September | 2026 | Watching America

Canada: Donald Trump’s Tariff War on Canada Won’t Achieve What the President Promised — and It Was Never Meant to

Rejeanne Lacroix - September 30, 2026. Published in Toronto Star

Japan: The ICC and US-Japan: The Missing Element in the Prime Minister’s Speech

Dorothy Phoenix - September 30, 2026. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

If Japan truly takes the rule of law seriously, it must coordinate with Europe and other nations to restrain Trump's reckless behavior.

Germany: Trump’s Threat of Violence against Allies Will Be Felt for a Long Time*

Mallory Matsumoto - September 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

[I]f the Greenlanders were to reach an agreement with Denmark about autonomy, would Europe then have to accept it?

Germany: Trump and Xi Deliver Pomp Instead of a Solution: Conflicts Merely Postponed

Peter Carioca - September 29, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

In this heated environment, Europeans can survive, but only if they work together more closely.

Cuba: The Plague’s Address

Patricia Simoni - September 29, 2026. Published in Juventudrebelde

What a sad gathering it is that must tolerate a deranged individual … when they must sit and listen, bowing to protocol or out of fear.

United Arab Emirates: US Versus US

Houssam Alsabbagh - September 28, 2026. Published in Alkhaleej

One can speak of a form of state self-destruction in America.

Australia: China Is No Longer Playing by American Rules as Xi Jinping Looks to His Next Term

Rejeanne Lacroix - September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia Has No Choice but To Hike Rates as US Currency Crown Slips

Rejeanne Lacroix - September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Ireland: Donald Trump Acts as Putin’s Puppet for Reasons Shrouded in Secrecy

Rejeanne Lacroix - September 28, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Spain: Trump and the Press: More Than a Veto

Patricia Simoni - September 28, 2026. Published in El País

The physical ban on journalists is an unprecedented measure.

Mexico: Comrade Trump

Patricia Simoni - September 26, 2026. Published in La Jornada

[A]ll things considered, no one has ever done more than Trump to end U.S. global hegemony, reduce Washington’s influence in the world and undermine the power of the presidency in the United States.

Austria: Donald Trump Rules the Superpower That Is Not So Great Anymore

Peter Carioca - September 26, 2026. Published in Der Standard

[T]he Trump presidency is doing its part to ensure that the long-predicted decline of the superpower becomes a reality much sooner.

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