un orders "exponential" nuclear expansion — and the world holds its breath
Reportage· No. 522

NARRATIVE: Kim Jong-un orders "exponential" nuclear expansion — and the world holds its breath

In late June 2026, at a plenary session of the Korean Workers' Party, Kim Jong-un uttered a sentence that should haunt strategists

DECODING: The Iranian Nuclear Program Intact — The Blind Spot of the USA-Iran Agreement
Analysis· No. 514

DECODING: The Iranian Nuclear Program Intact — The Blind Spot of the USA-Iran Agreement

The USA-Iran memorandum of understanding of June 17, 2026 had the effect of a diplomatic bombshell across global chancelleries. Oil markets eased,

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