Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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ESSAY: Trump refuses to sign the housing bill to force the end of the filibuster — a dangerous precedent
On June 24, 2026, Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that he was canceling the signing ceremony for the housing bill — the 21st…
NARRATIVE: Starmer announces his exit, Brussels holds its breath ahead of the July summit
On June 22, 2026, Keir Starmer announced from Downing Street that he would leave office earlier than expected, laying down a precise and irreversible…
COMMENTARY: Netanyahu's "no time limit" — the permanent occupation isolating Israel from the world
On June 25, 2026, at a combat officers' graduation ceremony in the Negev, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz delivered remarks…
ANALYSIS: Franco-German digital sovereignty — the urgent tech bet defying Big Tech and Beijing
On November 18, 2025, in Berlin, the French and German governments jointly convened a Summit on European Digital Sovereignty. Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz…
DECODING: Kim Jong Un's Choe Hyon destroyer and the doctrine of the bristling sea
On June 23, 2026, in the port of Nampo, west of Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un attended in person the official commissioning ceremony of the…
OPINION: The Strait of Hormuz, the global tap Tehran opens, shuts, and monetizes at will
There are places on the map that concentrate, within a handful of kilometers, the full weight of international politics and all its anxieties. The…
EDITORIAL: Merz, €90 Billion and the Phantom Status — Europe Patches Together Ukraine's Future
There is in European policy toward Ukraine a painful paradox that few leaders dare name clearly: we are ready to lend €90 billion to…
INVESTIGATION: Zero Tariffs for 53 African Nations — How Beijing Buys the Global South on Diplomatic Credit
On February 14, 2026, at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Xi Jinping landed a major diplomatic blow: China now grants zero tariffs…
COLUMN: Trump Against the Digital World — 100% Tariffs for Countries That Tax the Tech Giants
On June 26, 2026, Donald Trump posted a message on Truth Social that instantly sent shockwaves through markets and European chancelleries. The message is…