Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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ANALYSIS: Kim Jong Un Tests Missiles on the 76th Anniversary of the Korean War
June 25, 2026. Seventy-six years to the day since North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel to ignite a war that would kill 5…
OPINION: IAEA in Iran — Trump Says Yes, Tehran Says Later, Vance Says Now: Who to Believe?
On June 22, 2026, in Burgenstock, Switzerland, Vice President JD Vance stepped before the cameras with the satisfied air of a man who has…
INVESTIGATION: KNDS, the Franco-German Marriage — Who Really Controls Europe's Future Tank?
On June 22, 2026, in a joint statement released simultaneously in Paris and Berlin, the French and German governments announced what Europe's defense industry…
COLUMN: DeepSeek V4 Pro — When China Open-Sources AI and Shakes Silicon Valley
On April 24, 2026, DeepSeek — a Chinese artificial intelligence laboratory based in Hangzhou, founded by hedge fund manager Liang Wenfeng — quietly published…
REPORT: EU-Moldova Summit — Sandu Presses Brussels, Brussels Promises Without Delivering
On June 22, 2026, in Brussels, the second EU-Moldova summit in history took place. That detail alone says everything: in the long arc of…
DECODING: Lavrov Says No — Why Moscow Sabotages Every Peace Attempt
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Sergei Lavrov has mastered a particular art: the elaborate diplomatic refusal. Not a…
EDITORIAL: Trump, Digital Taxes and the EU — One Ultimatum Too Many
It happened the way it always happens with Donald Trump: without warning, without diplomatic consultation, without regard for the fragile commercial balances that months…
REPORT: Ukraine-Russia, Summer 2026 — the Attrition Moscow Is Losing but Refuses to Acknowledge
In the direction of Kostyantynivka, in the Donbas, Russian forces absorb approximately 53 casualties per day for territorial gains limited to minor group infiltrations.…
REPORT: Trump and China — Friend on Monday, Enemy on Friday, Strategist on the Weekend
On Thursday, June 25, 2026, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announces that China and the United States have agreed to establish a bilateral trade…