Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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COMMENTARY: London, Paris, Berlin facing Beijing: Europe in the Indo-Pacific
On June 24, 2026, something unusual happened. The de facto representations — the de facto embassies — of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany…
REPORT: Five days of exercises: Taiwan trains for invasion
From June 22 to 26, 2026, Taiwan's armed forces conducted an exercise dubbed "Immediate Combat Readiness" — five days of intense training designed to…
DECODING: PLA patrols: rehearsals for a Taiwan blockade
In early June 2026, the China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted what it officially described as a "special maritime law enforcement and hydrography operation" in…
REPORT: 160 prisoners come home: the exchange that restores hope
On June 26, 2026, at the Nova Huta crossing point in the Gomel region of Belarus, buses came to a halt on the tarmac.…
ANALYSIS: 40-day influence operation: Kyiv targets Russia's resolve
On June 25, 2026, following a meeting with Major General Yevhen Khmara, acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), President Volodymyr Zelensky…
DECODING: Who speaks for Europe? Zelensky's red line
On June 21, 2026, in an interview given to TSN, the Ukrainian news channel, President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke words that irritated some of his…
COMMENTARY: Istanbul 2022 as a condition — Putin freezes diplomacy
On June 23, 2026, during an operational meeting with members of his government, Vladimir Putin said the following: "Russia is ready for peace negotiations…
EDITORIAL: Putin must make the first move — peace is not a favor
On June 26, 2026, from Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated what he has been saying for weeks: Ukraine is ready for meetings, but…
DECODING: 500,000 "drone warriors" from South Korea — the counterstrike against the Northern threat
On June 26, 2026, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back held a press conference in Seoul that will go down in the annals of…