Peter Carioca | Watching America

Austria: US-China-Russia Nuclear Weapons Control Treaty? Trump’s Ego Kills a Good Idea

Peter Carioca - February 16, 2026. Published in Der Standard

A new nuclear arms race looms on the horizon.

Germany: Melania Trump’s Poisoned Call for Nonviolence

Peter Carioca - February 7, 2026. Published in Rheinische Post

Melania Trump is using her self-created image as an independent first lady to serve her husband's cause.

Austria: Donald Trump, Ice Cold Narcissist

Peter Carioca - 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,

Germany: Trump Exposes Himself: North America Doesn’t Belong to the US

Peter Carioca - January 22, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

If boat trips from a few hundred years ago are not a claim of ownership, then why should this just apply for Denmark in Greenland, and not also for the European colonizers in North America?

Germany: US Attack on Venezuela: Backward into the Future

Peter Carioca - January 15, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

Until now, Europe has watched Trump's fossil fuel spectacle in absolute shock.

Austria: Trump’s 28-Point Plan Is the Original Sin of Current Diplomacy on Ukraine

Peter Carioca - January 10, 2026. Published in Der Standard

[N]egotiations to end the bloodshed in Ukraine have recently gained momentum. However, tangible results are not in sight.