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EDITORIAL: Zelensky Hero, Putin Tyrant — Why Moral Clarity Remains a Weapon
There is an intellectual reflex I encounter frequently among intelligent, well-informed people: the refusal to make sharp moral judgments about the protagonists of a…
ANALYSIS: The Axis of Aggressors — Russia, China, Iran, North Korea: One Front?
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has just published a volume whose title alone demands attention: Axis of Aggressors. Not a poetic metaphor —…
ANALYSIS: Hungary Is No Longer Alone — The New Geometry of European Blockades
Ever since Viktor Orbán turned Hungary into the European Union's principal institutional sparring partner, the image had crystallized: one holdout against twenty-six. That comforting…
REPORT: Vtorovo Struck Three Times — Ukraine's Oil War Fought at 700 km
The Vtorovo pumping station appeared in no geopolitical handbook until just a few months ago. This industrial complex, located in the Russian region of…
DECODING: Russian technology transfers to Pyongyang — submarines, air defense, and electronic warfare
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the world has learned to document the arms flows between Moscow and…
ANALYSIS: Ukrainian Drones vs. Russian Air Defense: The Technological War Tilts
The night of June 25-26, 2026. The Russian Ministry of Defense proudly announced having intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a single night — the…
COMMENTARY: A Zelensky-Putin Meeting? The Dictator's Friends Have Received the Message
On June 26, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed what some diplomats have been whispering for weeks: Ukraine had transmitted proposals not only to its…
ANALYSIS: Zelensky's Peace Window: Why Winter 2026 Is the Deadline
On May 31, 2026, in an interview with CBS News, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky articulated with unprecedented clarity what his advisers have been whispering…
REPORT: Kherson in the Dark: The Energy War Strikes Occupied Civilians
On June 26, 2026, Vladimir Saldo, the governor installed by Moscow in the Kherson region, confirmed on Telegram what residents had known for hours:…