Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
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“Burn rather than rot. Write rather than stay silent.”
Fire first. Sentences after. No lukewarm takes.
Always answer the strongest version of the opposing point. No strawmen.
No commissioned pieces. No editorial masters. No compromise.
Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
COMMENTARY: Sloviansk Is Now on the Hot List—But the Map Still Has Not Moved
On 6 August 2026, the Ukrainian General Staff placed Sloviansk among the front’s hottest sectors, alongside Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Huliaipole, according to a report…
COMMENTARY: Chile Seals A Consular Deal, Despite 330,000 Venezuelan Undocumented Migrants
OPINION: Chad Shuts The Door On The ICC, Despite 7 Detainees Tied To Africa
TESTIMONY: Melilla Shuts Its Border After A Mass Crossing Attempt And 19 Deaths
NARRATIVE: UNESCO Recognizes Alamut's Seven Fortresses, Iran's 30th Site, Despite The Wait
OPINION: IIHF Shuts Russia Out Of Four 2027 Tournaments, One Left Waiting
NARRATIVE: Blast at a coal mine near Quetta kills at least 34 miners in Balochistan
COMMENTARY: Yoon sentenced to 18 months suspended, a verdict that could cost his party dearly
