The Irish Times View on the US Democrat Debates : the Stakes Are High

The danger is not merely hypocrisy, but normalisation, a world in which coercion replaces cooperation and sovereignty becomes conditional.

As the world’s hegemon, the seeds of America’s steady decline have been sown.

The country must send a convincing message as Canada and also Finland have recently managed to do...America can no longer lead.

[T]he American president steadily pours more gasoline on the fire, and the stronger the flames become, the happier he is.

The rise of transactional unilateral diplomacy—most visibly associated with U.S. President Donald Trump—has exposed structural vulnerabilities in the alliance system.

The consequences of demolishing the old post World War II order will be felt for years to come.

[I]f China can lead by example in helping to maintain or even reshape the international order, it will succeed in filling the void left by the United States.