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EXPLAINER: China's Tariff Wall Capped at 21% — Has Beijing Already Won the War?
Analysis· No. 327

EXPLAINER: China's Tariff Wall Capped at 21% — Has Beijing Already Won the War?

For more than a year, the United States has been waging the most heavily publicized trade war against China in the modern

ANALYSIS: Trump hands Ukraine's peace to Xi Jinping, Putin's ally — the century's riskiest gamble
Analysis· No. 326

ANALYSIS: Trump hands Ukraine's peace to Xi Jinping, Putin's ally — the century's riskiest gamble

On June 1, 2026, the South China Morning Post reveals explosive information: at their Beijing summit in May 2026, American President Donald

INVESTIGATION: 1,500 billion for war, zero dollars for Ukraine — where is America's money going?
Investigation· No. 325

INVESTIGATION: 1,500 billion for war, zero dollars for Ukraine — where is America's money going?

Some budgets make history, and others rewrite it. The American defense budget proposed for fiscal year 2027 belongs to the second category:

EDITORIAL: Calling Putin over Kyiv's head — the betrayal Trump is about to commit
Editorial· No. 324

EDITORIAL: Calling Putin over Kyiv's head — the betrayal Trump is about to commit

On June 14, 2026, Donald Trump picked up the phone to call Vladimir Putin. Fifty-five minutes of conversation, described as "friendly and

REPORT: Zelensky in Brussels, the diplomatic battle to keep Trump in Kyiv's camp
Reportage· No. 323

REPORT: Zelensky in Brussels, the diplomatic battle to keep Trump in Kyiv's camp

In the span of four days, Volodymyr Zelensky crossed half of Europe. Évian-les-Bains for the G7 from June 15 to 17, 2026,

EXPLAINER: PURL, 80 billion, and NATO's pivot — how Europe is taking up the torch for Ukraine
Analysis· No. 322

EXPLAINER: PURL, 80 billion, and NATO's pivot — how Europe is taking up the torch for Ukraine

PURL. Four letters that most Western citizens have never heard of. Four letters that nonetheless mean the difference between Patriot missiles intercepting

ANALYSIS: Trump demands 350 billion from Europe for Ukraine — financial blackmail or pressure tactic?
Analysis· No. 321

ANALYSIS: Trump demands 350 billion from Europe for Ukraine — financial blackmail or pressure tactic?

On June 19, 2026, from Andrews Air Force Base, Donald Trump dropped a diplomatic bombshell that no one quite expected at that

COMMENTARY: The Protect Our Polls Act — When Democracy Must Defend Itself Against Itself
Commentary· No. 314

COMMENTARY: The Protect Our Polls Act — When Democracy Must Defend Itself Against Itself

On June 18, 2026, four Democratic senators — Elissa Slotkin, Tammy Baldwin, Alex Padilla, and Ruben Gallego — stepped in front of

INVESTIGATION: Trump's trade war — who pays, who profits, and why Beijing wins
Investigation· No. 293

INVESTIGATION: Trump's trade war — who pays, who profits, and why Beijing wins

Since January 2025, Washington has launched the largest tariff offensive since the 1930s. Customs duties of 145% on Chinese goods, taxes ranging

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