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Malaysia: America’s Democratic Bomb

Matthew McKay - . Published in Oriental Daily News

This ... is all it takes to justify killing: Label a weapon as “democratic,” and the devil himself can masquerade as an angel.

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Malaysia: America’s Democratic Bomb

. Published in Oriental Daily News

This ... is all it takes to justify killing: Label a weapon as “democratic,” and the devil himself can masquerade as an angel.

Taiwan: Killing the Chicken No Longer Scares the Monkey.* Trump’s Authority Is Waning

. Published in UDN

This loss of authority is Trump’s real problem.

Hong Kong: US-Israel War Ignites Middle East Crisis That Is Difficult To End

. Published in Takungpao

History has already shown that aircraft carriers and missiles cannot bring lasting security and that overthrowing governments cannot produce regional stability.

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.

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Australia: Iran, Not the US, Currently Has the Strategic Upper Hand

. Published in ABC News Australia

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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?

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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.

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Saudi Arabia: Paradoxes of the Holy War

. Published in Okaz

Are we looking at a return to the darkness of the Old World, or does President Trump intend to spring yet another one of his endless surprises on us?

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Canada: An International Norm Questioned after Trump’s Iran Strikes. As 2 Officials Who Helped Established It, We’d Like To Set Record Straight

. Published in Toronto Star

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Canada: We’re Watching a Religious War between 3 Theocratic States. Is This the 1600s?

. Published in Toronto Star

Mexico: Trump Won’t Take Our Oil

. Published in La Jornada

Mexican oil is not the property of the United States or Donald Trump.

Canada: An International Norm Questioned after Trump’s Iran Strikes. As 2 Officials Who Helped Established It, We’d Like To Set Record Straight

. Published in Toronto Star

Canada: Why Trump Can’t Afford To Brush Off the Iran War’s Economic Impact

. Published in CBC

Europe

Ireland: Real Legacy of Elvis May Be Contested, but His Story Recalls a Better America

. Published in Irish Times

Ireland: Pete Hegseth Is like a Manic Clown Compared to Sober Colin Powell

. Published in Irish Examiner

Ireland: Elon Musk Is Wrong about Empathy — and Irish Film Proves It

. Published in Irish Examiner

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.

Asia

Australia: Iran, Not the US, Currently Has the Strategic Upper Hand

. Published in ABC News Australia

Australia: How Donald Trump and JD Vance Are ‘Philosophically a Little Bit Different’ on Iran

. Published in ABC News Australia

India: Iran’s Brinkmanship and Trump’s Redline: How the Crisis Is Reshaping India’s West Asia Strategy

. Published in Firstpost

If escalation hardens into a binary alignment, India’s pivot will be quiet but decisive.

Australia: Defying Donald Trump and Stepping out of the Shadows, Mojtaba Khamenei Ascends

. Published in ABC News Australia

Africa

Ghana: Ghana Must Choose Diplomacy over Alignment in the Israel-Iran Crisis

. Published in GhanaWeb

Ghana: America’s Dual Approach: War and Diplomacy in International Relations

. Published in GhanaWeb

[A]nytime America saw/sees the need for peace, they embrace it and benefit from it but when the situation demands, they shift to embrace war.

South Africa: Trump’s Tariffs Have Gutted Agoa’s Duty‑Free Promise

. Published in Cape Times

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

. Published in Nation

Middle East

Egypt: When Americans Finally See What We Always Knew

. Published in Ahram Online

A significant segment of the American political elite engages with Israel not through rational calculus but through eschatological conviction.

Saudi Arabia: US Attempting to Pass the Buck to its Gulf Allies

. Published in Arab News

The U.S. has always benefited from and even stirred up the rivalry between Iran and the Arab Gulf states.

Saudi Arabia: Paradoxes of the Holy War

. Published in Okaz

Are we looking at a return to the darkness of the Old World, or does President Trump intend to spring yet another one of his endless surprises on us?

Egypt: Trump Is Fidgeting in His Chair

. Published in almasryalyoum

The clash between the senator and the veteran is one sign among many. What matters to us is that all these signs lead to an end to this war.

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Egypt: When Americans Finally See What We Always Knew

. Published in Ahram Online

A significant segment of the American political elite engages with Israel not through rational calculus but through eschatological conviction.

Saudi Arabia: US Attempting to Pass the Buck to its Gulf Allies

. Published in Arab News

The U.S. has always benefited from and even stirred up the rivalry between Iran and the Arab Gulf states.

Ghana: Ghana Must Choose Diplomacy over Alignment in the Israel-Iran Crisis

. Published in GhanaWeb

Saudi Arabia: Paradoxes of the Holy War

. Published in Okaz

Are we looking at a return to the darkness of the Old World, or does President Trump intend to spring yet another one of his endless surprises on us?

Australia: Iran, Not the US, Currently Has the Strategic Upper Hand

. Published in ABC News Australia

Australia: How Donald Trump and JD Vance Are ‘Philosophically a Little Bit Different’ on Iran

. Published in ABC News Australia

Canada: We’re Watching a Religious War between 3 Theocratic States. Is This the 1600s?

. Published in Toronto Star

Ireland: Real Legacy of Elvis May Be Contested, but His Story Recalls a Better America

. Published in Irish Times

Mexico: Trump Won’t Take Our Oil

. Published in La Jornada

Mexican oil is not the property of the United States or Donald Trump.

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Japan: Attacks on Iran: Reckless Action That Raises Middle East Tensions

. Published in Kobe Shimbun

If major nations persist in using force based on arbitrary claims, turmoil in the international community will only intensify.

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Ireland: Elon Musk Is Wrong about Empathy — and Irish Film Proves It

. Published in Irish Examiner

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

. Published in National Post

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Egypt: Trump Is Fidgeting in His Chair

. Published in almasryalyoum

The clash between the senator and the veteran is one sign among many. What matters to us is that all these signs lead to an end to this war.

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Canada: An International Norm Questioned after Trump’s Iran Strikes. As 2 Officials Who Helped Established It, We’d Like To Set Record Straight

. Published in Toronto Star

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