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. Axis of Hope: Welcome to the Post-Bush Era 113 January 17, 2009 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Independent (U.K.) 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:U.K. Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Australia: First Venezuela, then the US Fed — What the White House Attacks Mean for Us January 12, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 India: Why Venezuela? The Strategic Logic Behind Trump’s Boldest Gamble January 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe more the U.S. interferes, the more likely [Venezuela] will drift into chaos. 0 Ireland: Trump Is a Bigger Buffoon than We Thought If He Believes He Can just Take Greenland January 12, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Germany: Drones Targeting Putin? US Security Guarantees for Ukraine Would Be Worthless as Proposed January 12, 2026. Published in Der StandardIf it were to be accepted that Ukraine is the aggressor ... allied states would not be obliged to provide assistance. 0 Saudi Arabia: Venezuela: Blunt Reality…With No Pretexts or Excuses January 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatWe are faced with a "scenario" in which Washington's exclusive and absolute dominance over the entire hemisphere, from Greenland and Canada in the north to the southern reaches of Argentina and Chile. 0 Topics Ireland: Trump Is a Bigger Buffoon than We Thought If He Believes He Can just Take Greenland January 12, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: First Venezuela, then the US Fed — What the White House Attacks Mean for Us January 12, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Donald Trump Is Reshaping American Power and the Threat to International Order Is Alarming January 12, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Canada Must Stand Up to Donald Trump — or There Will Be No One To Stand Up for Canada January 12, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: With Trump’s Venezuela Move and Greenland Threats, Are Canadians Vulnerable? January 12, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Germany: Drones Targeting Putin? US Security Guarantees for Ukraine Would Be Worthless as Proposed January 12, 2026. Published in Der StandardIf it were to be accepted that Ukraine is the aggressor ... allied states would not be obliged to provide assistance. 0 Ghana: Is US Intervention in Venezuela a Step Too Far? January 11, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb[W]hat is illegitimate is any attempt to seize the natural resources of Venezuela and impose puppet leaderships on it. 0 Philippines: War Is War January 11, 2026. Published in The Manila Times 0 Related Articles Austria: Maybe Trump’s Tariff Bludgeon Was Good for Something after All May 20, 2025. Published in Die Presse U.K.: The Guardian View on the IMF’s Warning: Donald Trump Could Cost the World a Trillion Dollars April 22, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos. U.K.: The Guardian View on Donald Trump’s Industrial Policy: Inward Turn by Ultimatum April 17, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control. U.K.: The Guardian View on the US Immigration Crackdown: What Began with Foreign Nationals Won’t End There April 9, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe Trump administration is deliberately fomenting fear through the deportations and arrests. U.K.: The Guardian View on Trump’s Tariffs: A Monstrous and Momentous Act of Folly April 5, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president has expelled his own country from the rules-based global trade system that America itself created. Previous articleThey All Want to Sing for HimNext articleDon’t Drizzle your Pessimism on Obama’s Grand Parade LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment