Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
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Our editorial standards: sources are cited inline, corrections are fixed and logged publicly, and any use of artificial intelligence is disclosed.
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
Taiwan's Nightmare Scenario, Between Earthquake, Blockade, and Chinese Invasion
Introduction: Taiwan rehearses the unthinkable
OPEN LETTER: To Vladimir Putin, After the Night Kyiv Burned Again
Introduction: a letter written the morning after a night of horror
2 Million Casualties, What the Numbers Say About This War
Introduction: when statistics become a silent witness
June, the Month Russian Artillery Paid the Ultimate Price in Ukraine
Introduction: a June that will stay etched in the statistics of war
1,250 fewer Russian soldiers in 24 hours, the war of attrition grinds on
Introduction: a daily tally that says everything about this war
Bessent launches Trump accounts and defends the president's crypto gains
Introduction: a historic launch amid a media storm
Hegseth celebrates National Guard in Washington ahead of July 4
Introduction: a Pentagon chief on treacherous political ground
Hegseth's shock plan to gut Europe was quietly blocked
Introduction: a bomb defused before it exploded in Brussels
The Supreme Court stopped Trump, he struck back in three days
Introduction: a legal win that lasted only as long as a weekend