Maxime Marquette
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REPORT: The Supreme Court at the Crossroads on Birthright Citizenship in the United States
Before the start of July 2026, the United States Supreme Court must hand down one of the most anticipated and consequential decisions in decades:…
DECODING: Trump's DOJ opens criminal investigation against Carroll — justice as a weapon
Here is what happened in June 2026: Donald Trump's Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation against E. Jean Carroll — the woman a…
ANALYSIS: Carroll vs. Trump — the Supreme Court delays a $5 million verdict for the 15th time
Fifteen. Fifteen times since February 2026, the United States Supreme Court has pulled Donald Trump's appeal against the $5 million verdict from its calendar…
NARRATIVE: Ankara, July 2026 — the summit set to reshape the war and the Alliance
On June 25, 2026, speaking from Washington, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte chose words that belong nowhere near the usual register of Atlantic diplomacy.…
EDITORIAL: Gripen for Ukraine — when Sweden gives Kyiv the wings of its survival
On May 28, 2026, at a military base in Uppsala, Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President Volodymyr Zelensky shook hands in front of…
INVESTIGATION: SAFE, 956 Million Euros for Lithuania — How the EU Builds Its Eastern Flank
On June 25, 2026, the European Union transferred €956.3 million to Lithuania. The number is precise because precision matters here: this was not a…
REPORT: Finland Authorizes Nuclear Weapons on Its Soil — An Unprecedented Step Since the Cold War
On June 17, 2026, the Finnish parliament voted to repeal the ban on deploying nuclear weapons on Finnish territory. The result: 125 votes for,…
DECODING: The EU renews its Russia sanctions for 12 months — the wall holds until July 2027
On June 25, 2026, the Council of the European Union renewed the entire framework of economic sanctions against Russia — and this time for…
ANALYSIS: Latvia Warns Russia Is Preparing Provocations Against the Baltic States or Poland
On June 26, 2026, the British newspaper The Guardian published an article that should appear in every national security dossier of European capitals: according…