Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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OPINION: Two years of the Moscow-Pyongyang alliance — the friendship of tyrants
On June 19, 2024, in the grand ceremonial hall of Pyongyang, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia…
ANALYSIS: KN-23 upgraded by Moscow — the North Korean weapon becomes formidable
The KN-23 is a short-range ballistic missile designed by North Korea, often described as a derivative of the Russian Iskander. Since its debut in…
COMMENTARY: Seoul accepts the Kursk prisoners — dignity against barbarism
There are moments when geopolitics acquires a human face. Ri, 27 years old, sniper. Paek, 22 years old, infantryman. Two soldiers from the Korean…
DECODING: 10,000 North Koreans in Russia — the dangerous apprenticeship of war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeated it multiple times since the start of 2026: approximately 10,000 North Korean soldiers are currently deployed in Russia,…
ANALYSIS: Kim calls for a destructive posture — the authoritarian axis hardens
The 25th of June, 2026 marks the 76th anniversary of the start of the Korean War — that invasion of the South by the…
OPINION: Poland sounds the alarm — prepare for escalation
On June 26, 2026, at the conclusion of the Eastern Flank Summit in Gdansk, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivered words that should have…
DECODING: Zelensky cuts the Belarusian relays: the strike that worked
On June 24, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky announced at a press conference a development few had expected: the relay stations installed by Russia on Belarusian…
ANALYSIS: Hybrid warfare: the new face of the Russian threat to NATO
Hybrid warfare is not a Russian invention — but Russia has made it its preferred art form. It is a mode of conflict that…
COMMENTARY: Latvia on alert: Russian provocation brewing in the shadows
On June 22, 2026, Latvia's Bureau for the Protection of the Constitution — the country's domestic intelligence service — took an unusual decision: it…