Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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Tehran says it negotiated in Doha, but without Americans at the table
On July 1, 2026, two contradictory accounts circulated about what actually happened in Doha between Iran and the United States. On one
Melania Trump, the quiet diplomacy bringing Ukrainian children home
According to Marc Beckman, senior adviser to the American First Lady, it was images of the war in Ukraine that pushed Melania
Measles ignores the borders between Canada, Mexico and the United States
As of July 2, 2026, the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 2,170 confirmed measles cases in the United States
DOJ refuses to release new Epstein documents despite a judge's order
The Department of Justice refused, on July 2, 2026, to hand over additional documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case, despite a
William Lai, the Taiwanese president who refuses to bend to Beijing
On January 1, 2026, Taiwanese president William Lai Ching-te delivered his New Year address just days after China conducted military drills dubbed
South Korea takes naval command of RIMPAC for the first time
For the first time in fifty-five years of the multinational naval exercise Rim of the Pacific, a South Korean officer is leading
Kim Jong Un, the dealer trading his soldiers for Russian missiles
On July 4, 2026, Kim Jong Un oversaw a strategic cruise missile test as well as evaluations of anti-ship, anti-submarine, and air
Erdogan, the tightrope walker keeping both NATO and the Kremlin close
By hosting the NATO summit in Ankara this week, Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirms a unique position within the Atlantic Alliance: that of
Kaja Kallas, the Baltic hawk hunting down Russian drone makers
On July 2, 2026, Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat, announced a new sanctions proposal targeting five entities and one individual