July | 2026 | Watching America

South Korea: Approving Saudi Uranium Enrichment and Imposing Tariffs: The US Hits a Nerve

Ruthie Yarbrough - July 31, 2026. Published in Kyunghyang

The United States' decision to permit Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium for civilian nuclear power is something that South Korea should not take lightly.

Poland: Trump Won’t Back Down in His Global Trade War

Danuta Kowalska - July 31, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita

Germany: Trump’s Iran Disaster

Peter Carioca - July 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

[A]s the negotiations with Iran became increasingly more difficult, he simply handed the whole thing over his vice president, JD Vance.

Japan: Argument for Dissolution of the ICC: The US Administration Is Wrongfully Exerting Pressure

Dorothy Phoenix - July 29, 2026. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

Pressuring member nations to withdraw is a strike against their sovereignty and a threat to freedom of diplomacy.

Saudi Arabia: Washington’s Smartest Move Is To Keep Israel out of the War

Jinghong Chen - July 28, 2026. Published in Arab News

President Donald Trump has consistently demonstrated a preference for maintaining control over escalation rather than allowing events to dictate American strategy.

South Africa: Saudi Arabia Signing ‘Abraham Accords’ Spells Doom for Palestinians

Jinghong Chen - July 28, 2026. Published in Sunday Independent

Given Trump’s aggressive push for Israel’s uninterrupted dominance of the region, the bombardment of Iran...is a fait accompli.

Germany: Tactically Right, Morally Clear

Kirsty Low - July 28, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Why not arrest an internationally wanted war criminal regardless of jurisdictional constraints?

Austria: Trump Instigates the Next Tariff War — Just as Absurd as Before

Michael Stehle - July 27, 2026. Published in Der Standard

The world no longer has to fear Trump’s tariff wrath. Still, he is inflicting harm all over the world; and in the United States itself most of all.

Mexico: Gangrene

Stephen Routledge - July 27, 2026. Published in La Jornada

Empires never surrender — they rot.

Spain: Trumpist Expansion in South America

Ross Hambelton - July 26, 2026. Published in El País

Latin America does not need Trump’s tutelage.

Italy: Trump: Even Pardons Are Becoming Big Business

Chiara Ciccolella - July 26, 2026. Published in Corriere della Sera

It is just another way [for Trump] to show off his immense power and reward the loyalists who did his dirty work.

Afghanistan: 2026 FIFA World Cup: Sport and Politics

Jinghong Chen - July 25, 2026. Published in Ahram Online

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