Maxime Marquette
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OPINION: Morocco in Gaza — What One Arab Country Can Do Alone
On June 24, 2026, Moroccan military officers landed in Israel to join the command of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) stationed at the Kiryat…
PROFILE: Lavrov, the Indestructible — Rigidity as a Diplomatic Weapon
Sergei Lavrov entered the grand history of international diplomacy on March 9, 2004, when Vladimir Putin appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs of the…
ANALYSIS: Trump and the 100% Digital Tariff — Sabotaging a Deal in 24 Hours
On June 25, 2026, the member states of the European Union gave their final approval to the EU-United States trade agreement negotiated a year…
DECODING: China's Real Estate Crisis Fractures the Global Economy
On June 16, 2026, China released its economic data for May: retail sales fell 0.6% year-on-year — the first decline since December 2022, when…
COMMENTARY: The Trump-Iran Deal — A "Peace" Without Missiles or Militias That Looks Like Surrender
On June 17, 2026, the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to end the war that Washington and Tel…
NARRATIVE: Brussels, June 18-19, 2026 — Two Days to Decide the Europe That Is Coming
There are summits where leaders arrive to confirm what has already been decided. And there are summits where they arrive because the world outside…
INVESTIGATION: LineShine — How China Reclaimed the Top of Global Computing Despite Sanctions
On June 24, 2026, the 67th edition of the TOP500 ranking — the biannual list of the 500 most powerful computing systems in the…
ESSAY: 1,569 Days — What the Length of Ukraine's War Tells Us About European Civilization
On June 11, 2026, journalist Constant Méheut of the New York Times wrote it plainly: the war in Ukraine has officially lasted longer than…
ANALYSIS: Trump, the Supreme Court and the Digital Tax — 100% Tariffs, But Under What Authority?
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a ruling that changed the rules of global trade. In a landmark decision,…