Maxime Marquette
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COMMENTARY: THE AMERICAN SENATE TRIES TO REIN IN TRUMP AND THE WAR — TENTH ACT
On June 23, 2026, the United States Senate adopts a War Powers resolution on Iran by 50 votes against 48. Four Republican senators join…
ANALYSIS: TRUMP FOREIGN POLICY SCORECARD — WHAT THE FDD REVEALS IN JUNE 2026
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is not a left-wing organization. It is a Washington think tank, broadly Republican in its sympathies, hawkish…
EDITORIAL: WHAT TRUMP SAID ON JUNE 23, 2026, AND WHAT IT REVEALS ABOUT AMERICA
On Monday June 23, 2026, Donald Trump takes the microphone at the White House to deliver what looks, structurally, like every one of his…
DECODING: TRUMP SIGNS TWO QUANTUM EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT REDRAW AMERICAN POWER
On Monday June 22, 2026, Donald Trump settles into the Oval Office surrounded by the CEOs of IBM and Alphabet. This is not a…
ANALYSIS: Canada-Australia Sign a $2.5-Billion Arctic Radar Deal
On June 22, 2026, in Canberra, Canada's Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, signed a government-to-government agreement with Australia's Deputy…
OPINION: Bill C-11 Receives Royal Assent — Canadian Military Justice Leaves the Dark Ages
On June 18, 2026, Bill C-11 — the Military Justice System Modernization Act — received Royal Assent. In Canadian law, that is the moment…
REPORT: Canada-Italy, the M-346 Deal That Will Transform Fighter Pilot Training
On the margins of the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, on June 16, 2026, Canada officially opened negotiations with Italy for the acquisition of the…
BREAKDOWN: Canada Sanctions 162 Entities of Putin's Shadow Fleet
On June 16, 2026, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, Canada announced sanctions targeting 162 individuals, entities and vessels linked to…
ANALYSIS: CANADA "RECALIBRATES" ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA — A PERILOUS BALANCE
On June 24, 2026, in Tokyo, Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty chose his words with surgical precision. The sentence he delivered before Bloomberg deserves…