Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
France Picks Thundart, a Sovereign Artillery Bet at 150 km
Introduction: a choice that speaks louder than its 600 million euros
El-Obeid, the Sudanese city that fears reliving El-Fasher's horror
Introduction: a city of 500,000 souls caught in a vise
Nebius crowns the AI that could save lives in healthcare
Introduction: when the AI cloud becomes a medical accelerator
Mar-a-Lago, the Trump crypto empire and the increasingly blurred line
Introduction: a president getting richer at an unprecedented pace
Is the Houthi threat in the Red Sea really over?
Introduction: a lull that intrigues as much as it reassures
To Brazil, dear Marco Rubio, listen to your own allies
Introduction: a letter to a secretary of state who won't back down
The US Navy commissions a destroyer named for a living Vietnam hero
Introduction: Norfolk honors a survivor who became a legend
NATO's new flying radar will be Swedish, facing China and Russia
Introduction: a choice reshaping the Alliance's aerial surveillance
In Ankara, NATO's defense industry flexes its new strength
Introduction: when industry becomes a pillar of deterrence