February | 2014 | Watching America

Saudi Arabia: Amid Waning Global Clout

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in Arab News

Spain: Obama Launches Program To Help Young Black and Latino Men

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in El País

Germany: The American Precariat

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in Hamburger Abendblatt

There is evidence of a troubling decline of the legendary American spirit, which until now has been a synonym for dynamic entrepreneurship and unabated optimism.

France: Spy Satellites: The United States Imposes Its Law on France

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in Les Echos

Hong Kong: Obama’s Third Meeting with the Dalai Lama Damages U.S.-China Relations

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in Wen Wei Po

Russia: West Plays with Fire to Drive the Russian Naval Base out of Crimea

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in Russia Today

Canada: A Strange Kind of Freedom in Arizona

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in National Post

They grouse about the lack of a straight pride parade, they’re peeved that whites can’t say “nigger” and they moan about the indignity of being barred from women-only gyms. Suddenly the overdog is the underdog.

Ireland: Obama’s Army

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in The Irish Times

Spain: Digital Diplomacy in the US

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in El País

The State Department has moved from setting up Twitter accounts in various languages to an even more direct strategy. Kerry met with various bloggers in China last week, and this week, Ryan took part in an online chat about a Muslim superhero as part of the Comic-Con international comic conference in San Diego.

Poland : The Investigation That Changed America

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in Wyborcza

Bernstein and Woodward are not exceptional writers, but their book is exceptional. The reader's evil satisfaction grows all the more considering that the haughtiness of those in power has really been punished.

France: Sexual Assault: Up 60 Percent in 2013 in US Army

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2014. Published in RTL

Colombia: The Disunited States

Robin Koerner - February 27, 2014. Published in El Tiempo

California is ahead of other states on topics related to immigration policy, gun control, environmental regulations, stem cell research and marriage equality.

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