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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DECODING: The deadlock over Iranian nuclear inspections — Tehran and Washington diverge
On June 24, 2026, US and Iranian negotiators met in Switzerland for another round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme. By the end of…
COLUMN: Hanwha squeezed out of NATO contracts — European protectionism disguised as collective rearmament
Europe is rearming. That much is clear and welcome. NATO members are increasing defence budgets. Parliaments are passing emergency procurement legislation. Defence industry stocks…
ANALYSIS: Autonomous guidance on the 240mm — North Korea can now strike Seoul with precision at 90 km
On June 25, 2026 — the 76th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War — North Korea conducted a series of weapons tests…
REPORT: Ukraine reconstruction conference in Gdańsk — the real commitments among the declarations
While Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 convened in Gdańsk, Poland, on June 25 and 26, Russian missiles and drones continued striking Ukrainian territory. The juxtaposition…
ESSAY: Hormuz, the jugular artery of the world economy — this strait is worth more than any nuclear bomb
The Strait of Hormuz is thirty-three kilometres wide at its narrowest point. Through it flows approximately 21 million barrels of oil per day —…
ANALYSIS: Section 122 vs IEEPA — Trump's legal toolkit for taxing the world and its flaws
On June 26, 2026, President Donald Trump posted a threat on Truth Social: any country implementing a Digital Services Tax (DST) targeting American technology…
ANALYSIS: Eurosatory 2026 and Autonomous Drones — The Show That Redefined 21st-Century Warfare
From June 15 to 19, 2026, the Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition center hosted the largest edition in the history of Eurosatory — the world's premier…
OPEN LETTER: To the International Community Watching Israel Occupy Three Countries in Silence
On June 25, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, at a military ceremony in southern Israel, that Israeli forces would maintain their presence…
DECODING: The F126 Frigate Cancelled — Germany Blows Up Its Own Rearmament Model
On June 24, 2026, the German Ministry of Defense announced the complete cancellation of the F126 program — six ocean-going frigates whose construction had…