Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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REPORT: €250 Billion Pledged, But Can European Arms Factories Keep Up?
On June 25, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during a conversation at the Atlantic Council, dropped this staggering figure: "This year and last…
DECODING: The Choe Hyon Destroyer — Kim Jong-un Forges His Nuclear Blue-Water Navy
On June 23, 2026, Kim Jong-un presided over the commissioning ceremony of what North Korea presents as its largest warship: the Choe Hyon, a…
COMMENTARY: €28.3 Billion for Weapons — Europe Has Finally Understood What Supporting Ukraine Means
On June 25, 2026, at the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Gdańsk, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the first disbursement of €3.2…
OPINION: 60 Days to Save the Peace — How the Geneva Clock Is Deciding the World
On June 17, 2026, something unprecedented occurred: Donald Trump, from Washington, and Masoud Pezeshkian, from Tehran, each signed — digitally, separately — a Memorandum…
OPEN LETTER: To Everyone Who Thinks They Can Tax Google, Meta and Amazon Without Consequences
On June 26, 2026, Donald Trump posted a message on Truth Social that left no ambiguity: "Many European countries are discussing the imminent implementation…
INVESTIGATION: After Maduro, Will Cuban and Russian Tentacles in Venezuela Hold?
When American special forces extracted Nicolas Maduro from Caracas in the early hours of January 3, 2026, many believed it signaled a clean break…
OPINION: Madyar Counted the Bodies — 53 Russians Dead for 3 Ukrainians Every Day at Kostyantynivka
On June 23, 2026, the deputy commander of the Ukrainian 19th Army Corps, Colonel Yuriy Madyar, delivered a figure that would have seemed implausible…
FACT-CHECK: Iran and Oman — Verifying the Geography of Diplomatic Complicity
Asserting that Oman is the indispensable diplomatic channel for any mediation with Iran has become a commonplace of Middle Eastern geopolitical analysis. But commonplaces…
COLUMN: Trump's Trade War — A 150-Day Clock, and Then the Supreme Court?
June 26, 2026 will go down in the annals of American international trade. That day, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Trump…