2021 | Watching America

Taiwan: Can Taiwan Overcome Chip Nationalism?

Jennifer Sampson - December 31, 2021. Published in UDN

Intel is not only a player and the referee, but it also has the home court advantage.

Russia: Refusing To Surrender: Why the United States Will Not Accept Russia’s Offer for a Truce

Robin Koerner - December 31, 2021. Published in Actual Comment

What will Russia do if its proposals are rejected?

Russia: Do Americans Recognize Russia’s Red Lines?

Robin Koerner - December 31, 2021. Published in Vzglyad

Russia is concerned not so much with Montenegro, Bosnia or even Serbia joining NATO, as with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova.

Israel: The Iranian Nuclear Bomb: A Test for the United States and Israel Approaches

Robin Koerner - December 31, 2021. Published in Ha’aretz

The relevant question is how Israel can bridge the gap between interests and weak points in this situation.

Canada: The American Polity Is Cracked, and Might Collapse. Canada Must Prepare

Rejeanne Lacroix - December 31, 2021. Published in Globe and Mail

Australia: The Capitol Attack Was Trump’s Dress Rehearsal

Rejeanne Lacroix - December 31, 2021. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

Spain: Manchin’s Treason Puts Biden to the Test

Marta Quirós Alarcón - December 31, 2021. Published in El Mundo

In the end, nobody knows the reason behind Manchin’s 'no.' Even the people close to the senator recognize that it is a matter of ego.

Germany: The Untouchable

Mallory Matsumoto - December 31, 2021. Published in Die Zeit

Regardless of whether Trump really runs again or someone else does ... Trump’s playbook is here to stay.

Taiwan: Will the US Invite Taiwan To Join Military Exercises and Push It into the Line of Fire?

Robin Koerner - December 31, 2021. Published in UDN

If the U.S. invites Taiwan to participate, it will provoke an even greater reaction from the Chinese government.

Poland : Americans Shocked after ‘Lex TVN’ Passes

Robin Koerner - December 31, 2021. Published in Rzeczpospolita

[B]y forcing Lex TVN, the Polish authorities are doing the most damage not to our country, but to the Ukrainians.

Spain: Biden Goes Back on His Word To Compensate the Migrant Families Separated by Trump with up to $450,000

Robin Koerner - December 31, 2021. Published in El País

Biden’s government, which has approval ratings that barely top 40%, is fighting to change the narrative of a migration crisis that exploded weeks after he arrived in the White House in January.

Russia: Moscow, Beijing and Washington Have Begun To Master the World on a New Level

Robin Koerner - December 30, 2021. Published in Vzgliad Daily

Moscow, Beijing and Washington have just begun to master the planet on a new technological level. On this path, tough competition is inevitable.

Yearly Archives: 2021