The Celebration of an Iranian Deal Is Premature

By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, June 16, 2026

The New York Times, Bloomberg, Bongino, and many other “news sources” have falsely reported a US-Iranian peace deal, and the oil market is pricing based on the mistake. What are the real facts?

Definite End of Future Air Combat System (FCAS) as France and Germany Pursue Separate Fighter Programs

By Drago Bosnic, June 16, 2026

On June 8, France and Germany formally agreed to shelve the Future Air Combat System (FCAS), a joint project to develop and build the EU/NATO’s next-generation fighter jet.

Time for Trump to Tell Benjamin Netanyahu to Go Away!

By Philip Giraldi, June 16, 2026

In addition to the regular lethal American and Israeli attacks on Iran, last week alone the Israeli military killed 13 Gazans and 13 Lebanese. Gaza is now 70% Israeli-occupied, contrary to what was agreed upon in the ceasefire arrangement, as is much of south Lebanon.

Video: Mearsheimer, Karaganov, and the Return of the Unthinkable Nuclear Option in the European Strategic Theatre

By Laala Bechetoula, June 16, 2026

Some interviews illuminate a single event. Others illuminate an entire era. The conversation between Glenn Diesen, John Mearsheimer, and Sergey Karaganov belongs to the rarer category: the kind of historical document that lets us hear, almost unfiltered, what official doctrines normally conceal beneath the cold language of strategy.

Israel Usurps US Constitutional Authority. “US Congress, A Friend of Israel”

By Renee Parsons, June 15, 2026

It might come as no surprise that the US Congress, which has proven to be a favorite friend of Israel, decided to legally formalize Israel’s widespread military participation within the US Government without public hearings or a public debate.

The Balkan Policy of China After the Cold War 1.0

By Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović, June 15, 2026

After the end of the first Cold War (1949−1989), the People’s Republic of China (PRC) focused its policy and national interest in the Balkan Peninsula as well as in Southeast Europe mainly on strengthening its economic and financial influence in the areas of economic development (opening its own factories), energy (exploitation of mineral resources), and infrastructure projects (such as the construction of highways and bridges).

Changing Operational Environment. Radical Changes in Almost every Aspect of War

By Ret Admiral Cem Gürdeniz, June 15, 2026

The Russia-Ukraine War, which has left four years behind, and the Iran-USA-Israel conflict, which has lasted more than 40 days and whose effects are still ongoing, have shown the whole world that the combat operational environment has undergone a radical and revolutionary transformation.