No. 145 — Monday, 13 July 2026 — 16 articles from 29 sources
The Daily Edition for Monday, 13 July 2026 curates 16 analytical articles from 29 sources into today's key forces shaping the world. Ukraine's drones bleed Russia's fuel before winter. Delury urges Seoul and Tokyo to lead on North Korea. Europe still can't fight without the United States.
Our MethodWatchlist: US-Iran War Escalation and Strait of Hormuz Standoff, Lindsey Graham's Sudden Death and Senate Fallout, UK Political Transition: Andy Burnham Poised to Replace Starmer, Israel Sets October 27 Elections as Referendum on Netanyahu, Israel's Continuing Strikes on Gaza and Lebanon Amid Regional War
In Omsk, drivers now wait hours for gas after Ukrainian drones hit refineries 2,500 kilometers from the border. Today opens there, where Kyiv is turning Russia's fuel lines into leverage before winter closes the window and peace talks begin. From there we look at North Korea, where Xi has met Kim in Pyongyang and one argument holds that a Washington drifting toward the Caribbean leaves Seoul and Tokyo to lead. We close on Europe's own dependence: its militaries still can't find and hit targets without American Patriots, F-35s, and satellites, whatever the new co-production deals promise. Plus briefs on Lindsey Graham's final push for Saudi-Israel peace and Nigeria's bid for drone sovereignty.
Politico Europe reports Kyiv is racing to escalate deep strikes before Russia can copy the drone technology and before winter. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna tells the outlet Ukraine's own deep-strike capabilities have left "a weaker Russia," and two Ukrainian officials fram
The East Asia Forum runs Delury's case that Washington has pulled its focus away from Northeast Asia. He points to the June 2026 removal of the 'Indo' prefix from US Pacific Command as symbolic of that shift. Trump's second term swung toward the Caribbean, launching a naval campa
Deutsche Welle catalogs how deeply European NATO militaries still lean on US kit: Patriot missiles, F-35 jets, and the satellite-based 'kill chain' that finds and hits targets. The piece reports the workarounds now underway, like a Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall deal to co-produce ATACMS
Politico Europe · Newspaper · EU · Left-Center — Ukraine is racing to hit Russia hard before winter, Politico Europe reports from Brussels. Kyiv's long-range drones have struck deep into Russia, cutting supply lines and stretching Moscow's economy.
Deutsche Welle · Newspaper · EU · Left-Center — Deutsche Welle reports drivers in Gelendzhik sleeping in their cars for three days, hunting for open gas stations. Ukraine has now struck all 10 of Russia's largest oil refineries, from Leningrad to O
East Asia Forum · Newspaper · Asia — Washington has drifted from Asia: the "Indo" prefix dropped from Pacific Command, a war on Iran, Greenland next. Meanwhile Xi met Kim in Pyongyang in June 2026, and John Delury argues Seoul and Tokyo
Deutsche Welle · Newspaper · EU · Left-Center — At July's NATO summit in Ankara, Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall agreed to build ATACMS missiles in Germany. Deutsche Welle traces how far Europe still leans on Washington, from Patriot systems to the
Inside Lindsey Graham's final push for Saudi-Israel peace — Axios · Newspaper · Global · Left-Center
How large current account imbalances unwind: Evidence from historical adjustment episodes — VoxEU (CEPR) · Academic · EU · Least Biased
Trump drives closer Tokyo–Seoul alignment in Northeast Asia — East Asia Forum · Newspaper · Asia
From Exporting Workers to Importing Them: Vietnam’s New Labour Reality — Fulcrum · Newspaper · Asia
Scientists Ponder a New Climate Defense Tactic: Throwing Shade at El Niño — Mother Jones · Investigative · US · Left
Murambatsvina to Mabahambe: Xenophobia and the grammar of removal — Daily Maverick · Newspaper · South Africa · Left-Center
Japan’s pet care industry booms as ‘fur babies’ outnumber infants — Al Jazeera English · Broadcaster · Gulf · Left-Center
France’s edge in the AI race is cheap energy — if American big tech doesn’t plug in first — Politico Europe · Newspaper · EU · Left-Center
They steal our data, they steal our democracy. The moral catastrophe of Big Tech’s totalitarians-for-profit — El País English · Newspaper · Spain · Left-Center
Can Nigeria’s drone industry deliver Africa’s defence sovereignty — Al Jazeera English · Broadcaster · Gulf · Left-Center