Maxime Marquette
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COMMENTARY: Manila Says No to Beijing Over a Province Near Taiwan
On July 9, 2026, the Philippines firmly rejected a claim made by Chinese scholars over one of its island provinces located near Taiwan.
DECODING: Beijing Accuses Lai of "Escalation" After a Defensive Drill
After the two-day resilience drill led in early July 2026 by more than 370 Taiwanese officials, China's Taiwan Affairs Office responded by directly accusing…
DECODING: Beijing Sends Nuclear Bombers to Encircle Taiwan
On July 3, 2026, at the exact moment the Taiwanese resilience drill was wrapping up, China launched a new "joint combat-readiness patrol" around Taiwan.
FACT-CHECK: Taiwan Rehearses Its Worst Nightmare, a Combined Quake and Chinese Blockade
In early July 2026, more than 370 Taiwanese government and military officials shut themselves in a crisis room for two days to rehearse the…
ANALYSIS: Trump says he is targeted by an Iranian "kill list"
At his press conference in Ankara on July 8, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO summit, Donald Trump claimed to be "number one…
FACT-CHECK: Trump says he does not want a long conflict with Iran — true or false
On July 9, 2026, Donald Trump delivered two almost contradictory messages within the span of a few hours. In the morning, he spoke of…
OPINION: Iran was already targeting tankers before the July 8 strikes
Before the United States struck more than 80 Iranian targets on July 8, 2026, something else happened. A fact too often relegated to a…
DECODING: the June memorandum that reopened Hormuz is collapsing
In mid-June 2026, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding rightly presented as a turning point in the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
DECODING: 14 dead, 78 hurt — the human price of the Iran-US relapse
Iran's Ministry of Health has confirmed a chilling toll: at least 14 dead and 78 wounded in just two days of strikes and counterstrikes…