Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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DECODING: Ukraine and Poland forge together the turbojet engine of resistance
There is something deeply right about the fact that this agreement was signed in Gdańsk. This city saw the birth of a movement that…
OPEN LETTER: To the Czech Mi-24V — the Crocodile that learned to hunt Russian drones
I want to acknowledge something upfront: writing an open letter to a helicopter is an unusual choice, even for a journalist committed to finding…
TESTIMONY: SkyFall signs with Poland to unlock European funding for its combat drones
I want to be clear about what the SkyFall-BGK MoU is and is not. It is not a check. It is not a guarantee…
NARRATIVE: New Zealand sounds the alarm on Chinese military presence in the Pacific
There is something almost melancholy about reading New Zealand's security calculus shift in real time. This is a country that defined its foreign policy…
ESSAY: Zelensky leaves Dublin in urgency — what his departure says about war and peace
Ireland's neutrality debate is one of the more fascinating political dramas running in parallel with the Ukraine war. It is not a debate about…
COLUMN: Russia shoots down its own Orion by friendly fire — the silent collapse of an air force
There is a particular satisfaction in watching expensive, complex weapons systems fail due to their own side's incompetence — a satisfaction I try not…
OPINION: Denmark invents peace through direct financing — and the rest of Europe takes notes
I want to name what Denmark is doing here, because I think it deserves a name: strategic generosity. Not charity. Not burden-sharing compliance. Genuine…
PROFILE: China's supply chain security law — Beijing's new tool of coercion
I want to be precise about what this law does, because the word "coercion" gets thrown around too easily in geopolitical commentary. This is…
INVESTIGATION: Zelensky speaks to Putin's friends — the whispered peace Moscow refuses to hear
There is something deeply strange about the current situation: Zelensky sends peace messages through the friends of the man who bombs his cities every…