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Germany: Friedrich Merz Bids Farewell to International Law

Kirsty Low - . Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

[Merz is] attempting to pursue realpolitik in a world where might increasingly makes right.

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Germany: Friedrich Merz Bids Farewell to International Law

. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

[Merz is] attempting to pursue realpolitik in a world where might increasingly makes right.

Brazil: Trump Tests His New World Order in an Illegal Attack*

. Published in Folha de São Paulo

With midterm elections in sight, there’s nothing like a war to galvanize attention.

Egypt: Iran’s Fate Is Not in Trump’s Hands

. Published in almasryalyoum

But with a maniacal president who cannot tolerate even a simple difference of opinion, a country that dares not to comply with his demands turns into an enemy that must be eliminated.

Austria: Trump Risks a Regional Conflagration To Save Face*

. Published in Salzburger Nachrichten

By choosing airstrikes over diplomacy, the United States risks a wider Middle East war without achieving lasting change in Iran.

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Philippines: Oil, Oil, Oil — and US Defeat

. Published in The Manila Times

Military power is just a necessity for enjoying the blessings of oil.

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Poland: Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address: How the US President Strayed from the Truth

. Published in Rzeczpospolita

The longer the speech lasted, the deeper Trump delved into his own world.

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Australia: If Trump Wants Regime Change, It Will Likely Take More than Killing Khamenei

. Published in ABC News Australia

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Bolivia: Has There Been a Change in World Order?

. Published in Los Tiempos

[T]he international balance of power has shifted substantially, altering America’s global position.

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Australia: On Trump’s Gilded Stage, History Has No Worth – Even If He Understood It

. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

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Canada: With Trump Visit Coming Up, China Hedges Its Bets on Helping Iran

. Published in CBC

Canada: How Iran Triggered a World War for Its Own Destruction

. Published in National Post

Canada: Carney Has My Sympathy as He Tries To Navigate a War Led by Trump and Hegseth

. Published in Toronto Star

Bolivia: Has There Been a Change in World Order?

. Published in Los Tiempos

[T]he international balance of power has shifted substantially, altering America’s global position.

Europe

Spain: The Strength of American Democracy

. Published in La Razón

The executive branch is not all-powerful, not even when it invokes the defense of the national interest.

Ireland: Trump’s War with Iran Reveals Chaos inside the White House War Room

. Published in Irish Examiner

Cometh the hour, cometh the clown car.

Ireland: Donald Trump’s Pressure-Cooker Approach to Iran Was Always Going To Explode

. Published in Irish Times

Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Regime Change in Iran May Herald Even More Violence and Suffering

. Published in Irish Examiner

Asia

India: How Trump’s Contradictions on Iran May Open a Pandora’s Box in West Asia

. Published in Firstpost

Has the Trump administration realized that they have to live with the clerical order in Iran?

Indonesia: Too Close to Trump: Gambling Sovereignty, Humanity for US’ Approval

. Published in The Jakarta Post

The trajectory is clear: Jakarta is tilting toward Washington at a cost many fear will be borne by ordinary Indonesians.

Philippines: Oil, Oil, Oil — and US Defeat

. Published in The Manila Times

Military power is just a necessity for enjoying the blessings of oil.

Australia: On Trump’s Gilded Stage, History Has No Worth – Even If He Understood It

. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

Africa

South Africa: Epstein Files Mirror Africa’s Power, Patriarchy

. Published in Nation

South Africa: How US Foreign Policy under Trump Erodes Legitimacy in the Global South

. Published in Cape Times

The danger is not merely hypocrisy, but normalization, a world in which coercion replaces cooperation and sovereignty becomes conditional.

Nigeria: Emerging World Order, Trump and Lessons for Africa

. Published in The Sun

Trump's actions revealed willingness to privilege raw national interests over collective stability and legal norms.

South Africa: US Political ‘Checkmate’ against Cuba Is Doomed To Fail

. Published in Cape Times

Middle East

Saudi Arabia: Washington and Europe… A Rupture Confirmed by War

. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington has demonstrated beyond any doubt that its rift with Europe is irreversible, by deliberately choosing to go to war against Iran without consulting its European allies.

Egypt: Iran under Fire: Strategic Miscalculations and the Uncertain Path of the War

. Published in Ahram Online

The conclusion is that the war will likely continue for several weeks.

Israel: Faced with Diplomatic Impotence, War against Iran Is Legitimate

. Published in Israel Hayom

Ultimately, only Donald Trump will decide when the war ends.

Saudi Arabia: Is the US Quietly Retreating from China Confrontation?

. Published in Arab News

Unable to fundamentally alter China’s trajectory, Washington appears once more drawn into Middle Eastern theaters.

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Spain: The Strength of American Democracy

. Published in La Razón

The executive branch is not all-powerful, not even when it invokes the defense of the national interest.

Saudi Arabia: Washington and Europe… A Rupture Confirmed by War

. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington has demonstrated beyond any doubt that its rift with Europe is irreversible, by deliberately choosing to go to war against Iran without consulting its European allies.

Egypt: Iran under Fire: Strategic Miscalculations and the Uncertain Path of the War

. Published in Ahram Online

The conclusion is that the war will likely continue for several weeks.

India: How Trump’s Contradictions on Iran May Open a Pandora’s Box in West Asia

. Published in Firstpost

Has the Trump administration realized that they have to live with the clerical order in Iran?

Indonesia: Too Close to Trump: Gambling Sovereignty, Humanity for US’ Approval

. Published in The Jakarta Post

The trajectory is clear: Jakarta is tilting toward Washington at a cost many fear will be borne by ordinary Indonesians.

Philippines: Oil, Oil, Oil — and US Defeat

. Published in The Manila Times

Military power is just a necessity for enjoying the blessings of oil.

Canada: With Trump Visit Coming Up, China Hedges Its Bets on Helping Iran

. Published in CBC

Canada: How Iran Triggered a World War for Its Own Destruction

. Published in National Post

Australia: On Trump’s Gilded Stage, History Has No Worth – Even If He Understood It

. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

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Egypt: US vs. Iran: Delicate Strategic Trilemma

. Published in Ahram Online

Trump’s style emphasizes leverage, public humiliation and deadlines, and visible strength.

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Ireland: US Multinationals Will Not Flee Ireland Just Because We Stand Up to Donald Trump

. Published in Irish Times

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Saudi Arabia: Is the US Quietly Retreating from China Confrontation?

. Published in Arab News

Unable to fundamentally alter China’s trajectory, Washington appears once more drawn into Middle Eastern theaters.

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Canada: With Trump Visit Coming Up, China Hedges Its Bets on Helping Iran

. Published in CBC

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Australia: Trump Redraws the Links between Gulf States and Rest of the World

. Published in ABC News Australia

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