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BREAKDOWN: Trump Promises $1 Trillion in Defense in 2026 — Then $1.5 Trillion in 2027
Analysis· No. 412

BREAKDOWN: Trump Promises $1 Trillion in Defense in 2026 — Then $1.5 Trillion in 2027

On June 18, 2026, standing before the defense ministers of the Atlantic Alliance assembled in Brussels, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a sentence…

COLUMN: RUTTE HAILS THE TRUMP-IRAN DEAL — A PRAGMATISM THAT UNSETTLES
Column· No. 411

COLUMN: RUTTE HAILS THE TRUMP-IRAN DEAL — A PRAGMATISM THAT UNSETTLES

There are moments in international politics when you brace for the worst and get something more complicated. The agreement between the Trump administration and…

EDITORIAL: 90 BILLION IN ONE YEAR — EUROPE FINALLY WAKES UP, TOO LATE?
Editorial· No. 409

EDITORIAL: 90 BILLION IN ONE YEAR — EUROPE FINALLY WAKES UP, TOO LATE?

Some figures sound like a victory. And some figures sound like a barely disguised reproach. On June 17, 2026, during the NATO pre-ministerial press…

REPORT: Taiwan on a war footing — 5 days of exercises to learn to survive China's attack
Reportage· No. 407

REPORT: Taiwan on a war footing — 5 days of exercises to learn to survive China's attack

On June 22, 2026, at dawn, columns of tanks and armored vehicles from Taiwan's 269th Infantry Brigade began patrolling National Highway 31, in the…

REPORT: BEIJING SANCTIONS 10 US FIRMS AND BANS 46 FROM PUBLIC MARKETS — THE TRADE WAR RESUMES
Reportage· No. 401

REPORT: BEIJING SANCTIONS 10 US FIRMS AND BANS 46 FROM PUBLIC MARKETS — THE TRADE WAR RESUMES

On Monday, June 22, 2026, as Washington was still digesting the fallout from its 1260H list expanded to 188 Chinese companies, Beijing responded with…

ANALYSIS: ALIBABA DRAGS THE PENTAGON TO COURT — THE SINO-AMERICAN LEGAL WAR BEGINS
Analysis· No. 400

ANALYSIS: ALIBABA DRAGS THE PENTAGON TO COURT — THE SINO-AMERICAN LEGAL WAR BEGINS

That Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Alibaba Group Holding filed a complaint in the federal court for the Northern District of California, in San Jose.…

FACTCHECK: Reuters/Ipsos poll — only 24% say the Iran war was worth the price
Analysis· No. 397

FACTCHECK: Reuters/Ipsos poll — only 24% say the Iran war was worth the price

On June 24, 2026, Reuters/Ipsos published a poll that landed like a cold shower on Washington's victory parade. Only 24% of Americans said the…

REPORT: Trump and Pezeshkian sign the MoU — 14 points to stop a war
Reportage· No. 391

REPORT: Trump and Pezeshkian sign the MoU — 14 points to stop a war

On June 17, 2026, at the close of the G7 summit in France, U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian digitally signed…

ANALYSIS: The U.S. Senate slaps Trump on Iran — 50-48, a Republican fracture
Analysis· No. 389

ANALYSIS: The U.S. Senate slaps Trump on Iran — 50-48, a Republican fracture

On June 24, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed a war powers resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to end military hostilities against Iran,…

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