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Analysis· No. 770

DECODING: Kostyantynivka — How Moscow Manufactures Victories With AI and Lies

On June 23, 2026, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed during a public statement that Russian forces are advancing on all fronts and "practically reaching"…

Analysis· No. 768

FACT-CHECK: Trump and Digital Taxes — What the 100% Tariff Threat Really Means for the WTO

On June 26, 2026, US President Donald Trump published on Truth Social a threat that immediately rattled global markets: any country imposing a digital…

Commentary· No. 767

COMMENTARY: Scarborough Shoal 2026 — Does the American Alliance Do Enough to Curb China in the Philippines?

In May 2026, Philippine authorities detected via satellite surveillance and maritime patrols a floating platform anchored inside the lagoon of Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de…

Commentary· No. 761

COMMENTARY: Trump governs by Truth Social posts — and it works, which is terrifying

On Friday, June 26, 2026, in the late afternoon, United States President Donald Trump published a message on his Truth Social platform threatening to…

Editorial· No. 760

EDITORIAL: Beijing's grey-zone strategy in the South China Sea — a conquest without a declaration of war

In June 2026, Philippine authorities published photographs of a new Chinese floating structure installed near Scarborough Shoal, an atoll claimed by both Beijing and…

Analysis· No. 759

DECODING: Autonomous drones — Turkey, Iran and China are closing the gap on America

The global military drone sector is undergoing an unprecedented structural transformation. The most conservative projections place the market at $55 billion by 2032, with…

Analysis· No. 753

DECODING: Section 122 and Trump tariffs — when the Supreme Court forces protectionism to reinvent itself

On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that would force the Trump administration to rewrite its entire trade arsenal.…

Essay· No. 752

ESSAY: AUKUS, drones, and the Indo-Pacific — the Western response to Xi Jinping's expansionism

On the plains of Salisbury, England, the summer of 2026 witnessed something that would have seemed like science fiction a decade ago: Australian, American,…

Essay· No. 748

ESSAY: The North Korean 155mm howitzer and the war of attrition — Pyongyang arms Putin for eternity

On June 25, 2026, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally oversaw a series of weapons tests whose results were broadcast by the official KCNA…

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