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: The Showdown in Washington Is about More Than the Budget

Michael Stehle - October 7, 2025. Published in Der Standard

[I]t’s not about the best compromise, but rather purely about satisfying [Trump's] own desire for power.

Germany: Trump Wants To Shut Down the Free Press for Good*

Michael Stehle - September 27, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

[Trump's] goal: the destruction of the free press and democracy with it. Trump gets closer to this day by day.

Austria: Donald Is Disappointed in Vladimir

Michael Stehle - September 11, 2025. Published in Der Standard

[T]he president of the United States of America is a complete amateur in world politics.

Germany: The Art of Strategic Flattery

Michael Stehle - August 29, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Zelenskyy and his allies expressed their demands clearly to Trump, but couched them in all sorts of praise and gratitude.

Germany: India Should Put Up Resistance

Michael Stehle - August 20, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Germany: The Fight for MAGA

Michael Stehle - July 30, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Trump ... created MAGA, he decides what it is.