Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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BREAKDOWN: China at Scarborough Shoal — Platform Installed and Removed in 3 Weeks, Victory or Test?
On May 25, 2026, commercial satellite imagery captured a reflective square object inside the Scarborough Shoal lagoon. Three weeks later, it was gone —…
OPEN LETTER: Trump Is Dismantling the Right to Vote, and No One Seems Willing to Stop Him
An open letter to American citizens, elected officials, federal institutions, and Western allies: what is happening in the United States is not a partisan…
COMMENTARY: Trump's $70 Billion Deportation Machine — Sovereignty or Authoritarian Drift?
On June 10, 2026, Trump signed the Secure America Act — nearly $70 billion for ICE and CBP, funded through 2029 with no meaningful…
COMMENTARY: Trump Is Holding National Security Hostage to Force Through His Election Law
For the first time since its creation in 2008, FISA Section 702 — the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — expired on June 12, 2026.…
FIELD REPORT: The Night Ukraine Hit Putin's Shadow Fleet in the Heart of the Black Sea
On the night of June 16–17, 2026, a sanctioned Russian oil tanker burst into flames in the Black Sea. Ukraine's drone forces didn't just…
ANALYSIS: Georgia, Arizona — Trump's Endorsement Machine Stalls in the Republican Primaries
For years, a Trump endorsement was a guaranteed win in any Republican primary. The June 2026 primary season is changing that calculus — a…
BREAKDOWN: DRC — Tshisekedi Moves to Rewrite the Constitution for a Third Term, With the M23 Crisis as Cover
On June 15, 2026, the DRC Senate unanimously passed a bill enabling a constitutional referendum. Behind the procedural language: a blueprint for Felix Tshisekedi…
COMMENTARY: Article 5 Weakened — Trump's America Is Eroding Its Promise to Defend Europe
A treaty still intact on paper, but hollowed out in practice: through capability withdrawals, conditional dues, and Hegseth's declaration that Article 5 is "a…
BREAKDOWN: Pokrovsk — 204 Engagements in One Day, the Permanent Hell of the Ukrainian Front
204 combat engagements in a single day. That is the June 18, 2026 toll on the Ukrainian front, per the Armed Forces General Staff.…