Maxime Marquette
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EDITORIAL: Trump Targets Brazil With 25% Tariffs — Section 301 as an All-Purpose Weapon
On June 1, 2026, the USTR (United States Trade Representative) proposed 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports under a separate Section 301 investigation — separate,…
REPORT: Democrats Lead Republicans by 10 Points — The 2026 Midterms Take Shape
A poll from Emerson College published in early June 2026 gives Democratic candidates a 10-point lead over Republicans in voting intentions for the midterm…
DECODING: The $300 Billion for Iran — What the MOU Really Hides About Reconstruction
Among the fourteen points of the Trump-Iran memorandum of understanding signed on June 17, 2026, one triggered particular astonishment in American and international political…
ANALYSIS: The Supreme Court Validates Metering — Asylum at the Border Under Severe Constraint
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision by 6 votes to 3 overturning a lower court judgment that had…
FACT-CHECK: Europe Wants Its Own "Section 301" Against China — What Is True, What Is Pending
At the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains in June 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron launched a proposal that captured the attention of chancelleries and economists…
TESTIMONY: Trump Was Impressed by Ukrainian Drones — And That Changed Everything
There is something historically ironic in what American sources report in late June 2026: it is the spectacular military effectiveness of Ukrainian drones striking…
ESSAY: The Iran-Trump Deal Under Hawk Fire — Too Vague to Be Honest
On June 17, 2026, Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran, presented by the White House as a historic diplomatic breakthrough.…
COLUMN: Trump strips citizenship from 17 Americans — tomorrow, it could be you
In June 2026, the United States Department of Justice announced denaturalization proceedings against 17 naturalized American citizens accused of serious crimes. On paper, the…
OPINION: The CIA slams the door on the NIC — American intelligence fractures over Iran
Sources cited by Reuters and relayed by IC Brief on June 10, 2026 revealed that the CIA has stopped contributing to certain assessments by…