March | 2023 | Watching America

South Korea: The Age of ‘New McCarthyism’

Robin Koerner - March 31, 2023. Published in Hankyoreh

Only communism can revive Cold War hysteria.

Saudi Arabia: US, China Must Separate Cooperation from Rivalry

Lalatendu Das - March 31, 2023. Published in Arab News

Unless the U.S. and China can cooperate effectively ... there will not be much hope of tackling global challenges.

Taiwan: Tsai’s US Visit Marks Closer Ties

Lalatendu Das - March 31, 2023. Published in Taipei Times

Tsai could possibly meet U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Tanzania: How the US and NATO Reuse the 1990s Yugoslavia Wars Playbook in Ukraine

Lalatendu Das - March 31, 2023. Published in The Citizen

The current U.S. and EU sanctions against Russia also had a precedent in the 1990s U.N. sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro.

U.K.: The Guardian View on Trump’s Indictment: He’ll Fight the Law. Who Will Win?

Lalatendu Das - March 31, 2023. Published in The Guardian

The former president faces far more serious allegations than paying hush money to an adult film star. This is only the beginning.

Germany: Don’t Be Fooled

Robin Koerner - March 31, 2023. Published in Die Tageszeitung

As long as the war stays in Ukraine, Biden can still count on bipartisan support in Congress.

Mexico: US: Irresponsible Pronouncements

Tom Walker - March 31, 2023. Published in La Jornada

[C]riminal enterprises are as transnational as any other industry.

Germany: Important Questions, Odd Approach

Robin Koerner - March 31, 2023. Published in Die Tageszeitung

What are the consequences of spending too much time on TikTok?

Poland: 20 Years after Iraq War: Is America Paying Its Debts?

Danuta Kowalska - March 30, 2023. Published in Polityka

[I]t is Bush, not Trump, who is the father of America's greatest debacle of the 21st century.

South Africa: The State of Democracy in the United States: 2022

Lalatendu Das - March 30, 2023. Published in Pretoria News

In 2022, the Congress faced another state of paralysis, not because of riots, but by partisan fighting.

Mexico: Trump and the False Republican Dilemma

Robin Koerner - March 30, 2023. Published in El Heraldo de Mexico

It will be for [the Republicans] to decide if they are going to be pawns of someone with six allegations against him.

China: Tsai Will Find Herself in a More Difficult Situation after US Transit

Lalatendu Das - March 30, 2023. Published in Global Times

If Tsai has contact with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, it will be another serious violation of the one-China principle.

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