Geographic Theaters
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The Ukrainian conflict has entered its fifth year. No decisive breakthrough, no collapse. A war of attrition, slow, methodical, where every kilometre gained is paid for in human lives and destroyed infrastructure. Here is the state of play, factual and…
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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 23 July 2026, Sergei Lavrov and Marco Rubio met in Manila, on the sidelines of the ASEAN ministerial meeting. Thirty-five minutes. No more. A short, formal exchange, with no major announcement. And yet, this meeting is a signal. The…
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The Anรฉfis camp is under siege. Since 22 July 2026, the jihadists of JNIM and the separatists of the Azawad Liberation Front have encircled this Malian army position in the north of the country. An improbable coalition between Islamists and…
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On 21 July 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed his commander-in-chief. In six days, he changed his two top military officials. It is no longer a reform. It is a signal. A few days earlier, on 15 July, Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov…
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On 3 January 2026, Nicolรกs Maduro was arrested. Captured by American forces. Chavism did not disappear. It changed its face. A new power has settled in Caracas. Delcy Rodrรญguez, interim president. Her brother Jorge, president of the Assembly. The Rodrรญguez…
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The European Union will not disappear. It is too deeply embedded in economies, laws, and habits. But it is condemned to transform. The question is not whether it will survive, but in what form. Two forces are clashing in silence.…
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Space is no longer the sanctuary of international cooperation. It has become a battlefield. Two projects, two visions, and one shared observation: the rules of the game have yet to be written. On one side, Jilin-1. China’s Earth observation constellation…
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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…
