January | 2023 | Watching America

Cuba: 2 Evil Endemics in the United States

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 31, 2023. Published in Radio Havana Cuba

Austria: No Surprises, Please!

Robin Koerner - January 30, 2023. Published in Wiener Zeitung

It is sad when predictability is the only conceivable status quo.

Russia: America’s Defense Industry Capitalizes on the Conflict in Ukraine*

Robin Koerner - January 30, 2023. Published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta

The question is whether the Biden administration is cynical enough to pursue its proxy war down to the last Ukrainian.

Ethiopia: The Multilateral Financing Paradox

Lalatendu Das - January 30, 2023. Published in The Reporter

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on the World Bank and other international lenders to support developing countries.

U.K.: The Guardian View on Tackling Corruption in Ukraine: Welcome Action

Lalatendu Das - January 30, 2023. Published in The Guardian

With Republicans in Congress calling for an audit of U.S. aid ... Zelenskyy is anxious to maintain foreign backing.

Austria: The Trumpians Are Getting Serious Now

Michael Stehle - January 29, 2023. Published in Der Standard

McCarthy must above all reward those members of the far right in his party who helped him into office after a humiliating weeklong voting marathon.

Finland: The US Expects Finland and Sweden To Join NATO at the Same Time

Robin Koerner - January 29, 2023. Published in Iltalehti

Under no circumstances should the two Nordic countries be separated on the NATO issue.

Mexico: US Drug Enforcement Agency: Blatant Corruption

Patricia Simoni - January 28, 2023. Published in La Jornada

[It] is impossible to hide the utter failure of the punitive and militaristic approach to drug control advocated by Washington over the last half century.

Taiwan: Trusting the US Isn’t the Point; Political Achievements Are More Important

Jennifer Sampson - January 28, 2023. Published in Merit Times

Israel: Israeli-US Ties Must Be Safeguarded

Lalatendu Das - January 28, 2023. Published in The Jerusalem Post

The relationship between Israel and the U.S. is based on more than business ties, intelligence sharing & military cooperation.

U.K.: Trump’s Facebook Ban Was a Blow to Democracy

Lalatendu Das - January 28, 2023. Published in Independent

There’s still a chance he could be president of the United States in about two years’ time.

Italy: The Other Face of America: If Statistics Counted Extras, It Would Be 4-1 between Rich and Poor

Laurence Bouvard - January 28, 2023. Published in Corriere della Sera

Europeans tend not to recognize just how much the United States ... is a fully fledged social state.

Monthly Archives: January, 2023