Maxime Marquette
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COMMENTARY: A German brigade in Lithuania: the taboo of 1945 broken
In 2026, for the first time since the end of World War II, Germany is deploying a complete Bundeswehr brigade outside its national borders,…
DECODING: The «Ukrainian sanctions»: the drones that outperform Brussels
Since 2024, Ukraine has developed a response to Russian bombing that was never envisioned in the traditional diplomacy handbooks. Ironically called «Ukrainian sanctions» by…
ANALYSIS: The axis of aggressors: a single front against the West?
The expression «axis of aggressors» is not rhetorical metaphor. It is a documented geopolitical reality, identified by analysts at the Foundation for Defense of…
OPINION: Rutte and Cohesion: The Hard Truths of Ankara
The NATO summit in Ankara, in June 2026, was no ordinary summit. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, allies…
ANALYSIS: France and Italy put the brakes on Europe: the new crack that delights Putin
The European Union wanted to ban former Russian soldiers who fought in Ukraine from entering its territory. An elementary precaution, some will say —…
REPORT: Vtorovo struck twice: the Ukrainian oil war knows no truce
In the night of June 27, 2026, drones from the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) struck for the second time in under a month the…
DECODING: Submarines and electronic warfare: Moscow arms Pyongyang to the teeth
When Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un signed their mutual defense treaty in June 2024, many Western analysts shrugged. A dictator running on fumes, they…
COMMENTARY: Vance and the foundation of the Iran deal: prudence or blindness?
On June 22, 2026, at the Bürgenstock luxury resort in the Swiss mountains, U.S. Vice President JD Vance addressed journalists with the air of…
EDITORIAL: The night of Kyiv: why the West must stay standing
On the evening of June 25, 2026, around 9 p.m. local time, sirens sounded again across Kyiv. The Ukrainian Air Force issued a ballistic…