Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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FACT CHECK: Field Notes on the MATCH Act
On April 3, 2026, according to Reuters, the United States proposed the MATCH Act, legislation designed to restrict exports of chipmaking equipment to China,…
PORTRAIT: Washington Sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil, the Questions Few Outlets Are Asking
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's two largest oil companies.
COMMENTARY: What 69 F-35s and $3.8 Billion for the B-21 Reveal About the Balance of Power
The American defense budget for 2026 contains, buried within a total of $1.01 trillion, two line items that deserve separate scrutiny: $8.5 billion for…
COLUMN: The 2026 NDAA and Its $800 Million for Ukraine, One Week Later
A week, in budget terms, almost never changes a number. But it often changes its framing. The 2026 NDAA, signed in early February 2026…
EDITORIAL: Twelve Companies, One Number, What the Facts Actually Confirm
Some numbers, once verified, confirm exactly what they seemed to announce. That is the case with the Golden Dome contract awarded on April 24,…
INVESTIGATION: Golden Dome, the Strategic Context Too Often Forgotten
Behind every major weapons program lies a context that official press releases rarely summarize in full. Golden Dome, the American national missile-shield program, is…
REPORT: The Pentagon Lands a Historic $1.01 Trillion Budget
A trillion dollars. That is the symbolic threshold the Pentagon's budget crosses for the first time, in a context of marked increase, for fiscal…
DECODING: Golden Dome, Between Rhetoric and Budget Reality
When the Pentagon presents its FY2026 budget, one figure immediately grabs attention: $25 billion in initial funding for Golden Dome, a space and missile-defense…
ANALYSIS: How American Sanctions Redrew Russia's Oil Trade
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department struck at the heart of Russia's war economy by sanctioning Rosneft and Lukoil simultaneously, the country's…