Maxime Marquette
Independent columnist · MadMax
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,536 columns published
Reportage· No. 5263
REPORT: $76.6 Billion Locks In 14 U.S. Submarines: Five Columbia, Nine Virginia
Analysis· No. 5262
ANALYSIS: China Releases 2.7 Million Tonnes of Fuel as Iran War Rewrites Gas Forecasts
Analysis· No. 5261
ANALYSIS: Disney’s $712 Million Streaming Gain Meets a $2.64 Billion Net-Income Drop
Reportage· No. 5260
NARRATIVE: Romania Used 180 Kilograms of Explosives to Keep Cernavodă Cooling
Analysis· No. 5259
DECODING: India’s 52,000 Crore Rearmament Is an Approval, Not a Contract
Open letter· No. 5258
OPEN LETTER: H.R. 9694 Wants a Court Route for Epstein Files Still Withheld
Commentary· No. 5257
COMMENTARY: Fidan’s 8 August Black Sea Moratorium Has No Russian or Ukrainian Yes
Note· No. 5256
OPINION: 3 Dead in Brovary; Moscow’s Fire Point Claim Still Lacks Proof
Open letter· No. 5255