Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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BREAKDOWN: Trump Explodes Over the Vote While Obama, Marble Against the Storm, Strikes Him Down Without Saying His Name
On June 18, 2026, two Americas occupied the same day. Trump raged on Truth Social against mail-in ballots, his own party, and the Senate's…
ANALYSIS: Reconciliation 3.0 at $350 billion — Hegseth wants drones, the Senate resists
Something fundamental is happening in Washington. $350 billion for drones, autonomous systems, sovereign AI, and precision munitions. The most ambitious military modernization in American…
FIELD REPORT: Germany — Air-to-Air Missiles and IRIS-T, the New Package Armoring Kyiv's Sky
On June 18, 2026 in Brussels, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced triple-digit air-to-air missile transfers from Bundeswehr stocks, accelerated IRIS-T deliveries, $200 million for…
BRIEF: Hegseth Scorns Europe, Trump Shrugs — and Putin Smiles
On June 18, 2026, in Brussels, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called NATO allies "free riders" and announced a six-month troop review. Trump…
PORTRAIT: Kevin Warsh, the Fed's New Sheriff Who Resists Trump and Holds the Line
On June 17, 2026, the Federal Reserve held its first meeting under Chairman Kevin Warsh. The verdict: rates unchanged at 3.5–3.75%. Unanimous. Trump wanted…
BRIEF: Iran — The IAEA Can Begin, but Tehran Is Setting Its Price on Frozen Assets
The ink on the U.S.-Iran memorandum is barely dry, and the two sides are already reading it differently. Rafael Grossi says the technical work…
INVESTIGATION: The U.S.-Venezuela Strike on Tren de Aragua and the Gold of the Orinoco
A plume of smoke rises over a green-roofed structure in Venezuela's Bolívar State. Trump posted the video himself on Truth Social: Héctor 'Niño Guerrero,'…
ANALYSIS: Sudan — 1,000 Civilians Killed by Drones in Five Months, the UAE Keeps Arming the RSF
Between January and May 2026, more than 1,000 Sudanese civilians were killed in drone strikes — 80% of all documented combat deaths. The evidence…
ESSAY: Taiwan, the Slow Asphyxiation — 120 Flights and 160 Ships in Two Weeks
On June 13, 2026, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense logged six Chinese military aircraft, eight warships, and two coast guard vessels maneuvering around its…