Maxime Marquette
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REPORT: MARCONI MONTREAL ARMS POLAND — CANADA ENTERS THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE ARENA
On June 16, 2026, on the margins of the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian, France, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Marconi Technologies, a…
INVESTIGATION: 88 F-35s OR SWEDISH GRIPENS? THE FIGHTER FILE PARALYZING OTTAWA
In January 2023, Canada signed a contract worth 19 billion Canadian dollars with Lockheed Martin for the acquisition of 88 F-35A Lightning II fighters,…
BREAKDOWN: ONTARIO LAUNCHES ODIS — 300 FIRMS, 43,000 JOBS, A PROVINCE AT ECONOMIC WAR
In late May 2026, at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa — Canada's largest defence and security equipment show — Ontario Premier Doug Ford…
ANALYSIS: CARNEY PLEDGES 5% OF GDP FOR DEFENCE — WHAT IT REALLY COSTS CANADA
On June 25, 2025, at the NATO Summit in The Hague, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada was committing to raising its defence…
REPORT: Ukraine Number One Worldwide in Drones — Rutte Admits It, NATO Takes Notes
On June 18, 2026, on the margins of the NATO Defense Ministerial meeting in Brussels, Secretary General Mark Rutte said something nobody in the…
COMMENTARY: NATO Reduces KFOR in Kosovo — Prudence or Premature Signal?
On June 17, 2026, at the pre-ministerial press conference in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered a sentence that many had been waiting…
BREAKDOWN: Trump Promises $1 Trillion in Defense in 2026 — Then $1.5 Trillion in 2027
On June 18, 2026, standing before the defense ministers of the Atlantic Alliance assembled in Brussels, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a sentence…
COLUMN: RUTTE HAILS THE TRUMP-IRAN DEAL — A PRAGMATISM THAT UNSETTLES
There are moments in international politics when you brace for the worst and get something more complicated. The agreement between the Trump administration and…
ANALYSIS: EUROPE AND CHINA — IS MILITARY DECOUPLING POSSIBLE?
Europe is rearming. It increased its defense spending by more than $90 billion in 2025, according to data presented by Mark Rutte at his…