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DECODING: Iranian sanctions — the legal labyrinth Trump cannot dismantle alone
On June 17, 2026, a memorandum of understanding signed between Trump, Iranian President Pezeshkian, and the E4 format appeared to open a door toward…
OPINION: China and Its Treaties — The Country That Signs Everything and Respects Nothing
During the week of June 25, 2026, the Philippines published photos of a floating platform of approximately 28 square meters, equipped with a communications…
DECODING: The Choe Hyon Destroyer — Kim Jong-un Forges His Nuclear Blue-Water Navy
On June 23, 2026, Kim Jong-un presided over the commissioning ceremony of what North Korea presents as its largest warship: the Choe Hyon, a…
FACT-CHECK: Iran and Oman — Verifying the Geography of Diplomatic Complicity
Asserting that Oman is the indispensable diplomatic channel for any mediation with Iran has become a commonplace of Middle Eastern geopolitical analysis. But commonplaces…
DECODING: China Pulls Its Platform — the Art of the Tactical Retreat in the South China Sea
In June 2026, the Philippines observed something unusual in the disputed waters around Scarborough Shoal: a Chinese floating platform of roughly 300 square feet,…
DECODING: Rutte and the Ankara Billions — What a Summit-Signed Contract Is Actually Worth
On June 26, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte launched a thundering promise from the podium of the Atlantic Council in Washington: tens of…
ESSAY: Kim Jong Un's Exponential Escalation — Pyongyang Caught Democracies Off Guard
For twenty years, the international community treated North Korea as a manageable problem — a dangerous but peripheral curiosity, a miserable regime that would…
DECODING: Trump Threatens, Trump Negotiates — The Gears of a Diplomacy Where Fear Is the Fuel
During the week of June 22, 2026, the world watched a performance that encapsulates the entire diplomatic doctrine of the 47th President of the…
COLUMN: Trump's America vs. Fiscal Europe — Washington Chooses Its Enemies Among Its Allies
On June 26, 2026, Donald Trump brandishes a new tariff threat against Europe: a 100% duty on imports from any country that imposes a…