Articles by Hal Swindall

About Hal Swindall

A California native, Hal Swindall earned an MA in English from Claremont Graduate University and a PhD in comparative literature from UC Riverside, majoring in English and minoring in French and Italian. Since then, he has wandered East Asia as an itinerant English professor, mainly teaching writing and literature. Presently, he works as an English teacher trainer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hal's interests besides translating, editing and literature include classical music and badminton, as well as East Asian temples.

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75 Years after the Landing: The Moment for Europe

June 12, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in Le Monde (France) on 6 June 2019 by Le Monde staff [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by Helaine […]

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Pax Americana 2.0

May 26, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in Les Echos (France) on 20 May 2019 by David Barroux [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by Arielle Eirienne. […]

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For American Extraterritorial Laws, ‘International Reciprocity is Needed’

May 9, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in La Croix (France) on 2 May 2019 by Louis de Gaulle [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by Arielle […]

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Red Alert for Whistleblowers

April 23, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in Le Soir (Belgium) on 12 April 2019 by Vincent Engel [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by Elizabeth Cosgriff. […]

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Huawei, or the Telecom Cold War

April 7, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in Les Echos (France) on 28 March 2019 by Sebastian Dumoulin [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by Eric Stimson. […]

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Can Beto O’Rourke Topple Trump?

March 24, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in Le Figaro (France) on 14 March 2019 by Etienne Campion [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by Arielle Eirienne. […]

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Have Americans Become Socialists?

March 6, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in Le Monde (France) on 25 Feb. 2019 by Stephane Lauer [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by Alen Amini. […]

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When Yesterday’s Superpower Collapses into Inactivity

March 6, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in Les Echos (France) on 25 Feb. 2019 by Dominique Moisi [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by Denile Doyle. […]

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Discontinuation of US-Russia Relations: The Planet in Danger

February 20, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in Le Vif (Belgium) on 11 February 2019 by Michel Carlier [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by Patricia Simoni. […]

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Donald Trump, President Once a Year

February 13, 2019 Hal Swindall 0

Published in Le Monde (France) on 6 February 2019 by Le Monde [link to original] Translated from French by Hal Swindall. Edited by […]

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