January | 2026 | Watching America

India: India-EU Deal Signals Weakening US Influence

Vish Desai - January 31, 2026. Published in Amar Ujala

Donald Trump has used tariffs not merely as a bargaining weapon but as a policy of pressure and punishment.

South Korea: ICE: A Cold That Cuts Flesh

Ruthie Yarbrough - January 31, 2026. Published in Kyunghyang

The United States’ demand for drugs destroys Mexico’s everyday life, and those who escape from this destroyed life are again met with the guns of U.S. ICE agents.

Germany: Alex Pretti Killing in Minneapolis: The Camera as a Weapon

Fiona Garratt - January 31, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

[W]ithout video footage, it wouldn't be crystal clear that Alex Pretti, the latest victim of state-sponsored violence, was executed in cold blood.

Egypt: Davos 2026 and the Reshaping of the International Order: The Trump–El-Sisi Summit

Jinghong Chen - January 31, 2026. Published in Ahram Online

[The Trump–El-Sisi summit at Davos 2026] is also a test of the extent to which American pragmatism can align with Egyptian strategic constants.

Saudi Arabia: Imposing Peace through War

Jinghong Chen - January 31, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Clear distinctions between America’s allies and adversaries no longer exist.

India: US Sutra | America Is at War with Itself: Minnesota Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Jinghong Chen - January 31, 2026. Published in Firstpost

Elections, courts, media, law enforcement have been overrun by America's internal conflict.

Australia: Donald Trump’s Many Foreign Policy Bluffs Come at a Political Price

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Australia: Donald Trump Has Iran in His Sights, but What Is His Endgame?

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Austria: Donald Trump, Ice Cold Narcissist

Peter Carioca - January 30, 2026. Published in Der Standard

What remains of this moment, which had the power to change the world, is a craving for a piece of ice,

Egypt: War Drums from Iran to Minneapolis!

Translator - January 30, 2026. Published in almasryalyoum

The consequences to Trump and on his decisions after the killing of two Americans are far more important than striking a country of 93 million people.

Ireland: Ireland’s Reluctance To Speak Out against Trump’s Board of Peace Is Shameful

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 29, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Ireland: Will Trump Expose Europe’s Hypocrisy?

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 29, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner

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