Maxime Marquette
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ANALYSIS: Nuclear Weapons Enshrined in North Korea's Constitution — End of Denuclearization
In 2026, North Korea crossed a threshold analysts had feared for years: the formal inscription of nuclear state status into its Constitution. The amendment…
TESTIMONY: Kostyantynivka — What the Front Says When Moscow Claims Victory
On June 23, 2026, Vladimir Putin declared before his generals that Russian forces were «practically within range» of Kostyantynivka, an industrial city in the…
COLUMN: 60 Days to Save Nuclear Peace — The Most Dangerous Countdown in the World
On June 17, 2026, on the polished wooden floors of a reception room at Versailles, two men signed a 14-point document. On one side,…
ANALYSIS: Vance Says "Progress," Trump Says "Strikes" — US Diplomacy Faces Iran
On June 21, 2026, US Vice President JD Vance arrives at Bürgenstock, a Swiss palace resort perched on a mountain overlooking Lake Lucerne, to…
INVESTIGATION: Scarborough Shoal — China's Gray Zone Strategy: Occupy, Retreat, Repeat
In late May 2026, satellite images obtained by maritime surveillance group SeaLight through provider Satellogic revealed the presence of an unusual object at the…
ANALYSIS: Post-Maduro Venezuela — Washington's Colossal Challenge of Stabilizing a Collapsed Petro-State
On January 3, 2026, US special forces conducted a raid on Caracas and captured Nicolás Maduro, ending more than two decades of authoritarian Chavism.…
OPINION: Israel on Three Fronts — Netanyahu and the Doctrine of Endless Occupation
On June 25, 2026, during a graduation ceremony for combat officers in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a line that reads like…
DECODING: €250 Billion More in Defense — Europe and Canada Respond to Trump With Their Wallets
On June 24, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte went to the Oval Office to meet President Donald Trump. In his hands, a carefully…
ANALYSIS: North Korean Destroyer, Missiles, Drones — Kim Jong-un Rewrites the Threat in Northeast Asia
Over the course of a few days in June 2026, North Korea staged several demonstrations of force that deserve to be analyzed together, because…