Peter Carioca | Watching America

Austria: Trump: Anything Goes?

Peter Carioca - August 13, 2026. Published in Der Standard

The damage Nixon inflicted on democracy was minimal compared to Trump's rampage.

Germany: Donald Trump’s ‘Freedom Cities’ Aren’t Working Out

Peter Carioca - August 6, 2026. Published in Taz

Trump apparently promised the moon not only to the U.S. working class, but also to his oligarch buddies, and in doing so risks falling flat on his face.

Germany: Trump’s Iran Disaster

Peter Carioca - July 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

[A]s the negotiations with Iran became increasingly more difficult, he simply handed the whole thing over his vice president, JD Vance.

Austria: Trump’s Conspiratorial States of America

Peter Carioca - July 23, 2026. Published in Der Standard

America has indeed been infiltrated: not by China, but by Trump, who turns everything to his advantage.

Austria: Trump May Talk a Lot of Nonsense — But NATO Restructuring Is Moving Forward Nonetheless

Peter Carioca - July 15, 2026. Published in Der Standard

How should you handle a U.S. president who constantly distinguishes himself with infantile provocations?

Austria: Birthright Citizenship: They Won the Battle, but Not the War

Peter Carioca - July 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard

The dissenting votes ... are ... a warning sign for the future.