Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
Coons Grills Patel Over the Epstein File Impasse
Introduction: a hearing that turns into stonewalling
Meloni's Italy Boosts Defense to 2.8% of GDP and Rattles NATO
Introduction: Rome raises the budgetary stakes
Alligator Alcatraz, the $1.2 billion bill embarrassing Washington
Introduction: a closed facility, a bill that remains
Phang v. Blanche, the precise list of Epstein documents the DOJ must disclose
Introduction: a court order that finally clarifies the stakes
Somalia loses U.S. funding for its army, the African Union raises alarm
Introduction: a decision that worries an entire region
What sea anemones teach us about our viruses
Introduction: a discovery from the bottom of the ocean
Silent death is settling into ICE detention centers
Introduction: a report that chills the blood
Four computers for three million Epstein documents in Congress
Introduction: the scene that sums up an entire case
Europe builds its drone wall from the Baltic to the Black Sea
Introduction: when deterrence takes the shape of a digital shield