Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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BRIEF: The "YOLO" Republicans — Tillis, Cornyn, Cassidy Dare to Defy Trump
In politics, freedom has a price: often, it only arrives once a career is over. Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy, and John Cornyn — three…
COLUMN: Greenland, Trump, and NATO — When the West Fractures Over 57,000 Souls
Since January 2026, Trump has treated a founding NATO ally like an adversary to be bullied. Behind the grotesque comedy of MAGA hats and…
COLUMN: Trump Drops Iran and Pivots to Ukraine — The White House's Double-Faced Diplomacy
In 72 hours — June 15 to 17, 2026 — Trump signed a memorandum with Iran, attended the G7 in Évian, and declared Russia…
BREAKDOWN: Japan Weaves Its Network of Navies Against China — The Pacific's Other Front
Something profoundly significant is happening in the waters of the Indo-Pacific, and most eyes are looking elsewhere. While the world watches Ukraine and Iran,…
ANALYSIS: Hegseth calls allies "shameful" for refusing bases during the Iran strikes — the shockwave across Europe
One word — "shameful" — and twelve minutes. That's all Pete Hegseth needed to detonate a bomb inside NATO headquarters in Brussels on June…
ANALYSIS: Belgian F-16s for Ukraine — Seven Aircraft by End of 2026, the Timeline That Unsettles Moscow
June 2026. Belgium is finally about to honor a three-year-old promise. Seven F-16s before year-end — three operational fighters and four for spare parts.…
BREAKDOWN: The June 2026 Trump-Iran MOU — A 14-Point Ceasefire Worth Reading Carefully
On June 18, 2026, cameras from around the world captured Donald Trump digitally signing a memorandum of understanding with the Islamic Republic of Iran…
BREAKDOWN: Is Trump Trying to Purge Hegseth and Ratcliffe for Daring to Doubt the Iran Deal?
An Israeli newspaper dropped a bombshell: Trump is allegedly weighing the firing of his own Defense Secretary and CIA Director for questioning the Iran…
TESTIMONY: DACA at 14 — Dreamers Survive in Fear Under Trump
On June 15, 2012, Barack Obama signed the executive order that changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants raised in the…