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Editorial· No. 1654

EDITORIAL: Kim Jong-un Rewrites History — Soldiers Dead in Russia, Heroes in the Textbooks

In June 2026, the Russian Military History Society — a state body — confirmed that Russian school history textbooks would be amended

Investigation· No. 1650

INVESTIGATION: The 21st Sanctions Package Against Russia — A Race Against the Clock Until July 15

July 15, 2026 is not an arbitrary date. It is the date on which, absent agreement among the 27 European Union member

Note· No. 1643

OPINION: Operation Polyphemus — Ukraine blinds Russia and opens the sky toward Moscow

In Greek mythology, Polyphemus was the Cyclops that Odysseus blinded to escape his cave. On July 1, 2026, the Ukrainian Special Operations

Analysis· No. 1630

ANALYSIS: Kim Jong Un and Russia — a military alliance threatening the West from within

According to the annual 2026 U.S. intelligence report, North Korea finds itself in its "strongest strategic position in decades." This phrase is

Note· No. 1626

OPINION: Zelensky Mocks Russia's 15 Missed Deadlines — Moscow Obsessed with the Donbas, Ukraine Holds the Wall

Fifteen. That is the numberVolodymyr Zelensky cited on June 29, 2026, when he mocked Russia's repeated Donbas deadlines — each one announced

Analysis· No. 1625

ANALYSIS: Ukrainian air defense neutralizes 130 drones and a Kh-59 in a single night

During the night of June 30 to July 1, 2026, Russia launched one of its most complex aerial offensives of the month

Note· No. 1624

OPINION: Beijing preaches peace at the UN and secretly trains Putin's soldiers

On June 30, 2026, during a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, China's ambassador to the United Nations, Sun

Profile· No. 1623

PROFILE: Kim Jong Un, the man who plays Beijing and Moscow like two trump cards

On June 8, 2026, Xi Jinping set foot in Pyongyang for the first state visit by a Chinese leader to North Korea

Investigation· No. 1622

INVESTIGATION: Kim Jong Un — nuclear program, new destroyer, and soldiers in Russia — Pyongyang escalates

On July 1, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published its Korean Peninsula update, covering events through June 30,

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