February | 2023 | Watching America

Brazil: Media’s Contribution to Consolidating Propaganda as Fact Repeats Itself as Tragedy*

Jane Dorwart - February 28, 2023. Published in Folha

[T]here is no shortage ... of scribes willing to repeat as fact what is nothing more than propaganda.

Russia: The End of an Era*

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2023. Published in Izvestia

By suspending Russia’s participation in START III, Moscow is sending a signal to the West: Russia's patience is coming to an end.

Poland: Joe Biden Is Growing Stronger

Danuta Kowalska - February 27, 2023. Published in Rzeczpospolita

Donald Trump ... is losing support even among his most ardent fans.

Hong Kong: How To Bring China, US ‘Balloon of Discord’ Back down to Earth

Matthew McKay - February 27, 2023. Published in Ming Pao

[T]he balloon incident is not deflating any time soon.

China: As Rogue Superpower, US Not Qualified To Criticize ‘Big Country Bullying’

Lalatendu Das - February 27, 2023. Published in Global Times

U.S.' words have become less persuasive, and the country is gradually isolating itself in the world.

Kenya: Putin’s Alarming Message Is That Nuclear Arms Race Has Been Renewed

Lalatendu Das - February 27, 2023. Published in Nation

[Putin] stated Russia was withdrawing forthwith from the landmark nuclear arms control agreement signed with America in 1990.

U.A.E.: How Ambitious Is Biden’s Middle East Policy?

Lalatendu Das - February 27, 2023. Published in The National

The Biden administration is wise not to over-promise on promoting values it cannot realize in practice.

Ukraine: The Red Line Was Crossed. What Signal Did Biden Send to Putin and What Is Xi Jinping Preparing?

Lalatendu Das - February 27, 2023. Published in The New Voice of Ukraine

This is a signal to Putin that the United States and President Biden personally are not afraid of Putin, not afraid of Putin's Russia.

Portugal: The Strange Case of George Santos*

Robin Koerner - February 27, 2023. Published in Expresso

Santos is pathetic, but the impunity of his actions, and what that suggests, does not augur well.

France: The Inflation Reduction Act: In the Face of Global Economic Competition, European Industry Is Defenseless

Reg Moss - February 26, 2023. Published in Le Figaro

The EU is ... caught in the vise of competition between the major powers.

Germany: Biden Is Better Than Obama

Michael Stehle - February 26, 2023. Published in Die Welt

The journalists who had written him off from the beginning because he stammers and is old will continue to underestimate Biden the fox.

U.K.: The Observer View on the Dubious Excuses for Not Backing the UN Resolution on the Ukraine Invasion

Lalatendu Das - February 26, 2023. Published in The Guardian

The U.S. has launched a fresh push at the U.N. to win over the waverers, wafflers and dissimulators.

Monthly Archives: February, 2023