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. Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Confirmation Leaves Everyone Bruised 249 October 8, 2018 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Deutsche Welle (Germany) on 6 October 2018 by Michael Knigge (link to originallink to original) Translated from 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:Brett KavanaughGermanypartisanshipSupreme Court Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Poland: Bogusław Chrabota: Europe Will Long Need US To Defend Itself from Russia May 14, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential. 0 Germany: The Request Concert of Hormuz May 20, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungWho will hold out longer, Iran under a naval blockade or the world economy without 20% of its oil and gas supply? 0 Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Discipline Prevails During Trump’s China Visit May 19, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe global backdrop has changed. Resource competition has escalated. It is no longer about interdependence. 0 South Africa: What Trump Can Learn from Xi Jinping’s Approach to Diplomacy May 16, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentAmong the lessons is that the international community is interconnected and interdependent due to the phenomenon of globalization. 0 Canada: If the United States Is ‘Fascist,’ What on Earth Are Russia and Iran? May 18, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Topics Germany: The Request Concert of Hormuz May 20, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungWho will hold out longer, Iran under a naval blockade or the world economy without 20% of its oil and gas supply? 0 Taiwan: Taiwan Heard the Shots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner May 19, 2026. Published in Taiwan TimesTrump’s attack already seems distant, while the Taiwan issue is intimately relevant. 0 India: When Corporate Interests Take Over Diplomacy: Inside Trump’s Transactional Approach May 19, 2026. Published in FirstpostIf the President of the United States behaves primarily as the chief negotiator for corporate America, then alliances themselves become contingent commodities. 0 Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Discipline Prevails During Trump’s China Visit May 19, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe global backdrop has changed. Resource competition has escalated. It is no longer about interdependence. 0 China: ‘Trump Is in a Hurry To End the War, Otherwise He Will Have To Ask China To Intervene’ May 18, 2026. Published in Guancha NewsThe question Trump faces in Beijing will no longer be “whether he can strike a deal,” but rather, “what will he give up to get one.” 0 Canada: If the United States Is ‘Fascist,’ What on Earth Are Russia and Iran? May 18, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Australia: US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping End Unipolar Age in Beijing May 18, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Tunisia: Trump Is Living His Final Days in the War against Iran May 16, 2026. Published in Jawhara FM 0 Related Articles Austria: Trump Punishes Merz but Also Weakens His Own Country May 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]ncreasingly, Europe is now calling out the impulsiveness of the man in the White House. South Korea: Trump’s Move To Cut Troops in Germany Must Not Affect Korean Peninsula May 7, 2026. Published in HankookilboDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly praised South Korea ... [I]t is unclear how long this praise will last. Poland: Polish PM Donald Tusk Questions US Loyalty in Financial Times, Targeting Both Parties May 2, 2026. Published in Gazeta WyborczaPoland would likely be among the first affected if Russia were to attack the Baltic countries — a scenario that cannot be dismissed. Germany: Europe Must Not Allow Itself To Be Drawn into Trump’s War March 27, 2026. Published in Frankfurter RundschauSending a few European warships wouldn’t rescue the U.S. from the precarious position the advice-ignoring egomaniac Trump has put it in. Spain: The Strength of American Democracy March 8, 2026. Published in La RazónThe executive branch is not all-powerful, not even when it invokes the defense of the national interest. Previous articleBrett Kavanaugh Nomination: Vote Throws More Fuel on a Raging FireNext articleThe Kavanaugh Verdict: A Harbinger of Havoc LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment