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ANALYSIS: Hegseth calls allies "shameful" for refusing bases during the Iran strikes — the shockwave across Europe
Analysis· No. 103

ANALYSIS: Hegseth calls allies "shameful" for refusing bases during the Iran strikes — the shockwave across Europe

One word — "shameful" — and twelve minutes. That's all Pete Hegseth needed to detonate a bomb inside NATO headquarters in Brussels on June…

ANALYSIS: Belgian F-16s for Ukraine — Seven Aircraft by End of 2026, the Timeline That Unsettles Moscow
Analysis· No. 102

ANALYSIS: Belgian F-16s for Ukraine — Seven Aircraft by End of 2026, the Timeline That Unsettles Moscow

June 2026. Belgium is finally about to honor a three-year-old promise. Seven F-16s before year-end — three operational fighters and four for spare parts.…

BREAKDOWN: The June 2026 Trump-Iran MOU — A 14-Point Ceasefire Worth Reading Carefully
Analysis· No. 101

BREAKDOWN: The June 2026 Trump-Iran MOU — A 14-Point Ceasefire Worth Reading Carefully

On June 18, 2026, cameras from around the world captured Donald Trump digitally signing a memorandum of understanding with the Islamic Republic of Iran…

BREAKDOWN: "Punishing the Allies" — The Real Strategy Behind Hegseth's NATO Review
Analysis· No. 97

BREAKDOWN: "Punishing the Allies" — The Real Strategy Behind Hegseth's NATO Review

Beneath the language of "constructive reform," Hegseth's six-month NATO review is a structured punishment for allies who refused US base access during the Iran…

COLUMN: 992 Drones in One Night — The Low-Cost Revolution Battering Putin's Petroleum Empire
Column· No. 96

COLUMN: 992 Drones in One Night — The Low-Cost Revolution Battering Putin's Petroleum Empire

On the night of June 17–18, 2026, Ukraine launched what Russia's own Defense Ministry confirmed as the largest drone attack of the entire war.…

BREAKDOWN: Rutte at Trump's on June 24 — The Real Agenda of the Pre-Summit Meeting Before Ankara
Analysis· No. 94

BREAKDOWN: Rutte at Trump's on June 24 — The Real Agenda of the Pre-Summit Meeting Before Ankara

This is not a courtesy call. When NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte lands in Washington on June 23 for a White House meeting the…

INVESTIGATION: Moscow Recruits in Africa Through "Russian Houses" — The Pipelines of Shame
Investigation· No. 91

INVESTIGATION: Moscow Recruits in Africa Through "Russian Houses" — The Pipelines of Shame

They call them "Russian Houses" — cultural institutes projecting Soviet films, distributing books, teaching language. In reality, an Euronews investigation corroborated by Ukrainian military…

INVESTIGATION: The Pack Around Moscow — How Beijing, Tehran, Pyongyang, and Minsk Feed the War
Investigation· No. 82

INVESTIGATION: The Pack Around Moscow — How Beijing, Tehran, Pyongyang, and Minsk Feed the War

This war is told as a duel: Russia versus Ukraine. That is wrong, or at least terribly incomplete. Behind Vladimir Putin stands a pack…

FACT-CHECK: Trump "Calls Zelensky and Putin on His 80th Birthday" — What Actually Happened
Analysis· No. 79

FACT-CHECK: Trump "Calls Zelensky and Putin on His 80th Birthday" — What Actually Happened

On June 14, 2026, Trump turned 80. Two of the world's most-watched men called him separately. Here is what was actually said, what each…

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