Edition 004

Edition 004

The Deal the Fighters Didn't Sign

Israel and Lebanon's government agreed a US-brokered framework in Washington this month. But the deal binds the signatories, not the gunmen — and on the ground, where Israel keeps striking and Hezbollah keeps flying drones, neither side has stopped.

13 June 2026  ·  4 min read

The Lines Come Off the Map

On 11 June, President Trump reopened roughly half a million square miles of the Pacific's most protected waters to commercial fishing. The case for it is real. So is the case against it — and so is the federal court that struck down its near-twin ten months ago.

13 June 2026  ·  7 min read

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