Maxime Marquette
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COMMENTARY: Trump Thanks Xi and Putin — The Necessary Evil That Flatters the Wolves
On June 17, 2026, at the closing of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, the President of the United States, Donald Trump,
REPORT: Taiwan Forsaken — Trump Sacrifices a Democracy on the Altar of the Xi Summit
On June 21, 2026, while democracies across the globe celebrate their solidarity in words, Taiwan watches Washington with growing anxiety. Donald Trump
ANALYSIS: Trump-Xi Summit, a Facade of Stability — Taiwan, One Bargaining Chip Too Many
On May 14, 2026, Donald Trump landed in Beijing for the first state visit by an American president to China in nearly
ANALYSIS: Trump Admires "All Business" Xi — Flattery That Weakens the West
On June 19 and 20, 2026, in an interview with Axios, American President Donald Trump uttered words that should have sent a
EDITORIAL: Turkey, NATO's Pivot — Ankara Claims Command of the Reaction Force
On June 19, 2026, from Brussels, Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler didn't pull any punches. Speaking to journalists gathered after the meeting
COMMENTARY: Ukraine, NATO’s De Facto Second Army — Zelenskyy’s Shocking Gambit
On June 19, 2026, following the Brussels summit and the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format, Ukrainian
ANALYSIS: Sword 26 — NATO Is No Longer Deploying, It Is Training to Win
For five years, the flagship exercise of the U.S. Army in Europe was named DEFENDER — standing for Dynamic Employment of Forces
INVESTIGATION: Ramstein Flag 2026 — 200 aircraft, 18 nations, NATO’s largest-ever air demonstration
From June 8 to 19, 2026, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization conducted Ramstein Flag 2026, officially described as the largest air exercise
ANALYSIS: In the Baltic, the Russian Navy Plays in the Open—and NATO Grits Its Teeth
For decades, the Baltic Sea functioned as a semi-quiet backyard, a space of muffled but managed tensions. That time is over. Since