Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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FIELD REPORT: Spy Inside Taiwan's Air Force — 11 Years for Treason on Beijing's Behalf
He was not wearing the enemy's uniform. He was wearing the Republic of China's. Chang Ming-che, a former colonel at Taiwan's Air Force Academy,…
EDITORIAL: Moscow Burns, and Russia Can No Longer Fill Up Its Own Lie
We were told Russia was a wall. On June 18, 2026, Ukrainian drones breached Moscow's defenses and struck the Kapotnia refinery, 15 kilometers from…
COMMENTARY: Hegseth's Contempt Is Not a Gaffe. It's a Doctrine.
You can be outraged by the tone. You can rage at the contempt. But the commentator has a duty higher than emotion: to understand.…
FIELD REPORT: 992 Drones Over Moscow — The Kapotnya Refinery in Flames
On the night of June 17–18, 2026, Ukraine launched the largest drone strike of the entire war. Moscow burned. And this time, there was…
BRIEF: A 50–70 km Front Freeze — The Informal Plan Circulating, The Economist, and Trump's Envoys
The Economist reported informal contacts between Russia, Ukraine, and Trump's team have resumed, with a two-stage ceasefire including a 50–70 km buffer zone on…
EDITORIAL: £752 Million of Putin's Money to Arm Ukraine — Justice Finally Has a Price
On June 18, 2026, Britain announced 150,000 drones and 350 air defense missiles for Ukraine — funded by frozen Russian sovereign assets. The aggressor…
ANALYSIS: The Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's IEEPA Tariffs — and the West Holds Its Breath
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president had no authority to impose sweeping tariffs under an emergency law not…
ANALYSIS: Around Kyiv, the West Finally Builds a Wall of Shields and Promises
In a single week of June 2026, the West made more concrete commitments to Ukraine than in months of hesitation. G7 summit, NATO meetings,…
OPEN LETTER: To the Betrayed MAGA Base on Visas — Your Anger Is Legitimate, but Its Source Eludes You
You voted for America First, for workers over corporations, for the end of the foreign-hiring advantage. On that score, your anger is justified. The…