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
USS John F. Kennedy Clears a Key Milestone Ahead of Commissioning
Introduction: a signal of power arriving at just the right time
Norway Overtakes the United States in Per-Capita Defense Spending, a NATO First
Introduction: a statistical shift that says a lot about the state of the Alliance
Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus's fragile democracy after Hasina
Introduction: a country that voted, but did not turn the page
Somalia, Washington cuts the lifeline as Al-Shabaab advances
Introduction: a letter to those looking the other way
Science finally cracks melanoma's secret to immortality
Introduction: a puzzle more than a decade in the making
Nearly half of patients referred for a kidney transplant drop out
Introduction: the invisible journey before the waiting list
Trump accused of selling UAE access through his family crypto empire
Introduction: a 2.2-billion-dollar crypto empire
Epstein survivors sue the DOJ and Google in court
Introduction: when legal transparency becomes a second assault
Trump weighs pardoning Diddy in a wave of 250 clemencies
Introduction: a decisive Friday at the White House