Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Tea Party Fixes a Strong Brew, but Will the Voters Drink It? 88 August 12, 2012 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Daily Maverick (South Africa) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:South Africa Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Israel: Trump’s Truancy December 8, 2025. Published in Israel Hayom[T]he fact that Donald Trump does not do ideology is problematic. 0 Egypt: America’s New Security Playbook: How Trump’s 2025 Strategy Redraws US Power and Purpose December 10, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineOne of the most striking aspects of the strategy is the degree to which it personalizes foreign policy around Donald Trump himself. 0 Austria: There Is Still Some Check on the US Administration December 9, 2025. Published in Der Standard[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism. 0 Kenya: Peace in the Great Lakes Region Now Made Possible December 8, 2025. Published in The Standard 0 Saudi Arabia: ‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’ December 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIt is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment. 0 Topics Spain: Cartoons in the Pentagon* December 11, 2025. Published in El Pais[T]e MAGA underworld and the Trump administration continue to feed off each other. 0 Egypt: America’s New Security Playbook: How Trump’s 2025 Strategy Redraws US Power and Purpose December 10, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineOne of the most striking aspects of the strategy is the degree to which it personalizes foreign policy around Donald Trump himself. 0 Saudi Arabia: ‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’ December 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIt is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment. 0 Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. Published in Taiwan TimesInternational skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan. 0 Austria: There Is Still Some Check on the US Administration December 9, 2025. Published in Der Standard[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism. 0 India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. 0 Kenya: Peace in the Great Lakes Region Now Made Possible December 8, 2025. Published in The Standard 0 Egypt: Churchill and Chamberlain December 8, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineHistorians will be scratching their heads when they get around to studying U.S. President Donald Trump. 0 Related Articles South Africa: Why Confronting Donald Trump Is Essential for South Africa’s Sovereignty December 6, 2025. Published in Cape TimesPresident Donald Trump has used everything he can to undermine the sovereignty of this country with little to no success. It must remain like that. South Africa: Why Nothing Will Stop Trump from Throwing Mud at SA December 3, 2025. Published in Cape TimesWhat perhaps remains unresolved, is how long the American electorate will allow Trump to reduce their country into a paranoia state, an empire of appalling tantrums and ragtag diplomacy. South Africa: How Revoking Naledi Pandor’s US Visa Was Engineered November 29, 2025. Published in Cape TimesThe question we therefore need to ask is who is next? Ghana: Will America’s Absence from the G20 Summit in South Africa Affect Key Decisions? November 25, 2025. Published in GhanaWeb Australia: G20 Leaders Are ‘Saving the Furniture’ as Trump Leads a Boycott November 20, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleBloomberg Can Breastfeed if He Wants, but Should Lay Off MothersNext articleRomney Takes Gamble in Courting the Right with Ryan LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment