Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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INVESTIGATION: The 2026 NDAA and its $800 million for Ukraine
On February 7, 2026, an American law worth $901 billion was signed, containing one discreet but decisive line: $800 million earmarked to support Ukraine…
REPORT: Twelve companies, $3.2 billion for America's space shield
On April 24, 2026, the U.S. Space Force reached a concrete milestone in building Golden Dome: it awarded $3.2 billion to twelve companies tasked…
DECODING: Golden Dome, the $185 billion missile shield
The Golden Dome program has just crossed a decisive milestone: an initial $25 billion in funding was granted in 2026, against a total projected…
ANALYSIS: The Pentagon locks in a historic $1.01 trillion budget
A single number captures the scale of the American budget shift for fiscal year 2026: $1.01 trillion. That is the total Pentagon budget for…
NOTE: China's budget slowdown, one week later, the tally
A week has passed since China's defense budget for 2026 was announced, enough time to move past the first hot takes and draw up…
FACT CHECK: Philippine fishermen versus Chinese coast guard, what the record confirms
Ten years after an international arbitral ruling favorable to the Philippines, does the reality on the water still match what local fishermen describe? This…
PORTRAIT: the chip war intensifies, the context we keep forgetting
Two measures, two capitals, a single battlefield: semiconductors. This portrait retraces the forgotten context of a confrontation that has been intensifying for months between…
COMMENTARY: decoding $282 billion in three movements
A single figure can hide at least three different stories, and China's $282 billion defense budget for 2026 is the perfect example.
COLUMN: seven nations, between rhetoric and reality
Seventeen thousand soldiers. Seven countries. One month of joint military exercises. The numbers behind Balikatan 2026 impress on paper, but this column sets out…