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Profile· No. 1018

TESTIMONY: Banning Social Media for Minors — The First Amendment Wall

Since 2023, an unprecedented legislative wave has swept across the United States: more than 40 states have adopted or attempted to adopt laws restricting minors' access to social media. TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube — these platforms are in the crosshairs of legislators who see addictive algorithms as a real danger to adolescent mental health. Studies accumulate, testimo

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Essay· No. 849

ESSAY: Why China No Longer Needs Nvidia — Technological…

In June 2026, China made official what many Western analysts still…

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Analysis· No. 764

DECODING: Beijing's Water Cannons — A Calculated Weapon of…

In May 2026, the Philippine Coast Guard discovered a Chinese floating…

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Profile· No. 5491

PORTRAIT: the chip war intensifies between Washington and Beijing

A legislative proposal. A targeted response. A budget that confirms priorities.…

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Profile· No. 4553

PROFILE: The ISW sketches a portrait of a Russian…

On July 8, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War…

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Profile· No. 4493

TESTIMONY: Murmansk and Tuapse, two Russian ports erased from…

On April 23, 2026, the European Commission announced the adoption of…

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Profile· No. 3223

This Little OpenAI Box Says a Lot About Western…

I'm not a hardware engineer, but I've followed for years the…

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Profile· No. 1947

TESTIMONY: The Shahed-238 jet drone — when Iran arms…

I am not a pilot, not an air defense technician. I…

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Op-Ed· No. 1683

OPEN LETTER: TrophyLab — Ukraine Opens the Secrets of…

On June 19, 2026, Ukraine accomplished something no one had dared…

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Profile· No. 1556

TESTIMONY: Nvidia's AI chips were ending up in China…

On May 29, 2026, an anonymous memo titled "The floodgates quietly…

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Profile· No. 1405

PROFILE: Finland opens Europe's first M270 MLRS service center…

On June 26, 2026, Finland became the first country in Europe…

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Profile· No. 932

PROFILE: Huawei, the Champion Forged Against Its Will —…

In 2019, the Trump administration placed Huawei Technologies on the U.S.…

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Note· No. 919

OPINION: LineShine at the TOP500 summit — China crushes…

On June 23, 2026, at the ISC conference in Hamburg, a…

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Profile· No. 836

PROFILE: ASEAN Facing Beijing — Portrait of an Institution…

In June 2026, China positioned a floating platform inside the lagoon…

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Analysis· No. 7652

ANALYSIS: Marcos Talks Drilling With Beijing While His Fishermen…

That is what moves through the South China Sea every year.…

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Analysis· No. 7542

ANALYSIS: ISW Sees a Russian Infiltration Near Kupiansk as…

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Analysis· No. 7303

FACT CHECK: The Chip Crunch Is Also a 20%…

In March 2026, disruptions at Qatar’s Ras Laffan hub removed 20%…

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Analysis· No. 7227

DECODING: The Fake Kremenchuk Strike: How an AI Video…

On August 4, 2026, an AI-generated video falsely claiming to show…

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Essay· No. 7208

ESSAY: Russian Infiltration Does Not Take a City—It Eats…

On August 4, 2026, Militarnyi reported that Ukraine’s 41st Mechanized Brigade…

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Analysis· No. 6961

ANALYSIS: $250 Billion in Guarantees, Nvidia Becomes the AI…

Can a chipmaker become the financial guarantor of its own customer?…

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Analysis· No. 6957

DECODING: Europe forces tech companies to label deepfakes

Since Sunday, July 26, 2026 , the European Union's AI Act…

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Analysis· No. 6956

ANALYSIS: A UK lawmaker sues xAI over Grok's sexualized…

British Member of Parliament Jess Asato filed suit on Tuesday, July…

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Analysis· No. 6951

ANALYSIS: Coca-Cola confirms data theft in the Fairlife ransomware…

Coca-Cola confirmed, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission…

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Analysis· No. 6938

ANALYSIS: Chip stocks crater, and the AI spending story…

