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
At Silverstone, F1 finds its historic sanctuary again
Introduction: dear Formula 1, let's talk about this weekend at Silverstone

The Aegean Sea becomes a minefield again between Athens and Ankara
Introduction: a legal dispute resurfaces

Europeans rush toward Icelandic and Norwegian coolness
Introduction: when the heat wave redraws the vacation map

What the Pentagon's $500 million says about the anti-drone race
Introduction: a day of contracts worth a thousand speeches

Europe's chip industry faces a bleak future between Beijing and Washington
Introduction: a report sounds the alarm on European technological sovereignty

Trump sees an exit ramp in the Kavanaugh opinion, despite his defeat
Introduction: a legal defeat Trump refuses to admit

A Trump-appointed judge dismantles his own anti-homeless policy
Introduction: when the courts contradict the White House

Wimbledon's mixed doubles steal the show by round three
Introduction: when mixed doubles becomes the main event

Bank of America pays $72.5 million, but who really pays
Introduction: the price of a bank's silence