January | 2026 | Watching America

Germany: Trump’s Coup against Maduro Violates International Law

Mallory Matsumoto - January 5, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

Leaders on Cuba and Nicaragua, Miguel Díaz-Canel and Daniel Ortega, should be especially worried.

Egypt: Reasserting Hegemony: America’s New Approach to Global Confrontation

Jinghong Chen - January 4, 2026. Published in Ahram Online

Washington is no longer content with slow exhaustion; it has adopted a strategy of swift, symbolic strikes designed to recalibrate the international landscape.

Saudi Arabia: If Trump’s Court Summons You

Jinghong Chen - January 4, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

This is the world. What is permitted to the strong is denied to others. International law restrains only the weak.

Philippines: The (Mis)fortunes of International Law

Jinghong Chen - January 4, 2026. Published in The Manila Times

Whatever pragmatic considerations may have prompted Trump to make the move, there is no justification in international law for it.

Canada: In Venezuela, Trump’s Donroe Doctrine Is Now in Action. Canada Can’t Sit on Its Hands

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 3, 2026. Published in Toronto Star

Canada: Good Riddance, Nicolas Maduro

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 3, 2026. Published in National Post

Canada: Good Riddance to Maduro but What Next?

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 3, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun

Ireland: Allegiances Are Shifting as the US Begins To Resemble a Corrupt Soviet Satellite

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 3, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner

Australia: The Venezuela Strike Sets a New Low for the World Order — Even by Donald Trump’s Standards

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 3, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Australia: In Claiming American Strength, Trump Also Highlights Weakness

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 3, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

Australia: For Its 250th Birthday, America Is Being America