South Korea's Kospi closed down nearly 11% on a Tuesday in…

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Analysis· No. 6861

DECODING: A 20% funding cut turns into a 25-state…

A coalition of roughly twenty-five state attorneys general , joined by…

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Analysis· No. 5312

FACT CHECK: where things stand on Fire Point and…

Fire Point, a Ukrainian defense manufacturer, made a string of technical…

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Analysis· No. 4659

FACT-CHECK: Parchin, the Iranian military complex back in business

There are files where the truth hides in the shadow of…

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Analysis· No. 4577

DECODING: Allied Air Defense, the Ukrainian Lesson That Changes…

The war in Ukraine has made air defense the absolute doctrinal…

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Analysis· No. 4495

ANALYSIS: The EU opens a controlled exit ramp for…

On April 23, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted…

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Analysis· No. 4364

FACT-CHECK: Hulyaipole, the front that refuses to move despite…

In the Hulyaipole sector, in the Zaporizhzhia region, the front is…

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Analysis· No. 3658

The world's largest artificial islands are visible from space

Off the coast of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, stand…

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Essay· No. 3347

China muzzles its humanoid AI agents, a disguised admission…

Since July 5, 2026, two of China's biggest tech giants, ByteDance…

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Analysis· No. 3309

Nvidia's AI chips collapse in China as Huawei takes…

Barely three years ago, Nvidia held roughly 95% of China's artificial…

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Analysis· No. 3157

How Insilico Medicine's AI will help Takeda invent new…

On July 2, 2026, Insilico Medicine announced a strategic partnership with…

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Analysis· No. 3024

The six Massie-Khanna names in the Epstein files remain…

In February, Representatives Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, and Ro Khanna,…

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Analysis· No. 3010

Eleven women accuse Leslie Wexner of funding the Epstein…

Eleven women have filed a civil lawsuit against Leslie Wexner, founder…

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Analysis· No. 2955

The cerebellum doesn't work the way scientists thought

A team at Virginia Tech has just published results that challenge…

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Essay· No. 2949

Ukraine's DART missile, a formidable answer to Russian jamming

Ukraine has unveiled a new experimental missile, nicknamed DART, whose distinctive…

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Analysis· No. 2869

Trump Administration Sues California and Virginia Over Gun Laws

On July 1, 2026, the Department of Justice under the Trump…

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Analysis· No. 1905

ANALYSIS: Ukrainian drones in the Netherlands — when the…

In June 2026, Ukrainian Technology Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that the…

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Essay· No. 1872

ESSAY: Trump Faces Iran — When the Nuclear File…

On July 1, 2026, the Wall Street Journal revealed that Donald…

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Analysis· No. 1713

ANALYSIS: China's GLM-5.2 — 744 Billion Parameters and the…

On June 13, 2026, Z.ai — a spin-off from Tsinghua University…

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Analysis· No. 1642

FACT-CHECK: Brave France — €20 million, two countries, one…

On June 17, 2026, on the sidelines of Eurosatory 2026 in…

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Analysis· No. 1587

ANALYSIS: Kostiantynivka, the Donbas Gate That Russia Is Relentlessly…

On June 16, 2026, Ukrainian military analysts from the DeepState group…

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Essay· No. 1512

ESSAY: John Bolton pleads guilty — what Trump's enemy…

On June 4, 2026, John Bolton — former National Security Advisor,…

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Analysis· No. 1484

DECODING: The EU renews its Russia sanctions for 12…

On June 25, 2026, the Council of the European Union renewed…

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Analysis· No. 1465

DECODING: Navalny's torturers under EU sanctions — FSB, judges…

On June 15, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted…

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Analysis· No. 1413

DECODING: Poland buys V-BAT drones — the Baltic becomes…

On June 25, 2026, a relatively low-profile arms purchase made headlines…

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