Philip Roth Was a True Literary Giant, but the Idea of the ‘Great American Novelist’ Should Die with Him

The United States’ demand for drugs destroys Mexico’s everyday life, and those who escape from this destroyed life are again met with the guns of U.S. ICE agents.

Egypt: Davos 2026 and the Reshaping of the International Order: The Trump–El-Sisi Summit

January 31, 2026. Published in Ahram Online

[The Trump–El-Sisi summit at Davos 2026] is also a test of the extent to which American pragmatism can align with Egyptian strategic constants.

Saudi Arabia: Imposing Peace Through War

January 31, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Clear distinctions between America’s allies and adversaries no longer exist.

India: US Sutra | America Is at War with Itself: Minnesota Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

January 31, 2026. Published in Firstpost

Elections, courts, media, law enforcement have been overrun by America's internal conflict.

Australia: Donald Trump’s Many Foreign Policy Bluffs Come at a Political Price

January 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Australia: Donald Trump Has Iran in His Sights, but What Is His Endgame?

January 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Austria: Donald Trump, Ice Cold Narcissist

January 30, 2026. Published in Der Standard

What remains of this moment, which had the power to change the world, is a craving for a piece of ice,

Ireland: Ireland’s Reluctance To Speak Out against Trump’s Board of Peace Is Shameful

January 29, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Brazil: Is Trump a Fascist?

September 26, 2018. Published in El País

Trump is an arbitrary and xenophobic character with a bad reputation, but calling him a fascist would give him coherence he just does not have.

Colombia: Liberal Intolerance

September 22, 2018. Published in El Espectador

To believe that silencing types like Bannon will help prevent hate from spreading ever increasingly to other citizens is to have learned nothing from Trump’s victory.

India: #MeToo Takes Down Weinstein

May 28, 2018. Published in Deccan Chronicle

This might be just the start of a culture change with such well-entrenched abusive male behavior on its way out.

Argentina: Trump and the Monsters of the West

May 21, 2016. Published in Clarín

'The phenomenon that is Trump: this grotesque character who appears to have stepped out of fiction ... but who also represents an important but hidden part of the American psyche.'

U.A.E.: The Global Immigrant War

September 7, 2015. Published in Al-Ittihad

If refugees were distributed according to each country’s responsibility for the disaster of global migration, the share of the United States would be the greatest.

US Must Step Up Diplomacy To Counter Iran’s Ambitions

Why Trump Wins the Midterm and Remains in Office until 2025

Philip Roth Was a True Literary Giant, but the Idea of the ‘Great American Novelist’ Should Die with Him

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Canada: America’s ICE Mayhem Is a Reminder of Why Police Aggression Is Everyone’s Problem

Spain: Trump Sows Confusion about Venezuela’s Future by Appealing to Both Delcy Rodríguez and María Corina Machado

Australia: US Citizens Are Becoming Collateral Damage in Donald Trump’s Quest To Deport Immigrants

Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Alex Pretti Video from Minnesota Makes Nonsense of Bovino’s Claims

Canada: How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Starting To Hurt Him Politically

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