Michael Stehle

I am a graduate of the University of Maryland with a BA in Linguistics and Germanic Studies. I have a love for language and I find translation to be both an engaging activity as well as an important process for connecting the world.

Austria: Trump Instigates the Next Tariff War — Just as Absurd as Before

Michael Stehle - July 27, 2026. Published in Der Standard

The world no longer has to fear Trump’s tariff wrath. Still, he is inflicting harm all over the world; and in the United States itself most of all.

Germany: Trump’s Fantasy World

Michael Stehle - July 16, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

[H]ow long will it take before Trump emerges from his fantasy world and recognizes that he is trapped?

Germany: Without Trust, Prestige Declines*

Michael Stehle - June 28, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Anyone who treats their allies like Trump does shouldn’t find it strange that they are not popular.

Germany: Cult of Harshness

Michael Stehle - June 18, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Hegseth sees the military bombing of Iran not only as part of a geopolitical conflict, but a war “for Jesus.”

Germany: The Request Concert of Hormuz

Michael Stehle - May 20, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Who will hold out longer, Iran under a naval blockade or the world economy without 20% of its oil and gas supply?

Germany: The Pentagon’s Internal War

Michael Stehle - May 2, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Hegseth is not making America stronger with all this.