Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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NARRATIVE: Seven days of Washington in flames — Trump, Johnson, and American democracy grinding to a halt
The week of June 22, 2026 in Washington was supposed to be a victory. The U.S. Congress had just accomplished something rare: passing a…
ANALYSIS: 40,000 Russian soldiers per month — arithmetic of an empire that bleeds but does not collapse
Since November 2025, Russia has been losing 40,000 soldiers per month — killed, seriously wounded, captured, or missing — according to estimates from Western…
DECODING: Gaza phase 2 — demilitarization, reconstruction, governance: why everything stalls
In October 2025, a ceasefire agreement was signed at Sharm El-Sheikh, following months of Egyptian, Qatari, Turkish, and American mediation. The first phase of…
ANALYSIS: Trump, Nvidia, and China — how technology sanctions are accelerating the enemy
In June 2026, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) finalized an AI infrastructure plan of historic scale: 2 trillion yuan — $295 billion…
COMMENTARY: Europe reforms in disarray — without shared vision or strategic direction
On June 26, 2026, was an emblematic day for what Europe is going through. In Spain, the lower house of parliament withdrew its confidence…
ESSAY: Taiwan under pressure — war games, maritime standoff, and democratic lethargy
On June 22, 2026, in Taoyuan — home to the island's largest international airport — Taiwanese army tanks rolled through streets and onto highways.…
NARRATIVE: The recalled ambassador — when Pyongyang punishes London for sanctioning a children's camp
The diplomatic fate of Mun Myong Sin will likely stand as one of the shortest in history: appointed North Korea's ambassador to the United…
PROFILE: Andriy Melnyk at the UN — Ukraine's voice before a paralyzed Security Council
On June 22, 2026, Andriy Melnyk, Ukraine's envoy to the UN, took the floor during a lengthy session of the Security Council — the…
OPINION: Kim Yo Jong at the G7 — "Inviting disaster" or the art of claimed isolation
On June 18, 2026, the day after the G7 summit in Évian, Kim Yo Jong — the younger sister of Kim Jong Un and…