Donald Trump Prepares To Launch the Latest Show in His Reality TV Career

293

January 18, 2017

Published in National Post
(Canada) on 17 January 2017
by Father Raymond J. de Souza (link to original link to original)

Translated from by . Edited by .

This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link .

Hot this week

Block title

Germany: Trump’s Audacious Show of Strength*

January 10, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

By any measure, the brief, yet highly effective U.S. operation in Venezuela was an audacious act.

Poland: Attack on Venezuela. Donald Trump Crosses the Rubicon

January 10, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita

Trump might triumph in Venezuela. He may also come to greatly regret his decision.

Kenya: US Onslaught on Venezuela Targets Its Large Oil Resources

January 7, 2026. Published in The Standard

India: ‘Make America Great Again’ Not Just Election Slogan — It’s Trump’s Firm Resolve

January 11, 2026. Published in Aaj Tak

[Trump] is not trying to preserve the post-Cold War system; he has concluded that system has already collapsed.

Taiwan: As US-China Discuss New World Order, What Deterrence Can a Hollowed-Out Taiwan Find?

January 7, 2026. Published in UDN

[Trump's] attitude toward U.S.-Japan security and Indo-Pacific strategy is even softer than it was in the past.

Topics

India: ‘Make America Great Again’ Not Just Election Slogan — It’s Trump’s Firm Resolve

January 11, 2026. Published in Aaj Tak

[Trump] is not trying to preserve the post-Cold War system; he has concluded that system has already collapsed.

Germany: Trump’s Audacious Show of Strength*

January 10, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

By any measure, the brief, yet highly effective U.S. operation in Venezuela was an audacious act.

Spain: What’s Dying in Caracas

January 10, 2026. Published in El País

When the hegemon leaves legitimacy behind, only strength remains. And that ... is not a sign of power.

Austria: Trump’s 28-Point Plan Is the Original Sin of Current Diplomacy on Ukraine

January 10, 2026. Published in Der Standard

[N]egotiations to end the bloodshed in Ukraine have recently gained momentum. However, tangible results are not in sight.

Poland: Attack on Venezuela. Donald Trump Crosses the Rubicon

January 10, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita

Trump might triumph in Venezuela. He may also come to greatly regret his decision.

Japan: Attack on Venezuela: An Outrage That Tramples on Legal Order

January 10, 2026. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

[T]here can be no justification for arbitrarily attacking a sovereign nation and capturing a leader.

South Africa: Venezuela Will Once Again Expose Flaws in UN Security Council

January 10, 2026. Published in Cape Times

Venezuela is likely to become another wasted crisis, resembling events that followed when the U.S. forced regime changes in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Saudi Arabia: Venezuela: Blunt Reality…With No Pretexts or Excuses

January 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

We are faced with a "scenario" in which Washington's exclusive and absolute dominance over the entire hemisphere, from Greenland and Canada in the north to the southern reaches of Argentina and Chile.