Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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ESSAY: Maduro Caged in New York — Trump's Monroe Doctrine Tested in Venezuela
In the night of January 2 to 3, 2026, American special forces entered the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and captured Nicolás Maduro — Venezuela's sitting…
INVESTIGATION: Oman, Strategic Intermediary — How Tehran Uses Muscat to Reshape the Gulf
On June 23, 2026, in Muscat, a closed-door meeting took place between Iranian and Omani officials. On the surface, it concerned the management of…
EDITORIAL: Ankara Summit — Rutte, Turn Promises Into Steel or Go Home
On July 7, 2026, the leaders of the 32 NATO member nations will gather in Ankara, Turkey, for what Secretary General Mark Rutte himself…
REPORT: Choe Hyon Nuclear Destroyer — Kim Jong Un Brings the Pacific Into the Atomic Age
At Nampo port, on the west coast of North Korea, on June 23, 2026, Kim Jong Un personally presided over the official commissioning ceremony…
REPORT: Kapotnya in Flames — How Ukraine Struck Russia's War Economy at Moscow's Heart
In the night of June 15 to 16, 2026, and again in the night of June 17 to 18, long-range Ukrainian drones penetrated the…
INVESTIGATION: At Bürgenstock, who really speaks for Tehran behind the scenes of the MoU?
On June 21, 2026, an Iranian delegation of unparalleled scale landed in Zurich before making its way to the Bürgenstock Resort on the shores…
ANALYSIS: Digital allies in the crosshairs — the 100% threat weakens the transatlantic pact
On June 26, 2026, President Donald Trump posted a threat on Truth Social that sent tremors through every European finance ministry, every Asian trade…
OPINION: Beijing laughs at the 2016 tribunal — ten years the South China Sea has burned in silence
On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued one of the most sweeping maritime legal rulings in modern history:…
ANALYSIS: AUKUS drones and submarines — how the triangular partnership is reshaping the Indo-Pacific
On September 15, 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced AUKUS — a trilateral security partnership that became immediately controversial when…