Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Thanks, Obama: Why This Has Been a Bright American Era 137 December 26, 2016 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Globe and Mail (Canada) on 24 December 2016 by Doug Saunders (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaCanada Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. 0 Austria: The FPÖ Is a Means to an End for Trump December 15, 2025. Published in Der Standard[T]he U.S. government’s interference in Europe is motivated solely by its own interests. 0 Saudi Arabia: Trump: Don’t Fence Me In December 13, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatTrump cannot be bound by any manifesto. 0 Ireland: At the Top of the 2025 Naughty List Is the US, Now Officially in Climate Denial December 16, 2025. Published in Irish Times 0 Egypt: America’s New Security Playbook: How Trump’s 2025 Strategy Redraws US Power and Purpose December 10, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineOne of the most striking aspects of the strategy is the degree to which it personalizes foreign policy around Donald Trump himself. 0 Topics Saudi Arabia: Pro-Israel Influences Targeting US Churches December 16, 2025. Published in Arab News Israel is weaponizing the Christian faith to enforce a foreign political agenda on the American people. 0 Ghana: US National Security Strategy 2025: How Accra Should Read Washington’s New Security Doctrine December 16, 2025. Published in GhanaWeb[The 2025 US National Security Strategy] is, in effect, an American First world order written into doctrine. 0 Ireland: At the Top of the 2025 Naughty List Is the US, Now Officially in Climate Denial December 16, 2025. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Donald Trump’s Erratic, Kleptocratic Authoritarianism Is a Threat to Our Very Existence. This Is What Canada Must Do To Survive. December 16, 2025. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Ron DeSantis Says Florida Tourism Is Doing just Fine without Doug Ford December 16, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Australia: Trump’s Quietly Released National Security Document Didn’t Escape Europe’s Attention December 16, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Pakistan: US Has Normalized Collective Punishment December 16, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today 0 Turkey: Yes, the US Will Shrink Back into Its Shell December 16, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah 0 Related Articles Canada: Donald Trump’s Erratic, Kleptocratic Authoritarianism Is a Threat to Our Very Existence. This Is What Canada Must Do To Survive. December 16, 2025. Published in Toronto Star Canada: Ron DeSantis Says Florida Tourism Is Doing just Fine without Doug Ford December 16, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun Canada: Carney Says ‘Who Cares?’ about Talking to Trump as Tariffs Hit Canadian Workers November 24, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun Canada: Ukraine ‘Peace’ Plan Will Only Delay the Inevitable Reckoning November 24, 2025. Published in National Post Canada: US Ambassador Resents Meddling in Foreign Electoral Politics, but Trump Doesn’t Seem To Mind Doing So November 20, 2025. Published in CBC Previous articleAmerica’s Returning Greatness Will Force Canada To Up Its GameNext articleThe Relevance of Inaction in Syria LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment