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. Merkel Defends Herself Against Criticism from Washington 255 June 25, 2010 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Der Spiegel (Germany) 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:Germany Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Australia: From Foes to ‘Great Friends’ in a Year — Has China’s Xi Jinping Tamed Donald Trump? September 25, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 France: The Tide Is Turning for Trump September 23, 2026. Published in L'Alsace[A] U.S. constitutional checks and balances system is telling the president that all abuses of power will be punished. 0 Saudi Arabia: Trump’s Positions Are Dictated by the Midterms, and Options Are Running Out in the Face of Protracted Conflict September 22, 2026. Published in Al ArabiyaIf Trump has nothing to offer the majority of Americans, he has nothing to offer the Gulf leaders he will meet in New York. 0 Australia: As Leaders Meet in New York, the Fate of the World May Rest on Trump and Xi September 22, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: In the War with Donald Trump, Mark Carney Shifts from Defense to Offense September 22, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Topics Austria: Donald Trump Rules the Superpower That Is Not So Great Anymore September 26, 2026. Published in Der Standard[T]he Trump presidency is doing its part to ensure that the long-predicted decline of the superpower becomes a reality much sooner. 0 Iraq: US and Its Imagined Enemy September 26, 2026. Published in AzzamanIt was a grand illusion, one that had taken root in the minds of the U.S. administration’s decision-makers. 0 Australia: The ‘Striking’ Difference in How Trump and Xi Used Their Invisible Summit September 25, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald 0 Australia: From Foes to ‘Great Friends’ in a Year — Has China’s Xi Jinping Tamed Donald Trump? September 25, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Europe Has To Choose: Bend the Knee to Trump, or Join Carney’s New World Order September 25, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Taiwan: AI and the Prisoner’s Dilemma: Relying on Understanding and Mutual Trust Alone September 24, 2026. Published in The World Journal Before the pace of AI development outstrips the ability of humans to control it, AI companies around the world, and Washington and Beijing too, may need to find ways to modulate the tempo of that development. 0 Austria: Incompetence, Crises, Incompetence: The Trump Administration’s Vicious Cycle September 24, 2026. Published in Der StandardWhat Trump posted on Truth Social is economic nonsense. 0 Austria: Trump’s Greenland Deal Looks Much Like the Old One* September 23, 2026. Published in Die PresseThe Danes skillfully outmaneuvered Trump by bringing out a refreshed version of an old agreement. 0 Related Articles Germany: Sabotage and Attacks: War without a Declaration of War September 7, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungSo, is Berlin now at war with Moscow? Guatemala: The Return of Nationalism June 27, 2026. Published in La Prensa Libre If irrationalism mixes once again with nationalism, we run the very real risk of witnessing the “return of the tragic.” Germany: Trump’s Fatal Signal to Putin* May 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungTrump’s willingness to defend an ally may depend upon whether he currently gets along with its political leadership. Austria: Trump Punishes Merz but Also Weakens His Own Country May 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]ncreasingly, Europe is now calling out the impulsiveness of the man in the White House. South Korea: Trump’s Move To Cut Troops in Germany Must Not Affect Korean Peninsula May 7, 2026. Published in HankookilboDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly praised South Korea ... [I]t is unclear how long this praise will last. Previous articleAfghan Strategy Needs ReviewNext articleKarzai Rushes to the Aid of McChrystal LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment