Presidents and New Year Messages

January 10, 2024

Published in The Guardian
(Nigeria) on 8 January 2024
by Alabi Williams (link to original link to original)

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Germany: Donald Trump’s Failure

September 11, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

Trump is not just blinking again; he is continuing his disastrous Ukraine policy.

Austria: Donald Is Disappointed in Vladimir

September 11, 2025. Published in Der Standard

[T]he president of the United States of America is a complete amateur in world politics.

Germany: We Should Take Advantage of Trump’s Vacuum*

September 14, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

But the vacuum created by Trump’s often erratic foreign policy doesn’t have to be left for Russia or China to fill.

Sri Lanka: Qatar under Attack: Is US Still a Reliable Ally?

September 14, 2025. Published in Daily Mirror Online

Israel: Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Bias: Congress Opens Investigation into Wikipedia

September 14, 2025. Published in Globes

Can a platform based on anonymous volunteers remain neutral … when information itself has become a political weapon?

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Japan: US Signing of Japan Tariffs: Reject Self-Righteousness and Fulfill Agreement

September 17, 2025. Published in Sankei Shimbun

There is considerable concern that the Trump tariffs will reduce Japan's gross domestic product.

Russia: Trump the Multipolarist*

September 17, 2025. Published in Kommersant

[T]he most consistent expression of multipolar logic comes from Donald Trump’s “peace through strength.”

Turkey: Blood and Fury: Killing of Charlie Kirk, Escalating US Political Violence

September 16, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah

[T]he desire on both sides to get rid of the other at all costs grows stronger every day. Many more violent incidents are likely to follow.

Thailand: Brazil and the US: Same Crime, Different Fate

September 16, 2025. Published in Bangkok Post

Singapore: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk Leaves America at a Turning Point

September 16, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia

Germany: When Push Comes to Shove, Europe Stands Alone*

September 15, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

It wouldn’t have cost Trump anything to show a clear intent to deter in a strategically crucial moment; it wouldn’t even have undermined his efforts in Ukraine.

Guatemala: Fanaticism and Intolerance

September 15, 2025. Published in La Hora

[W]hat has happened to a country previously thought of as a model for tolerance and maturity toward different ideas and political expression?

Venezuela: China: Authoritarianism Unites, Democracy Divides

September 15, 2025. Published in Analítica

Trump's reckless strategy is allowing China to lead a new world order.

Canada: Putin Is Negotiating Victory, Not Peace

August 27, 2025. Published in Le Devoir

[T]rump has sent a message to every autocrat on the planet: aggression pays, and Western patience has its limits. History will harshly judge this capitulation dressed as diplomacy.

United Kingdom: The Democrats Are in Deep Trouble in the US – and Labor Is on the Way to Joining Them

August 25, 2025. Published in The Guardian

When millions of once-loyal supporters become disillusioned with a party, there can only be one result: electoral disaster.

Trinidad and Tobago: US, Venezuela and the Caribbean: Diplomacy 1st

August 25, 2025. Published in Daily Express

While the reason being given by the U.S. for its warships being close to Venezuela is the war on drugs, this may be only partly true.

Guyana: Guyana’s Ongoing Subservience to the US, Jagdeo’s Really

August 24, 2025. Published in Demerara Waves

No sooner had the U.S. ambassador broken her year-long silence with 'concerns' than Guyana’s attorney general bustled into action, like some jack-in-the-box, as though he had nothing else to do.

Sri Lanka: Trump Is Very Hard on India and Brazil, but For Very Different Reasons

August 24, 2025. Published in Daily Mirror Online

The Border, An Election Problem

This Year, America Faces Its Most Important — and Perhaps Perilous — Election Ever