News Europe Moves to Slow the Surge of Cheap Chinese Imports The EU is introducing a €3 customs charge on low-value imports as officials seek to curb a surge in Chinese e-commerce shipments and level the playing field for European retailers. By Olga Nesterova • 4 min read
News China’s AI Catch-Up Is Now a Security Problem As Chinese AI models narrow the gap in cybersecurity, the debate is shifting from who builds the most advanced AI to who can access it and under what rules. By Olga Nesterova • 4 min read
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Explained Why One Fighter Jet Has Become NATO's Biggest Political Test Why Trump's comments on Türkiye's F-35 request could shape the NATO Summit in Ankara By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read
Deep Dive Inside China's Global Governance Playbook What Beijing's new white paper reveals about its vision for the UN, multilateralism, trade, and the future of the global financial system. By Olga Nesterova • 6 min read
Daily Brief ONEST Brief: Iran’s Fragile Deal, China’s Expanding AI Power and Europe’s Shadow Fleet Crackdown The United States and Gulf states publicly rallied behind the preliminary agreement with Iran today, even as Tehran asserted control over shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz and questions grew over what Washington has actually secured. Here is what happened today. Rubio Seeks Gulf Support for the Iran Agreement By Olga Nesterova • 8 min read
ONEST Insight The Clip Went Viral. The Real Story Didn't. Treasury Secretary Bessent described sanctions relief for Iranian oil as "a carrot." President Trump presented the same policy as an opportunity for American farmers. Iran's Parliament Speaker rejected both narratives. By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read
President Donald Trump meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, June 24, 2026 | Screenshot from official White House livestream. Daily Brief ONEST Brief: Hormuz Opens Carefully, Europe Prepares for NATO, and the Iran Deal Meets Reality Hormuz Is Moving Again, But the Dispute Is Shifting Oman has established a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the International Maritime Organization. The move comes as maritime traffic begins cautiously returning. Three previously stranded supertankers passed through the Strait on Tuesday, while seven empty By Olga Nesterova • 6 min read
Daily Brief ONEST Brief: NATO Tensions, Iran’s Regional Outreach, and Europe’s New East-West Corridor Trump’s dispute with Italy expands ahead of a tense NATO meeting, Iran promotes a new regional security architecture, the EU invests in routes bypassing Russia, and Ukraine presses allies for firm air defense delivery dates. Meloni Tries to Close the Dispute as NATO Defends Europe’s Role Italian Prime By Olga Nesterova • 9 min read
News Treasury Chief Unveils New U.S. Economic Doctrine as Private Companies Quietly Become National Infrastructure Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a keynote address at the Economic Club of New York's America 250 Gala Dinner on Tuesday to outline what he called a new doctrine of American economic statecraft, arguing that economic policy, technology, finance and supply chains should be treated as instruments of By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read
Daily Brief ONEST Brief: Iran Talks Move Markets, Starmer Steps Down, and Europe Opens the Door to the Taliban The United States and Iran left Switzerland without a final agreement, but Washington is already presenting the talks as a diplomatic victory. Britain is preparing for its seventh prime minister in a decade. And Europe’s new focus on deportations has brought Taliban officials to Brussels for the first EU- By Olga Nesterova • 10 min read
Image: White House livestream | Screenshot by ONEST Daily Brief The Switzerland Talks Descend Into Threats, Snubs and Contradictions The United States and Iran arrived in Switzerland for talks intended to move their memorandum of understanding toward implementation. Instead, the Lake Lucerne Summit exposed how little the parties appear to agree on — including whether negotiations are still functioning, whether the Strait of Hormuz is open, what the agreement requires By Olga Nesterova • 8 min read
The European Parliament during a plenary voting session | Photo: European Parliament Deep Dive Europe Just Rewrote Its Deportation System The EU approves offshore "return hubs", longer entry bans and bloc-wide deportation enforcement — marking one of the biggest shifts in European migration policy in decades. By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read
