Economy & Sanctions
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The conflict between Iran and the United States has entered its thirteenth consecutive night of strikes. Thirteen nights of bombing, drones, missiles. And yet, nothing has fundamentally shifted. Positions are frozen, red lines are maintained, and diplomacy is stalling. Here…
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On 17 July 2026, Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3. A model with 2.8 trillion parameters. For the first time, a Chinese artificial intelligence surpassed American models on the benchmarks. Its score of 1,679 points on the Frontend Code Arena relegated…
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On 20 July 2026, the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to 311.4 million barrels. This is the lowest level since March 1983. Forty-three years ago, Ronald Reagan was president, and the Cold War was in full swing. Today, it…
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The signals are piling up. For several days, Donald Trump’s statements, American troop movements and Iranian preparations have been outlining a prospect no one wanted to contemplate: a ground war in Iran. More than 50,000 American soldiers are already deployed…
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The French presidential election of April 2027 is approaching. The candidates are not yet officially declared, but names are already circulating. Jordan Bardella, ÉdouarThe French presidential election of April 2027 is approaching. The candidates are not yet officially declared, but…
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Jordan was a sanctuary. For years, American forces found safe refuge there, far from the tensions of the Gulf. In July 2026, that sanctuary was shattered. Four Iranian attacks in five days. The Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, in the north…
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China has not fired a single shot in the Iran-United States war. Yet it may be the main beneficiary. It has observed, it has waited, it has reaped. While the United States was depleting its missile stocks, Beijing made sure…
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The dollar is no longer what it used to be. In 2001, it accounted for 73% of global foreign exchange reserves. By 2025, that figure had fallen to 54%. A drop of nearly 20 points in two decades. It is…
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The American economy, seen from a distance, looks like a solid machine. Growth is holding up, consumers keep spending, markets are hitting record after record. Nothing alarming, at first glance. But scratch the surface a little, and the picture becomes…
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A 469-million-dollar factory. In Mesquite, Texas, it was supposed to produce shells for the US Army. Opened in May 2024, it has not produced a single compliant piece of metal in two years. Not one. The Army was aiming for…
