Peter Carioca | Watching America

Germany: Trump Declares War on Cities

Peter Carioca - September 18, 2025. Published in Taz

'I love the smell of deportations in the morning ... Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR.'

Austria: If This Is Madness, There is a Method to It

Peter Carioca - September 11, 2025. Published in Der Standard

The madness lies in asserting something ... contrary to all evidence and intelligence. The method is doing it again and again, relentlessly, at full volume ... This is how Trump became president twice.

Austria: The EU Must Recognize That a Tariff Deal with Trump Is Hardly Worth Anything

Peter Carioca - September 4, 2025. Published in Der Standard

Someone has to stand up to Trump.

Luxembourg: Thanks, Daddy: Trump Is Imposing Putin’s Will on Europe

Peter Carioca - August 30, 2025. Published in Tageblatt

The big and strong can do as they wish. The world will have to live with the consequences.

Austria: Trump Stages Transparent Maneuver with National Guard in Washington

Peter Carioca - August 22, 2025. Published in Der Standard

By assuming command of the local police, the president takes another step toward autocracy.

Germany: Learn from Lula

Peter Carioca - August 20, 2025. Published in Taz

Trump wants to … return to the days when the subcontinent was seen by Washington as its natural sphere of influence.