A New Label For U.S. Diplomacy In The Obama Era

[W]e see that what is happening in our contemporary world, along with the decisions emanating from the Atlantic West, are signs and omens of an uncertain future. This future is causing Western democracy as a whole to head toward collapse,

Germany: Trump Now Wants To Rule the World Too

January 25, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

The board is not (yet) a substitute for the U.N., however.

Luxembourg: No Cold War: How the US and Russia Are Gradually Becoming Mirror Images of Each Other

January 25, 2026. Published in Tageblatt

Whereas Vladimir Putin is financed and propelled by his oil and gas cronies, Trump has tech bros.

Nigeria: January 19: What MLK Day Should Ask of Nigeria

January 24, 2026. Published in The Sun

Martin Luther King Jr. does not belong to America alone. He belongs to every society still negotiating the distance between power and justice.

India: How US Is ‘Rediscovering’ Japan to Check China

January 24, 2026. Published in Firstpost

[The] subtle moves by the U.S. to 'remilitarize' Japan have rattled China.

Hong Kong: What Can China and the World Expect from the Trump Administration in 2026?

January 22, 2026. Published in The Oriental Daily

U.S. foreign policy remains highly transactional.

Taiwan: If National Interest Comes 1st, What about Taiwan?

January 22, 2026. Published in Taiwan Times

Beneath all the differing opinions, however, was one unchanging truth for each country: national interest comes first.

Australia: Donald Trump’s America First Policies Are Pushing Countries into China’s Embrace

January 21, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Philippines: War Is War

January 11, 2026. Published in The Manila Times

Without Google? It Is Fine.

Obama’s Financial Reform May Backfire

A New Label For U.S. Diplomacy In The Obama Era

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Ireland: Trump’s Greenland Threat Exposes a New Era of American Empire Building

Ireland: The Worse Trump Behaves, the More Room There Is for Optimism

Brazil: Why the Venezuelan Invasion Interests Nvidia More than Exxon*

Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Trump Tariff Threat Is Yet Another Bully Tactic

Australia: Machado’s Peace Prize Gift Shows She’s Betting on a Future with Trump

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