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ANALYSIS: 1.4 Million Russian Soldiers Ground Up — Putin's Macabre Arithmetic
Analysis· No. 64

ANALYSIS: 1.4 Million Russian Soldiers Ground Up — Putin's Macabre Arithmetic

A NATO official announced it with clinical calm: Russia has suffered between 1.3 and 1.45 million total military casualties since February 2022, including some…

PORTRAIT: Zelensky at Ramstein — The Wartime Leader Who Raises $4 Billion in a Single Day
Profile· No. 63

PORTRAIT: Zelensky at Ramstein — The Wartime Leader Who Raises $4 Billion in a Single Day

Some men are revealed by war. Some are made by it. Volodymyr Zelensky has been transformed into something harder to name — a wartime…

FIELD REPORT: Germany — Air-to-Air Missiles and IRIS-T, the New Package Armoring Kyiv's Sky
Reportage· No. 60

FIELD REPORT: Germany — Air-to-Air Missiles and IRIS-T, the New Package Armoring Kyiv's Sky

On June 18, 2026 in Brussels, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced triple-digit air-to-air missile transfers from Bundeswehr stocks, accelerated IRIS-T deliveries, $200 million for…

BRIEF: Hegseth Scorns Europe, Trump Shrugs — and Putin Smiles
Note· No. 59

BRIEF: Hegseth Scorns Europe, Trump Shrugs — and Putin Smiles

On June 18, 2026, in Brussels, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called NATO allies "free riders" and announced a six-month troop review. Trump…

ESSAY: Taiwan, the Slow Asphyxiation — 120 Flights and 160 Ships in Two Weeks
Essay· No. 54

ESSAY: Taiwan, the Slow Asphyxiation — 120 Flights and 160 Ships in Two Weeks

On June 13, 2026, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense logged six Chinese military aircraft, eight warships, and two coast guard vessels maneuvering around its…

ESSAY: War as Electoral Strategy — Trump, Iran, and the November 2026 Calculation
Essay· No. 52

ESSAY: War as Electoral Strategy — Trump, Iran, and the November 2026 Calculation

A thesis circulating in American analytical circles holds that the war against Iran, tariffs, and DOGE were not designed primarily as public policies —…

EDITORIAL: Hegseth Humiliates NATO — "NATO 3.0" or Holding the American Umbrella for Ransom
Editorial· No. 51

EDITORIAL: Hegseth Humiliates NATO — "NATO 3.0" or Holding the American Umbrella for Ransom

In twelve minutes at NATO headquarters on June 18, 2026, Pete Hegseth called America's allies "shameful," conditioned US dues on defense spending targets, and…

EDITORIAL: The U.S.–Iran MOU at Geneva, June 19: The 14 Points of a Deal Everyone Disputes
Editorial· No. 45

EDITORIAL: The U.S.–Iran MOU at Geneva, June 19: The 14 Points of a Deal Everyone Disputes

On June 19, 2026, Washington and Tehran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding meant to end four months of open war. The ink was…

ANALYSIS: $300 Billion for Tehran — The Iran MOU Delivered to Congress, Between Capitulation and Geopolitical Gamble
Analysis· No. 43

ANALYSIS: $300 Billion for Tehran — The Iran MOU Delivered to Congress, Between Capitulation and Geopolitical Gamble

On June 18, 2026, the White House delivered to Congress the text of the memorandum of understanding signed with Tehran to end the "Epic…

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