Maxime Marquette
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DECODING: Trump Signs Two Quantum Decrees — A Practical Computer in 5 Years, Federal Crypto Before 2031
On June 22, 2026, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on quantum computing that chart the contours of an ambitious —
ANALYSIS: USMCA Dead on July 1 — Trump Abandons $1.3 Trillion in North American Free Trade
On July 1, 2026, the USMCA — United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known in French Canada as ACEUM — technically expired without the Trump
TESTIMONY: Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Economies — Trump Launches America's Largest-Ever Trade War
I must first be honest with you: I am not an importer. I am a columnist. The testimony I am constructing here
OPEN LETTER: One Big Beautiful Bill in the Senate — The Marathon Vote Under a July 4 Ultimatum
Ladies and Gentlemen of the United States Senate, I am writing to you from Paris, a city of light that watches with
FACT-CHECK: The Supreme Court Allows Trump to Deport 330,000 Haitians and Syrians — 6-3 Ruling
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision that will echo for years through the history of
ESSAY: Eurosatory 2026 — NATO Unveils Its Autonomous Weapons of the Future, Pilotless Tanks and Drone Carriers
Every two years, Paris hosts Eurosatory, the largest land defense and security trade show in the world. In June 2026, this unmissable
NARRATIVE: Flight from the Donbas — Thousands of Civilians Flee the Cities Putin Covets Most
Some names carry the weight of history in the making. Kostiantynivka, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk — three cities in the UkrainianDonbas that share the
PROFILE: Storm Shadow Strikes Voronezh — Ukraine Destroys Iskander and Kh-101 Missile Factories
On the night of June 22, 2026, something shifted in the mental geography of this war. Ukraine struck with high-precision cruise missiles
COMMENTARY: Russia at the UN, Ukraine at the EU — The Fractured World Will Not Reconcile Halfway
June 15, 2026 will stand as a turning point in contemporary European history. On that day, the European Union formally opened accession