Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
Our mission: rigorous, source-cited analysis carried out with full editorial independence — no sponsorship, no party line.
Our editorial standards: sources are cited inline, corrections are fixed and logged publicly, and any use of artificial intelligence is disclosed.
“Burn rather than rot. Write rather than stay silent.”
Fire first. Sentences after. No lukewarm takes.
Always answer the strongest version of the opposing point. No strawmen.
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
TESTIMONY: "Our Patience Is Not Infinite" — Melnyk at the UN, Ukraine at the Breaking Point
On June 22, 2026, in the chamber of the United Nations Security Council in New York, Andriy Melnyk — Ukraine's ambassador to the UN…
PROFILE: Xi Jinping, Architect of the Multipolar World — How Beijing Seduces in Silence
In 2026, Beijing has become the world's most visited capital by world leaders. Over a span of six months — January to June —…
ANALYSIS: Gaza, 64% Under Occupation — Morocco and the Arab Security Architecture Taking Shape
In April 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared with humanitarian aid groups a map that sent shockwaves through the international diplomatic community. That…
OPEN LETTER: Madam von der Leyen, Europe Must Choose Between China and Itself
Madam President, allow me to begin with a number. In 2025, the European Union recorded its largest ever trade deficit with China: €360 billion.…
FACT-CHECK: Trump, Iran and Nuclear Inspections — What Was Actually Signed
June 26, 2026. Donald Trump posts on Truth Social a message that, in his own words, confirms that Iran has "accepted long-term nuclear inspections."…
NARRATIVE: The Kyiv Lavra in Flames — Moscow Destroys a Thousand Years of Ukrainian Soul
It is three o'clock in the morning in Kyiv, June 15, 2026. Air raid sirens have been wailing for half an hour. In underground…
ESSAY: Why China No Longer Needs Nvidia — Technological Autonomy as a Doctrine of Power
In June 2026, China made official what many Western analysts still refused to accept: Beijing no longer needs Nvidia, AMD, or any other American…
DECODING: MFF 2028, Russian Sanctions 12 Months — The European Council Faces Its Choices
The European Council of June 18-19, 2026 will be remembered not for its spectacle but for its decisions. Two in particular stand out. First:…
COMMENTARY: Trump's Pocket Veto on Housing — The Politics of Hostage-Taking in Power
On June 24, 2026, in Washington, something remarkable happened — or rather, something remarkable was about to happen and then didn't. The 21st Century…