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Essay· No. 1660

ESSAY: The United Kingdom reinvents its army around Ukraine's lessons — £300 billion at stake

On June 30, 2026, Keir Starmer traveled to a drone factory in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to present what he described as a "record

Analysis· No. 1652

DECODING: 16 Gripen E at $2.54 Billion — The Contract Rearming Ukraine From the Air

On June 30, 2026, Saab AB and the FMV — the Försvarets materielverk, Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration — officially signed a contract

Analysis· No. 1647

DECODING: China Arms Its Rare Minerals Monopoly — The Reporting Mechanism That Changes Everything

On June 24, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published Announcement No. 26, which entered into force on July 1, 2026. This

Analysis· No. 1646

ANALYSIS: Ireland Takes the EU Helm, Zelensky in Dublin Sets the Course for Ukraine

On July 1, 2026, at Dublin Castle, Ireland officially assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union — for

Analysis· No. 1639

DECODING: Iran Seizes the Strait of Hormuz — 30 Days of Exclusive Control That Paralyze the World

On June 28, 2026, while strikes were still being exchanged between American forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iranian Foreign

Analysis· No. 1638

ANALYSIS: China's Ethnic Unity Law Takes Effect — Beijing Can Prosecute Anywhere

On July 1, 2026, China brought into force the Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress, approved by the National

Essay· No. 1635

ESSAY: Beijing Blacklists Japan — When Rare Earths Become a Weapon of Economic Destruction

On June 29, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) added 20 Japanese entities to its export control list for dual-use goods. An

Analysis· No. 1631

DECODING: 194 Russian air defense systems destroyed — and Ukraine has no intention of slowing down

On June 29 and 30, 2026, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces published a tally that deserves to be read slowly: 194 elements of

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

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