Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
OPEN LETTER: To Tehran, Washington and Beirut — stop playing with peace
Introduction: a fragile truce bought with billions
These Ukrainian drones redrawing the map of the war
Introduction: a number that changed how I read the conflict
How Washington quietly accelerated Kyiv's arms buildup
Introduction: a story told in dollars and delivery timelines
The Pentagon's $153 billion tells a real strategy
Introduction: a number that hides a doctrine
In Berlin, Europe finally wakes up on its own defense
Introduction: a summit that reeks of urgency
Kim Jong-un wants a nuclear navy, and that should worry us
Introduction: the sea as a new nuclear frontier
The Putin system facing its own manpower shortage
Introduction: profile of a cornered power
The Kremlin plans a post-Duma mobilization scenario
Introduction: a maneuver scripted before the vote
The U.S. Air Force bets on AI to keep its edge
Introduction: the war is now fought inside the algorithms